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2010-11 Financial Aid Deadlines State-by-State

Not sure when your financial aid applications are due? Here’s a complete list of financial aid deadlines for the 2010-2011 academic year— Federal and State.

The 2010-2011 School Year (July 1st, 2010 – June 30th, 2011):

*FAFSA on the Web applications must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, June 30, 2011.
*Corrections on the Web forms must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, September 15, 2011.
*Note: Your school must have your complete and correct information by your last day of enrollment in the 2010-2011 school year.

State Student Financial Aid Deadlines

State deadlines may be earlier than the federal deadline and do not replace filling out the FAFSA. You must fill out the FAFSA to receive federal student aid. In all cases, it’s best to apply early before funds run out.

Two states, Tennessee and Connecticut, have deadlines as early as February 15. Illinois operates on a first-come, first-served basis until funds run out, so it is best to submit the FAFSA as soon as possible on or after January 1. At least 11 states have deadlines in March and 6 in April.

• 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 administrato
• 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

In Some States the Following May Apply:
—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.

To find our more, visit http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/before003a.htm.

Information compiled from http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/before003a.htm. To complete the FAFSA, go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm.

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