FAFSA March 1 Deadline Waived
In light of the significant challenges, delays, and changes to this year’s FAFSA we will waive our March 1 FAFSA priority consideration deadline this year.
FAFSA Processing Updates
The federal government has begun processing FAFSAs that were submitted over the last few months. They have begun the process to transmit results of student FAFSAs to URI in batches, which will continue through the remainder of March. We are being told that students will be able to start making corrections to their submitted FAFSAs in “the first half of April”. See Applying for Financial Aid 2024-25 below for more information.
Applying for Financial Aid 2024-25
Prospective Students:
- Complete your 2024-25 FAFSA. We expect to release our first batch of financial aid award letters for admitted students with a completed FAFSA soon after we begin to receive the FAFSA results.
- The US Department of Education started sending FAFSA results to schools on 3/14 and will continue to send them in batches throughout the rest of March.
- URI is not able to view the status of individual FAFSAs at this time, but 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).
- Please review the checklist below to help you with the financial aid process:
Returning URI Students:
- Complete your 2024-25 FAFSA by the end of April/early May or sooner.
- Watch your email for virtual FAFSA Completion Assistance events, which will be hosted by URI Financial Aid experts!
- We expect to release the first batch of 2024-25 Financial Aid awards for returning students with a FAFSA and full-time Fall 2024 registration in early June.
Admitted for Spring 2024?
- Be sure to complete the 2023-24 FAFSA as soon as possible.
- Financial aid awards are being released on a rolling basis for Spring 2024 admitted students.
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!