Financial Aid and Payment Deadlines
Tuition Payment Deadlines by Term
After these dates, students will need to make a payment plan at the time of registration to remain enrolled.
Fall 2023: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Spring 2024: Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Summer 2024: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 4:00 pm
FAFSA Application Completion Deadlines
WV PROMISE Scholarship: FAFSA must be completed by March 1, 2023
WV Higher Education Grant: FAFSA must be completed by April 15, 2023.
No other programs have a FAFSA completion deadline, but the FAFSA should be completed as soon as the student is thinking of attending college. The FAFSA can be completed online at studentaid.gov. The 2023-2024 FAFSA applies for financial aid for Fall 2023, and Spring and Summer 2024.
Verification documents
Priority Deadlines. After these dates, we will still accept the documents, but students need to pay their tuition to remain enrolled. Late completers may be reimbursed by financial aid later for payment(s) they have made.
Fall 2023: Friday, July 14, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Spring 2024: Friday, December 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Summer 2024: Friday, May 3, 2023 at 4:00 pm
WV Invests Application (WV “last dollar” grant for students who will remain in WV after graduation)
Students who apply later than the priority deadlines listed below risk not having sufficient time to complete their promissory notes and drug screenings before the deadlines. Please see our WV Invests Guide for more detailed program information.
*Students only need to apply for WV Invests once per year. The application is online at https://wvinvests.org/apply/. The terms included in this year’s WV Invests application are Summer 2023, Fall 2023, and Spring 2024. Students will need to reapply for Summer 2024.
Fall 2023 (2023-2024 FAFSA Required to be on file with WVUP)
Application Priority Deadline: August 1, 2023
Drug Screening Window: June 22, 2023 through August 20, 2023
Preferred Community Service Deadline: November 15, 2023
Spring 2024 (2023-2024 FAFSA Required to be on file with WVUP)
Application Priority Deadline: January 2, 2024
Drug Screening Deadline: November 17, 2023 through January 15, 2024
Preferred Community Service Deadline: April 15, 2024
Summer 2024 (2023-2024 FAFSA AND 2024-2025 FAFSA required to be on file with WVUP)
Application Priority Deadline: May 1, 2024
Drug Screening Deadline: March 21, 2024 through May 19, 2024
Preferred Community Service Deadline: July 15, 2024
Special Circumstances Application
Change in student’s financial situation must occur on or before August 31, 2023 in order to request adjustment for 2023-2024.
Fall 2023-Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Spring 2024-only for students who did not receive aid in Fall 2023: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Summer 2024-only for students who did not receive aid in Fall 2023 or Spring 2024: Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
HEAPS Application (WV grant for part-time students)
Funds are awarded in chronological order of eligible student application, and funds are not guaranteed to every applicant. (Notice! HEAPS application deadlines coincide with tuition payment deadlines.)
Fall 2023: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Spring 2024: Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Summer 2024: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Financial Aid Appeals for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Priority and Final Deadlines. After the priority dates, we will still accept these forms and documents, but students need to pay their tuition remain enrolled. Late completers may be reimbursed by financial aid later for payment(s) they have made. Academic plan deadlines will vary by student; student will be notified directly via email.
Fall 2023: Priority Deadline is Friday, July 7, 2023 at 4:00 pm. Final Deadline is Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
Spring 2024: Priority Deadline is Friday, December 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm. Final Deadline is Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Summer 2024: Maximum Timeframe Appeals Deadlines (Appeals are not accepted for summer for GPA/completion rate issues.)
Twelve-Week Session Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
First Six-Week Session Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Early Eight-Week Session Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Eight-Week Session Deadline: Friday, June 21, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Second Six-Week Session Deadline: Friday, June 28, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Student Loan Acceptance Deadlines
The deadline to accept a student loan for the fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
The deadline to accept a student loan for the summer 2024 semester is 4:00 pm on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Late Submission of Documents
We cannot accept verification/other requested documents for a semester more than 60 days after it is over, unless the student is enrolled in the subsequent and current semester. Example: a student enrolled for Fall and Spring can still turn in verification work in the Spring semester and potentially receive a back-pay for Fall as well as financial aid for Spring. If the student does not enroll for Spring, s/he cannot turn in paperwork after 4pm February 13th, 2024. (60 days after the last day of finals in the Fall 2023 semester).
No paperwork for an academic year will be accepted after 4:00 pm on the last day of the last finals of the summer semester of that year. This year, that date is Friday August 9, 2024.