How & When to Apply - Timeline

For Students and Parents 2018/2019

(Note: The FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA can be completed on the website, http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ with your and your parent's FSA User ID, which can be obtained at: www.fafsa.ed.gov.)

December 2017

• Please have your FSA User ID available
• If you do not have a FSA User ID please obtain it at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Complete and transmit your 2018/2019 FAFSA with 2016 tax data after October 1, 2017
• Look for outside scholarships on UNOH Web site and other sources, and get ready to apply for them
• Winter Quarter College of Business tuition & fees are due January 3, 2018
• January Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due January 3, 2018
• HO HO HO! Merry Christmas!

January 2018

• Hope you have a Happy New Year!
• Verify and note all financial aid deadlines
• Did you complete and transmit the FAFSA?
• Request an IRS Federal Income Tax Transcript - both students and parents in case your application is selected for verification. This is not the tax return you filed, rather it is a tax return transcript that must be ordered or printed from the IRS (not a tax account transcript).
• February Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due February 12, 2018
• Try to stay warm while watching the Super bowl

February 2018

• Verify and note all financial aid deadlines
• Did you complete and transmit the FAFSA?
• Make copies of applications and tax transcripts - both students and parents
• If you're selected for verification (approximately 30% are automatically selected), add another 4 to 6 weeks to the process time
  NOTE: Awards cannot be processed until all verification forms are submitted and the process is completed
• March Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due March 28, 2018
• Send your valentine a card

March 2018

• Be sure to meet all financial aid deadlines
• Did you complete and transmit the FAFSA?
• Review and respond to all aid notices received
• Respond to any documentation requests immediately
• Spring Quarter College of Business tuition & fees are due April 3, 2018
• Don't forget to wear GREEN

April 2018

• If you're selected for verification (approximately 30% are automatically selected), add another 4 to 6 weeks to the process time
  NOTE: Awards cannot be processed until all verification forms are submitted and the process is completed
• Respond to any documentation requests immediately
• Review and respond to all aid notices received
• Complete necessary Federal Direct Student, Federal Direct PLUS and/or private loan applications and submit them
• May Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due May 7, 2018
• Don't be fooled by the April fool - Stay on top of Financial Aid

May 2018

• If you're selected for verification (approximately 30% are automatically selected), add another 4 to 6 weeks to the process time
  NOTE: Awards cannot be processed until all verification forms are submitted and the process is completed
• New students to the University of Northwestern Ohio should be sure to have their official High School transcript sent to the university by their High School counselor.
• Respond to any documentation requests immediately
• Review and respond to all aid notices received
• Complete necessary Federal Direct Student, Federal Direct PLUS and/or private loan applications and submit them
• June Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due June 25, 2018
• Attend Graduation

June 2018

• Respond to financial aid documentation requests immediately
• If you're selected for verification (approximately 30% are automatically selected), add another 4 to 6 weeks to the process time
  NOTE: Awards cannot be processed until all verification forms are submitted and the process is completed
• Review and respond to all aid notices received
• Did you apply for a Student/Parent and/or Private Loan if needed. If you've not filed the FAFSA by now you are late
• Summer Quarter College of Business tuition & fees are due July 2, 2018

July 2018

• Continue watching for financial aid notices
• Don't forget to respond to all financial aid requests
• Did you apply for a Student/Parent and/or Private Loan if needed?
• If you've not filed the FAFSA by now you are really getting late
• August Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due August 20, 2018
• Celebrate the 4th of July!

August 2018

• If FAFSA is not received by now you had better contact the Cashier's Office!
• Did you apply for a Student/Parent and/or Private Loan if needed?
• Go ahead and attend the local County Fairs

September 2018

• Don't forget to clean your room in case your parents visit
• If the 2018-2019 FAFSA is not received by now you had better contact the Cashier's Office
• Did you apply for a Student/Parent and/or Private Loan if needed?
• Fall Quarter College of Business tuition & fees are due September 10, 2018
• October Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due October 1, 2018
• Study hard - The Renewal FAFSA will be available again next month.

October 2018

• It's getting colder out
• Did you apply for a Student/Parent and/or Private Loan if needed?
• Now is the time to complete your Renewal FAFSA for the 2019/2020 year. Plan to submit the Renewal FAFSA with your FSA User ID after October 1, 2018
• If you do not have a FSA User ID please obtain it at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Continue to Study hard, and Happy Halloween!

November 2018

• Did you apply for a Student/Parent and/or Private Loan if needed?
• Look for outside scholarships on UNOH Web site
• November Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due November 13, 2018
• Complete your 2019/2020 Renewal FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Happy Thanksgiving - Let's eat some turkey!

December 2018

• Complete your 2019/2020 Renewal FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Look for outside scholarships on UNOH Web site and get ready to apply for them
• Winter Quarter College of Business tuition & fees are due January 7, 2019
• January Session College of Technology tuition & fees are due January 2, 2019
• HO HO HO! Merry Christmas!