You should go ahead and complete your aid application as soon as possible. In general, we will give full consideration to late financial aid applications. But it is possible that we may not be able to deliver aid application results at the same time that admission decisions are delivered. Yes, please file the FAFSA and/or PROFILE with estimated income figures no later than the priority filing date. Both the FAFSA and PROFILE include a question where you can indicate that you are using esimates.

Missing the priority date of April 1st means you will not have first consideration for grants or Perkins loans. It also means you may not have your financial aid processed by the time tuition and fees are due. (see question above for details)

Priority filing dates for prospective students applying under the regular decision plan are set in early February. We understand that it is often difficult to meet these dates because tax documents are often unavailable untl late January (or later, in some cases).

Yes. You may apply for financial aid at any time throughout the academic year. If your file is completed after May 1 of the award year, the funding in some of the grant programs may already be depleted.

Federal statute defines the conditions for independent status. Self-sufficiency is not a criterion. Also parent(s)’ unwillingness to provide financial data or to pay for educational expenses cannot be recognized as the basis for independence. Currently, an applicant is independent if the individual meets one or more of the following: veteran of the U.S.

March 1 is the priority filing date for all current students and those entering in the fall. Oct 1 is the priority filing date for all students entering in the spring and for those who did not apply for aid for the fall. By filing for aid by these dates, you will be considered for the greatest amount of available financial aid.

There is no separate application for financial aid for our joint PhD programs. All admitted students will receive a full funding package that is explained in detail with their admissions letter.

No. If a Financial Aid application is submitted before January 1, it will be rejected by the federal processor.

The term "priority date" can mean any of several different things, depending on the context. The "priority date" of a patent application is the date which controls what prior art affects its patentability, whether a statutory bar applies, etc. For many patent applications the priority date is the date on which the patent application was filed with the patent office. In some circumstances a patent application will enjoy an priority date earlier than its own filing date.

The Financial Aid Office has established application deadlines for each quarter. If you miss the application deadline, you are still encouraged to apply for financial aid. If you are eligible and have paid your tuition, you will be reimbursed after the quarter begins.

Students can apply no sooner than January 1, 2006 and no later than June 30, 2007 for the 2006-2007 academic year.

Some studies have suggested that students from lower-income families have different experiences on college campuses than other students because they have more financial stress and have to work more hours per week. We want to know whether that is the case at UCLA. In order to figure it out, we need an accurate estimate of your family's income, as well as the other demands on that income (such as other children in college).

The filing date will be the day you lodged your application with IP Australia providing the IB receives your application and our certification within two months of that day. If there is a problem during certification, you will need to respond very quickly as there is a risk of losing your filing date.

Upon being accepted by Admissions and paying a tuition deposit, a financial aid packet, (including online FAFSA information) is mailed out to the student along with "time lines" to assist you in planning.

If your funds are not available, you may be eligible for a short-term emergency loan. More information is available at the Students Accounts home page: http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/fiscal/studentaccounts/studentaccounts.htm

No. The FAFSA has to be mailed to the Federal Processor in the pre-addressed envelope provided with the application or filed online http://www.fafsa.ed.gov .

A: Applications are available online by downloading the printable forms from each award's Web page.

You can go online to FAFSA Corrections on the Web and add CCA to your SAR. The CCA School Code is 016058. Or, the CCA Financial Aid Office can request an electronic version of your SAR from the Federal Processor if you submit a signed photocopy of all the pages of your SAR to the CCA Financial Aid Office.