Financial Aid Timeline

2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):

October 1, 2022 – 2023/2024 FAFSA Available
January 1, 2023 – Financial Aid Awards Available
February 1, 2023 – Friends University FAFSA Priority Deadline
June 31, 2024 – 2023/2024 FAFSA Deadline

Spring Semester 2024:
January 16, 2024 – Spring Courses Begins
January 30, 2024 – Spring Disbursement Begins
March 9, 2024 – Spring Session 1 Ends
March 18, 2024 – Spring Session 2 Begins
March 26, 2024 – Spring  Session 2 Disbursement Begins

2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):

December 31, 2023 – 2024/2025 FAFSA Available
February 1, 2024 – Friends University FAFSA Priority Deadline
June 31, 2025 – 2024/2025 FAFSA Deadline

Summer Semester 2024:
June 3, 2024 Summer Sessions 1 & 2 Begins
June 11, 2024 Summer Sessions 1 & 2 Disbursement Begins (Loans Only)
June 29, 2024 Summer Session 2 Ends
July 1, 2024 Summer Session 3 Begins
July 2, 2024 Summer Sessions 1 & 2 Pell Grant Disburses. We cannot disburse summer Pell Grant until July because we do not receive funding from the Dept. of Education for Pell Grant until after July 2024.
July 9, 2024 Summer Session 3 Disbursement Begins (Loans & Pell Grant)
July 27, 2024 Summer Session 1 & 3 Ends

Fall Semester 2024:
August 19, 2024 – Fall Courses Begins
September 3, 2024 – Fall Disbursement Begins
October 12, 2024 – Fall Session 1 Ends
October 14, 2024 – Fall Session 2 Begins
October 22, 2024 – Fall Session 2 Disbursement Begins
December 14, 2024 – Fall Semester Ends

Spring Semester 2025:
January 13, 2025 – Spring Courses Begins
January 28, 2025 – Spring Disbursement Begins
March 8, 2025 – Spring Session 1 Ends
March 17, 2025 – Spring Session 2 Begins
March 25, 2025 – Spring  Session 2 Disbursement Begins