Announcements
May 20th: Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Review
Financial Aid eligibility for returning 2025-26 students will begin today. Students who are not meeting SAP will be notified through URI email. Details on the appeal process for extenuating circumstances are in the email and also available here. This is separate from and in addition to the merit scholarship renewal review that will take place later this week.”
May 9th: Update on Summer Federal Pell Grant
URI is currently experiencing an issue with recalculating and awarding Federal Pell Grants for the Summer 2025 term. Students who may be eligible to receive the grant this summer, should use the Summer Federal Pell Grant Estimator to estimate their potential grant funding in the meantime. URI is working diligently with our software vendor to get this fixed as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience as we work to get Pell recipients updated information for this summer.
NEW! FAFSA Status Inquiry Form – Does URI Have my 2025-26 FAFSA?
Haven’t completed the 2025-26 FAFSA? Please watch our FAFSA Walkthrough video for guidance on how to complete it!
April 1st: Academic Works portal opens for current students to apply for foundation scholarships. You can access Academic Works here.
It is not too late to complete the FAFSA or add the University of Rhode Island to your existing FAFSA! Register below for a free FAFSA Completion Series session or contact Enrollment Services if you need help.
Applying for Financial Aid 2025-26
Each year, all students—both new and returning—need to complete the FAFSA application to determine their aid package. The URI Student Financial Aid team is here to assist you throughout the entire financial aid process. To make an appointment with a Financial Aid counselor, use Starfish.
2024-25 Financial aid dates and deadlines calendarProspective Students
Complete your 2025-26 FAFSA. We expect to release our first batch of financial aid offer letters for admitted students by late February 2025. Students may check their FAFSA status by logging into their FAFSA, navigating to the “My Activity” area, then viewing their application status:
- Draft: Your section of the FAFSA form is incomplete.
- In Progress: You provided your consent, approval, and signature to your section of the FAFSA form, but the FAFSA form has not been submitted yet.
- In Review: You have submitted your form and your application is still processing.
- Processed: Your application was processed successfully. No further action is needed.
- Action Required: Your application requires further action from you or your contributor(s). Help is available to Fix Common FAFSA Errors.
Be sure to review the URI Financial Aid Checklist to help you with completing the FAFSA.
Returning Students
- Complete your 2025-26 FAFSA by the end of April/early May or sooner.
- We expect to release the first batch of 2025-26 Financial Aid awards for returning students with a FAFSA and full-time Fall 2025 registration in early June.