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Now: File the 2025-26 (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The FAFSA is required for all need-based financial aid consideration. FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

Applying for Financial Aid 2025-26

Prospective 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 below to fix common FAFSA errors.
fix common fAFSA errors
  • Please review the checklist below to help you with the financial aid process.
URI Financial Aid checklist


Returning URI 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.

Each year, all students—both new and returning—need to complete the FAFSA application to determine their aid package. Don’t panic. The URI Student Financial Aid team is here to assist you throughout the entire financial aid process. To make your appointment with a Financial Aid counselor, use Starfish. Need help? Check out our Video Guides below!

Types of Aid

Higher education emergency relief funds (HEERF)