FAFSA Deadlines

State Student Financial Aid Deadlines

State deadlines may be earlier than the federal deadline.
TIP: State forms do not replace filling out the FAFSA. You must fill out the FAFSA to receive federal student aid.
Note: Date received means received by Federal Student Aid unless otherwise indicated.
Remember to apply early before funds run out.

State	Deadlines
Alabama	Check with your financial aid administrator
Alaska	April 15, 2010 @
American Samoa	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Arizona	Check with your financial aid administrator
Arkansas	For Academic Challenge - June 1, 2010 @ For Workforce Grant - check with your financial aid administrator For Higher Education Opportunity Grant - June 1, 2010 (fall term) @; November 1, 2010 (spring term) @
California	For initial awards - March 2, 2010 +* For additional community college awards - September 2, 2010 - date postmarked +*
Colorado	Check with your financial aid administrator
Connecticut	February 15, 2010 #*
Delaware	April 15, 2010 @
District of Columbia	June 30, 2010 @#*
Federated States of Micronesia	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Florida	May 15, 2010 - date processed
Georgia	Check with your financial aid administrator
Guam	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Hawaii	Check with you financial aid administrator*
Idaho	Opportunity Grant - March 1, 2010 @#*
Illinois	As soon as possible after January 1, 2010. Awards made until funds are depleted.
Indiana	March 10, 2010 &
Iowa	July 1, 2010 @
Kansas	April 1, 2010 @#*
Kentucky	March 15, 2010 &#
Louisiana	July 1, 2010 @
Maine	May 1, 2010 @
Marshall Islands	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Maryland	March 1, 2010 &
Massachusetts	May 1, 2010 @#
Michigan	March 1, 2010 &
Minnesota	30 days after term starts @
Mississippi	MTAG and MESG Grants - September 15, 2010 @# HELP Scholarship - March 31, 2010 @#
Missouri	April 1, 2010 @#
Montana	March 1, 2010 #&
Nebraska	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Nevada	Check with your financial aid administrator*
New Hampshire	May 1, 2010 @
New Jersey	2009-2010 Tuition Aid Grant recipients - June 1, 2010 @ All other applications - October 1, 2010, for fall and spring terms @; March 1, 2011, for spring term only @
New Mexico	Check with your financial aid administrator*
New York	May 1, 2011 @+*
North Carolina	Check with your finanacial aid administrator
North Dakota	March 15, 2010 &
Northern Mariana Islands	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Ohio	October 1, 2010 @
Oklahoma	April 15, 2010 @#
Oregon	OSAC scholarship - March 1, 2010 Oregon Opportunity Grant - check with your financial aid adminstrator
Palau	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Pennsylvania	All 2009-2010 State Grant recipients and all non-2009-2010 State Grant recipients in degree programs - May 1, 2010 @* All other applicants - August 1, 2010 @*
Puerto Rico	Check with your financial aid administrator
Rhode Island	March 1, 2010 &#
South Carolina	Tuition Grants - June 30, 2010 @ SC Commission on Higher Education - no deadline
South Dakota	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Tennessee	For State Grant - February 15, 2010 @# For State Lottery - September 1, 2010 @#
Texas	Check with your financial aid administrator*
U.S. Virgin Islands	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Utah	Check with your financial aid administrator
Vermont	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Virginia	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Washington	Check with your financial aid administrator
West Virginia	April 15, 2010 @#*
Wisconsin	Check with your financial aid administrator
Wyoming	Check with your financial aid administrator*

* Additional form may be required. Contact your financial aid administrator or your state agency.
+ Applicants encouraged to obtain proof of mailing.
# For priority consideration, submit application by date specified.
@ Deadline by midnight, Central Daylight Time.
& Deadline by midnight, Central Standard Time.