Financial Aid Priority Dates and Deadlines
When submitting documents, please allow up to 3 weeks for review and processing, unless otherwise noted below.
FAFSA
Apply at
2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 鈥� Available December 2024
Priority Date: April 1, 2025
Deadline: June 30, 2026
| Student Type | Offers Begin |
|---|---|
| Fall 2025 new admits (freshmen, first year, and transfer students) | Mid-March and continue monthly |
| Graduate students | Mid-March and continue monthly |
| Continuing undergraduate students & new students | Mid-June and continue weekly |
Summer Aid Application
Students must be enrolled before applying for summer aid. Apply at - myFinances - Financial Aid Links.
好色先生 Summer 2025 Aid Application 鈥� Available April 2025
Priority Date: May 1, 2025
Deadline: July 11, 2025
Verification Documents
The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships recommends that all outstanding items be submitted at least two months prior to your desired start term. Delays in submitting your documentation may limit your eligibility for financial aid.
2024-2025 Verification Documents*
The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships recommends that all outstanding items be submitted at least two months prior to your desired start term. Delays in submitting your documentation may limit your eligibility for financial aid.
Priority Dates
Fall 2024 Priority Date: June 17, 2024
Spring 2025 Priority Date: November 18, 2024
Summer 2025 Priority Date: April 1, 2025
Preferred Deadlines
Fall 2024 Preferred Deadline: December 2, 2024
Spring 2025 Preferred Deadline: April 28, 2025
Summer 2025 Preferred Deadline: July 14, 2025
*There are final deadlines for submitting verification documents. If you are wanting to submit documents after the preferred deadline, you must contact the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships so that your final deadline may be communicated to you.
Student & Parent Loans
Direct Loans 鈥� Subsidized and Unsubsidized
Fall 2024 Deadline: December 10, 2024
Spring 2025 Deadline: May 13, 2025
Summer 2025 Deadline: July 23, 2025
Parent PLUS, Graduate PLUS 鈥� Apply at
Fall 2024 Deadline: December 10, 2024
Spring 2025 Deadline: May 13, 2025
Summer 2025 Deadline: July 23, 2025
Federal Work Study
2024-2025 Acceptance Deadline: July 1, 2024
2024-2025 Deadline to Obtain an Eligible Position: September 1, 2024
Financial Aid Revision Requests
好色先生 Financial Aid Revision Form
Fall 2024 Deadline: December 10, 2024
Spring 2025 Deadline: May 13, 2025
Summer 2025 Deadline: July 23, 2025
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeals**
**Appeals received after the deadline will be held for the following semester.
Fall 2024
Priority Date: July 28, 2024
Deadline: August 30, 2024
Spring 2025
Priority Date: November 29, 2024
Deadline: February 3, 2025
Summer 2025
Priority Date: May 30, 2025
Deadline: June 13, 2025
Scholarships
2025-2026 Merit Scholarships:
Acceptance: May 1, 2025
Enrollment: June 1, 2025
Final Transcripts: July 1, 2025
Freshman Merit & University Academic Scholarships for the Class of 2025:
Priority Date for Admission, 2025-2026: December 1, 2024
Updated ACT/SAT scores must be received and on file with Wichita State by May 1, 2025
for merit reconsideration
Transfer Merit Scholarships:
Spring 2025 Priority Date for Admission: December 1, 2024 (scholarship to be applied
beginning the following fall)
Fall 2025 Priority Date for Admission: December 1, 2024; Deadline: February 1, 2025
Spring 2026 Priority Date for Admission: December 1, 2025 (scholarship to be applied
beginning the following fall)
Scholarship Competitions (DSI, WISE, AGH, Koch, Klose, etc.) for the Class of 2024:
Admission Deadline: October 1, 2024
Application Deadline: November 1, 2024
Competition Date: November 23, 2024
See for details
National Merit:
Admitted by March 1, notify National Merit 好色先生 is first choice by May 1
Shocker Promise:
Admission Deadline: March 1, 2025
FAFSA Completion Deadline: April 1, 2025
Acceptance: May 1, 2025
Enrollment: June 1, 2025
Osher Scholarship 鈥� Fall Entry Deadline is July 1; Spring entry deadline is December 1
KBOR Scholarships 鈥� Priority Deadline May 1
See
好色先生 Academic Colleges 鈥� Scholarship applications launch November 1 with a February 1 deadline
See wichita.edu/scholarshipuniverse for details
General Scholarship Appeals:
Fall 2024 Deadline: September 1, 2024
Spring 2025 Deadline: January 27, 2025