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Important Financial Aid Deadlines

Students should familiarize themselves with the important dates below. You can also subscribe to this calendar by clicking here.

DateEvent/Deadline
January 022012–13 FAFSA application available
January 03Spring 2012 tuition deadline
January 03Spring 2012 disbursement date for federal and private loans
February 01Spring 2012 graduating 3L and 4L students should begin applying for bar loans (if applicable)
February 15Priority deadline to apply for the 2012—13 FAFSA application—new admits (Note: The Feb. 15 priority deadline is to ensure that financial aid award notices are sent to new admits by early April—new admits can still submit a FAFSA after Feb. 15 and any FAFSA submitted after Feb. 15 will still be processed by the federal government. All new admits who have submitted a FAFSA and listed USF on their FAFSA will receive a Financial Aid Award notice regardless of when the FAFSA is submitted.)
March 01Begin applying for summer private loan for the Summer 2012 term
March 02Priority deadline for 2012-13 FAFSA and FAFSA renewal applications—continuing law students
April 01Deadline to submit Intent to Enroll for Summer 2012 Form along with your summer 2012 PLUS loan application for the USF summer, summer abroad, and intensive advocacy programs (Note: You can submit after April 1, but your loan may not be certified or approved in time to meet tuition deadlines.)
April 01Last day to submit a PLUS loan application for the fall 2011– spring 2012 academic year
April 01Last day to submit Budget Increase Request for the 2011–12 academic year
April 01USF begins sending out Financial Aid Award notices for the upcoming fall 2012/ spring 2013 academic year to law students who have completed a FAFSA application
May 01Summer 2012 tuition payment deadline
May 01Priority deadline to "accept" Federal Direct Unsubsidized loans for the 2012-2013 academic year
May 03Anticipated summer 2012 disbursement date for private loans
May 16Anticipated summer 2012 disbursement date for federal aid including PLUS loans
June 01Apply for PLUS or private loans for fall 2012 and spring 2013
July 15New Loan Borrowers- Priority deadline to complete ALL disbursement requirements associated with the Federal Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Graduate PLUS loans
July 15Priority deadline to submit Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) loan refund forms
August 01Fall 2012 tuition payment deadline
August 16Anticipated fall 2012 disbursement date for federal and private loans