The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is used to apply for most state loan, grant and scholarship programs, in addition to the federal loans and grants. When you submit the FAFSA to the US Department of Education, they forward the information on the form to the state student assistance agency.
Each state has a different FAFSA submission deadline. If you submit your FAFSA by March 1, you will be in time for all state deadlines. If you miss the deadline, you will be ineligible to receive state aid for the entire academic year.
Procedures for applying for state prepaid tuition programs and the national guard differ from state to state.
The amount of information provided on the state web sites varies from state to states. Some states provide comprehensive information about residency requirements, loan, grant, scholarship and prepaid tuition programs and other state aid programs. Others provide minimal information. Find the latest information related to deadlines here: 2024 – 25 Financial Aid and FAFSA State Deadlines. Also, we recommend visiting the sites for both your state of residence and for the states of the colleges to which you are applying. Links for all state organizations below:
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
- California Department of Education
- California Bureau of Private Post Secondary Education
- California Student Aid Commission
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- District of Columbia Public Schools
- District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
- Missouri State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
AMERICAN SAMOA
GUAM
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands WICHE Collaboration
- Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance
PUERTO RICO
VIRGIN ISLANDS
REPRESENTATIVES FOR MARSHALL ISLANDS,
MICRONESIA AND PALAU
Federated States of Micronesia
- Federated States of Micronesia Department of Education
- Federated States of Micronesia Post Secondary and Scholarship
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Republic of Palau
