Financial Aid Deadlines

January

Bill statements for spring semester are emailed to students from the UW-River Falls Student Billing Office. Payment plan options are included.

Early February

Spring financial aid is credited to your account. If you have excess financial aid after your charges are paid, a refund is processed shortly after. To receive your refund, you must set up direct deposit in your eSIS (under the Make Online Payment Here button).

March - May

If you are planning on taking summer classes, fill out a summer financial aid application.

April 15

Tax deadline with the IRS.

June

Satisfactory Academic Progress is evaluated for financial aid recipients. By federal regulations, you must be making progress to continue to receive federal and state financial aid.

Summer

If you are borrowing a Federal Stafford Loan for the first time next fall, you must complete the online Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note (MPN): Processing Your Loans

August

Bill statements for fall semester are emailed to students from the UW-River Falls Student Billing Office. Payment plan options are included.

Early September

Fall financial aid is credited to your account. If you have excess financial aid after your charges are paid, a refund is processed shortly after. To receive your refund, you must set up direct deposit in your eSIS (under the Make Online Payment Here button).

October

Incoming Freshmen for the following school year: complete the UW-River Falls Scholarship Application.

Complete your FAFSA as early as possible so that your aid is packaged in time for the start of fall semester and so that all aid types you may be eligible for are still available.

November

Current/Continuing Students: complete the UW-River Falls Scholarship Application.

Late December

Satisfactory Academic Progress is evaluated for financial aid recipients. By federal regulations, you must be making progress to continue to receive federal and state financial aid.