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 2022: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Spring 2023: Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Summer 2023: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 4:00 pm
FAFSA Application Completion Deadlines
WV PROMISE Scholarship: FAFSA must be completed by March 1, 2022
WV Higher Education Grant: FAFSA must be completed by April 15, 2022.
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 2022-2023 FAFSA applies for financial aid for Fall 2022, and Spring and Summer 2023.
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 2022: Friday, July 15, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Spring 2023: Friday, December 9, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Summer 2023: Friday, May 5, 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 2022, Fall 2022, and Spring 2023. Students will need to reapply for Summer 2023.
Fall 2022 (2022-2023 FAFSA Required to be on file with WVUP)
Application Priority Deadline: August 1, 2022
Drug Screening Window: June 16, 2022 through August 14, 2022
Community Service Priority Deadline: November 15, 2022
Spring 2023 (2022-2023 FAFSA Required to be on file with WVUP)
Application Priority Deadline: January 2, 2023
Drug Screening Deadline: November 10, 2022 through January 8, 2023
Community Service Priority Deadline: April 15, 2023
Summer 2023 (2022-2023 FAFSA AND 2023-2024 FAFSA required to be on file with WVUP)
Application Priority Deadline: May 1, 2023
Drug Screening Deadline: March 16, 2023 through May 14, 2023
Community Service Priority Deadline: July 15, 2022
Special Circumstances Application
Change in student’s financial situation must occur on or before August 31, 2022 in order to request adjustment for 2022-2023.
Fall 2022-Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Spring 2023-only for students who did not receive aid in Fall 2022: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Summer 2023-only for students who did not receive aid in Fall 2022 or Spring 2023: 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 2022: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Spring 2023: Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Summer 2023: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 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 2022: Priority Deadline is Friday, July 1, 2022 at 4:00 pm. Final Deadline is Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 4:00 pm.
Spring 2023: Priority Deadline is Friday, December 9, 2022 at 4:00 pm. Final Deadline is Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
Summer 2023 Maximum Timeframe Appeals Deadlines (Appeals are not accepted for summer for GPA/completion rate issues.)
Twelve-Week Session Deadline: Friday, May 19, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
First Six-Week Session Deadline: Friday, May 19, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
Early Eight-Week Session Deadline: Friday, May 19, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
Eight-Week Session Deadline: Friday, June 16, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
Second Six-Week Session Deadline: Friday, June 30, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
Student Loan Acceptance Deadlines
The deadline to accept a student loan for the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
The deadline to accept a student loan for the summer 2023 semester is 4:00 pm on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
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 7th, 2023. (60 days after the last day of finals in the Fall 2022 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 4, 2023.