Important Dates

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2024–25 Application Schedule and Deadline Dates

We will keep you up to date as we receive additional information from the Department of Education (ED), including how their changes to the new FAFSA timeline impact Wright State University’s financial aid timeline. ED announced on January 30, 2024, that they will further delay sending FAFSA data to universities until mid-March. Wright State is committed to making a college education affordable and accessible for every student and will continue to exercise flexibility and understanding as the process evolves. 

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Start Date: January 1, 2024
Deadline Date: March 1, 2024 (Priority Date)
Additional Information: File your FAFSA. For consideration for the Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, Wright Start Scholarship, and the Wright State Need-Based Grant, apply by the priority deadline date of March 1, 2024.

Wright State Online Scholarship Application

Start Date: November 2023
Deadline Date: March 1, 2024
Additional Information: Visit our Scholarships page to learn more.

Apply for Wright State Academic Performance Scholarships

Start Date: August 2023
Deadline Date: November 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024 (Priority Dates)
Additional Information: November 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024 are priority deadline dates. Funds will be awarded as available. Apply for Undergraduate Admission and be admitted for consideration. See our First-Year Scholarships page for details.

Review FAFSAs and collect outstanding requirements

Start Date: To Be Determined (TBD). Once the Department of Education begins to process 2024-25 FAFSA we will better inform you of when we will start collecting outstanding requirements to process your 2024-25 FAFSA.
Deadline Date: June 30, 2025
Additional Information: Students can view/print any outstanding requirements in WINGS Express. Be mindful of document processing timelines and bill due dates if you wish to have financial aid to help cover your bill.

Prepare Award Notices

Start Date: To Be Determined (TBD). We hope to have award notices to students sometime in April 2024. This is subject to change based on the launch of the new FAFSA.
Deadline Date: April 2025
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their Award Notice in WINGS Express.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid before receiving an award notice.

Allow all students to accept or decline their offered financial aid awards.

Start Date: To Be Determined (TBD). We hope students will be able to accept awards sometime in April. This is subject to change based on the launch of the new FAFSA.
Deadline Date: April 2025 or 10 days prior to your last day of enrollment, whichever is earlier.
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their Award Notice in WINGS Express.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid prior to receiving an award notice.

2023-24 Application Schedule and Deadline Dates 

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Start Date: October 2022
Deadline Date: February 1, 2023 (Priority Date)
Additional Information: File your FAFSA. For consideration for the Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, and the Wright State Need Based Grant, apply by the priority deadline date of February 1, 2023.

Wright State Online Scholarship Application

Start Date: November 2022
Deadline Date: February 1, 2023
Additional Information: All students are encouraged to apply. Visit our Scholarships page to learn more.

Apply for Wright State Academic Performance Scholarships

Start Date: August 2022
Deadline Date: February 1, 2023 (Priority Date)
Additional Information: February 1, 2023 is a priority deadline date.  Funds will be awarded as available. Apply for Undergraduate Admission and be admitted for consideration. These scholarships are for students admitted directly from high school. See our First-Year Scholarships page for details.

Complete outstanding financial aid requirements

Start Date: November 2022
Deadline Date: June 30, 2024
Additional Information: Students can view/print any outstanding requirements in WINGS Express. Be mindful of document processing timelines and bill due dates if you wish to have financial aid to help cover your bill.

Prepare Award Notices

Start Date: March 2023
Deadline Date: April 2024
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their Award Notice in WINGS Express.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid prior to receiving an award notice.

Allow all students to accept or decline their offered financial aid awards.

Start Date: March 2023
Deadline Date: April 2024 or 10 days prior to your last day of enrollment, whichever is earlier.
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their Award Notice in WINGS Express.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid prior to receiving an award notice.


Memo Dates

Financial aid awards (with the exception of work-study, external scholarships, tuition remissions, and third party contracts) will memo to the charges for a given term that appear on the student's bill. This will allow a student to see their current charges minus any potential financial aid, prior to the disbursement date. Aid will memo to the student’s account no sooner than the memo dates listed below. Students must also meet other eligibility requirements for their aid to memo to their student account. Please visit the Scholarships, Grants, and Loans pages for additional eligibility requirements. Financial Aid will memo until the disbursement date or all requirements for financial aid disbursement are complete. 

Term Date
Fall 2023 August 1, 2023
Spring 2024 December 1, 2023
Summer 2024 April 1, 2024
Fall 2024 August 1, 2024
Spring 2025 December 1, 2024


Disbursement Dates

Financial aid awards (with the exception of work-study, external scholarships, tuition remissions, and third party contracts) are applied to charges for a given term that appear on the student bill through a process called disbursement. Aid is applied directly to the student’s account no sooner than the disbursement dates listed below. Students must also meet other eligibility requirements for their aid to pay to their student account. Please visit the Scholarships, Grants, and Loans pages for additional eligibility requirements. If the student’s account is paid in full and financial aid funds remain, the Office of the Bursar will issue the remaining funds to the student in the form of a refund.

Term Date
Summer 2022 May 09, 2022
Fall 2022 August 22, 2022
Spring 2023 January 09, 2023
Summer 2023 May 08, 2023
Fall 2023 August 28, 2023
Spring 2024 January 08, 2024
Summer 2024 May 06, 2024
Fall 2024 August 26, 2024
Spring 2025 January 13, 2025

NOTE: For students attending all B term or flex term courses with a start date that occurs after the dates above, your financial aid can disburse no sooner than your earliest start date for the term. Visit our Receiving Your Aid page for more information.


Document Processing Timelines

Below are estimated timeframes for the processing of financial aid documents submitted to Raider Connect. Timelines begin when all related documentation is completed and submitted accurately. Click on the links below for more information about each process and process deadlines.

Document

Timeframe
FAFSA Verification/ Conflicting Information Resolution 10 business days
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal 10 business days
FAFSA Adjustment* 10 business days
Cost of Attendance Adjustment 10 business days
Dependency Status Appeal 10 business days
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Verification 10 business days
Release of Information Request 3-5 business days

*Students must complete Verification prior to starting the FAFSA Adjustment.