Announcements
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!
May 8th: Last day to accept or decline loans for 2024-25 academic year for all students except URI Online Students.
April 21st – URI Online students only – Last day to accept or decline loans.
April 1st: Academic Works portal opens for current students to apply for foundation scholarships. You can access Academic Works here.
As of February 27: URI has begun releasing financial aid awards for admitted students with a completed 2025-26 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). We will continue to award admitted students over the next two weeks.
When your financial aid package is ready, you will receive an email from Admission with the subject line “Your URI Financial Aid Award Package is Now Available!”. Students will see their financial aid offer letter in their URI Applicant Portal when it is ready.
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.