Financial Aid Timeline

Financial Aid

Financial Aid Timeline

Use this timeline as your guide throughout the annual financial aid process and add these dates to your calendar. Please take the time to note events as they occur so that you have a record of when you complete them. Also, look ahead to plan for upcoming events and please be in touch with Student Financial Services as you have any questions.

Benchmark	Who	Event
Mid-junior year in high school	Incoming freshmen	Begin scholarship search process by collecting information on scholarships, their deadlines and application processes.
Mid-August	New students	Admission application to Geneva for upcoming year available.
October 1	All new and returning students	FAFSA will now become available each October 1; Complete the FAFSA as soon as possible after this date each year.
December 31	Incoming freshmen	Admission application, transcript, and test scores must be received for priority awarding and Honors Scholarship consideration.
December 31	All new and returning students	Complete annual FAFSA by this date for priority consideration of limited funding sources.
Mid-February	All new and returning students	Initial Financial Aid Award Offers sent to students with complete records. Award Offers are sent continually as FAFSA data is received and students provide supplemental information, if requested. Use financial aid portal to monitor your aid status.
When accepting aid	All new and returning students	Estimate your bill to understand amount needed to cover your expenses and plan for any out-of-pocket expenses.
After accepting aid	All students	New Geneva loan borrowers complete loan counseling and promissory note(s).
Early April	All enrolled students	Generally, Summer bills will begin being produced for students who are registered.
Mid-April	All enrolled students	Fall registration (for returning students) begins.
April 30	New transfer students	Admission application deadline for priority scholarship consideration
Early June	Returning students	Evaluation of eligibility for aid based on academic progress. Evaluation of renewability of Geneva and other renewable scholarship awards.
June	Incoming freshmen	Summer Preview including fall registration.
July 1	All new and returning students	FAFSA and aid-related tasks in financial aid portal should be submitted by this date to ensure completion of the full process in time for fall bill payment due date. Students may continue to apply and complete financial aid steps after this date though aid may not be processed by the time fall payment is due.
Mid-July	All enrolled students	Generally, Fall bills will begin being produced for students who are registered.
Mid-August	All new and returning students	Generally, postings of jobs for Federal Work-Study awardees available.
Late August	All enrolled students	Fall semester classes begin.
October 1	All new and returning students	Begin timeline again (see October 1) for next year's aid.
Mid- November	All enrolled students	Spring semester registration begins.
Early December	All enrolled students	Generally, Spring bills will begin being produced for students who are registered.
December 25 - January 1	All students	Student Financial Services and all college offices closed the final week of December for Christmas break; web services remain available.
Early January	All enrolled students	Spring semester classes begin.
Early February	All enrolled students	Students attending summer classes should contact Student Financial Services regarding summer aid eligibility.
Early May	All enrolled students	Summer semester classes begin.

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