Financial Aid Office
Complete your 2020-2021 FAFSA now!
Submit your FAFSA earlier than ever before: You are now able to complete and submit your FAFSA as early as October 1, 2019, for 2020-2021 Federal Financial aid. Before, students had to wait until January 1st each year to submit the application.
Use earlier income information: In order to submit the FAFSA earlier, you will report income from an earlier tax year, called “Prior-Prior Year”. Instead of using the upcoming year’s tax information (2019), applicants will go backwards and use 2018 income information.
| School Year | NIC Semesters | FAFSA Year | Tax Year Used | State Priority Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | Fall 2019, Spring and Summer 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | Varies |
| 2020-2021 | Fall 2020, Spring and Summer 2021 | 2020 | 2018 | Varies |