FAFSA State Financial Aid Deadlines

State deadlines may be earlier than the federal deadline. If a link has been provided to a state online form, you can select the state name to be directed to that form.

Important Notes

• State forms do not replace filling out the FAFSA. You must fill out the FAFSA to receive federal student aid.
• Date received means received by the U.S. Department of Education, unless otherwise indicated.

State Financial Aid Deadlines

# For priority consideration, submit application by date specified.
^ Applicants encouraged to obtain proof of mailing.
* Additional form may be required.

• Alaska: April 15, 2009 (date received)
• Arkansas:
  • For Academic Challenge - June 1, 2009 (date received)
  • For Workforce Grant - Contact your financial aid administrator.
• Arizona: June 30, 2009 (date received)
• California:
  • For initial awards - March 2, 2009
  • For additional community college awards - September 2, 2009 (date postmarked)
• *District of Columbia: June 30, 2009 (date received by state)
• Delaware: April 15, 2009 (date received)
• Florida: May 15, 2009 (date processed)
• Iowa: July 1, 2009 (date received)
• #Illinois:
  • First-time applicants - September 30, 2009
  • Continuing applicants - August 15, 2009 (date received)
• Indiana: March 10, 2009 (date received)
• #*Kansas: April 1, 2009 (date received)
• #Kentucky: March 15, 2009 (date received)
• ^Louisiana: July 1, 2009 (date received)
• #^Massachusetts: May 1, 2009 (date received)
• Maryland: March 1, 2009 (date received)
• Maine: May 1, 2009 (date received)
• Michigan: March 1, 2009 (date received)
• Minnesota: 30 days after term starts (date received)
• Missouri: April 1, 2009 (date received)
• #Montana: March 1, 2009 (date received)
• North Carolina: March 15, 2009 (date received)
• North Dakota: March 15, 2009 (date received)
• New Hampshire: May 1, 2009 (date received)
• ^New Jersey:
  • June 1, 2009, if you received a Tuition Aid Grant in 2007-2009
  • All other applicants - October 1, 2009, fall & spring terms - March 1, 2009, spring term only (date received)
• *^New York: May 1, 2009 (date received)
• Ohio: October 1, 2009 (date received)
• #Oklahoma: April 15, 2009 (date received) for best consideration
• #Oregon: March 1, 2009 (date received)
  • Final deadline - Contact your financial aid administrator.
• *Pennsylvania:
  • All 2006-2009 State Grant recipients & all non-2007-2009 State Grant recipients in degree programs - May 1, 2009
  • All other applicants - August 1, 2009 (date received)
• #Rhode Island: March 1, 2009 (date received)
• South Carolina: June 30, 2009 (date received)
• #Tennessee:
  • For State Grant - March 1, 2009
  • For State Lottery - September 1, 2009 (date received)
• *^West Virginia: March 1, 2009 (date received)
• #Wyoming: March 1, 2009