Important Dates
On this page:
- 2025–26 Application Schedule and Deadline Dates
- 2024–25 Application Schedule and Deadline Dates
- Memo Dates
- Disbursement Dates
- Document Processing Timelines
2025–26 Application Schedule and Deadline Dates
Apply for Wright State Academic Performance Scholarships
Start Date: August 2024
Additional Information: December 1, 2024 and February 1, 2025 are the priority deadline dates. Funds will be awarded as available. Apply for Undergraduate Admission and be admitted for consideration. These scholarships are for students admitted directly from high school. See our First-Year Scholarships page for details.
File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Start Date: November 20, 2024
Additional Information: For consideration for the Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, and the Wright State Need-Based Grant and the renewal of the Take Flight Program and Wright Start Scholarship, apply by the priority deadline date of February 1, 2025.
Complete outstanding financial aid requirements
Start Date: January 2025
Additional Information: Students can view/print any outstanding requirements in WINGS. Be mindful of document processing timelines and bill due dates if you wish to have financial aid to help cover your bill.
File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before the deadline
Deadline Date: February 1, 2025 (Priority Date)
Additional Information: File your FAFSA. For consideration for the Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, and the Wright State Need-Based Grant and the renewal of the Take Flight Program and Wright Start Scholarship, apply by the priority deadline date of February 1, 2025.
Submit Wright State Online Scholarship Application
Deadline Date: February 1, 2025
Additional Information: All students are encouraged to apply. Visit our Scholarships page to learn more.
Apply for Wright State Academic Performance Scholarships
Deadline Date: February 1, 2025 (Priority Date)
Additional Information: February 1, 2025, is a priority deadline date. Funds will be awarded as available. Apply for Undergraduate Admission and be admitted for consideration. These scholarships are for students admitted directly from high school. See our First-Year Scholarships page for details.
Prepare Financial Aid Offers
Start Date: March 2025
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their financial aid offers in WINGS.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid before receiving an aid offer.
Allow all students to accept or decline their offered financial aid.
Start Date: March 2025
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their financial aid offers in WINGS.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid before receiving an aid offer.
Prepare Aid Offers
Deadline Date: April 2026
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their financial aid offer in WINGS.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid before receiving an aid offer.
Allow all students to accept or decline their offered financial aid.
Deadline Date: April 2026 or 10 days before your last day of enrollment, whichever is earlier.
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their aid offer in WINGS.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid before receiving an aid offer.
2024–25 Application Schedule and Deadline Dates
We will keep you updated as we receive additional information from the Department of Education (ED), including how its changes to the new FAFSA timeline impact Wright State University’s financial aid timeline. Wright State is committed to making a college education affordable and accessible for every student and will continue to exercise flexibility and understanding as the process evolves.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Start Date: January 1, 2024
Deadline Date: March 1, 2024 (Priority Date)
Additional Information: File your FAFSA. For consideration for the Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, Wright Start Scholarship, and the Wright State Need-Based Grant, apply by the priority deadline date of March 1, 2024.
Wright State Online Scholarship Application
Start Date: November 2023
Deadline Date: March 1, 2024
Additional Information: Visit our Scholarships page to learn more.
Apply for Wright State Academic Performance Scholarships
Start Date: August 2023
Deadline Date: November 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024 (Priority Dates)
Additional Information: November 1, 2023, and March 1, 2024, are priority deadline dates. Funds will be awarded as available. Apply for Undergraduate Admission and be admitted for consideration. See our First-Year Scholarships page for details.
Review FAFSAs and Collect Outstanding Requirements
Start Date: April 15, 2024
Deadline Date: June 30, 2025
Additional Information: Students can view/print any outstanding requirements in WINGS. Be mindful of document processing timelines and bill due dates if you wish to have financial aid to help cover your bill.
Prepare Financial Aid Offers
Start Date: May 2024
Deadline Date: April 2025
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their aid offer in WINGS.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid before receiving an aid offer.
Allow all students to accept or decline their offered financial aid.
Start Date: May 2024
Deadline Date: April 2025 or 10 days prior to your last day of enrollment, whichever is earlier.
Additional Information: Students can view and accept their aid offer in WINGS.
All outstanding requirements must be processed by the Office of Financial Aid prior to receiving an aid offer.
Memo Dates
Financial aid (with the exception of work-study, external scholarships, tuition remissions, and third-party contracts) will memo to the charges for a given term that appear on the student's bill. This will allow a student to see their current charges, minus any potential financial aid, before the disbursement date. Aid will memo to the student’s account no sooner than the memo dates listed below. Students must also meet other eligibility requirements for their aid to memo to their student account. Please visit the Scholarships, Grants, and Loans pages for additional eligibility requirements. Financial Aid will memo until the disbursement date or all requirements for financial aid disbursement are complete.
| Term | Date |
|---|---|
| Summer 2024 | April 1, 2024 |
| Fall 2024 | August 1, 2024 |
| Spring 2025 | December 1, 2024 |
| Summer 2025 | April 1, 2025 |
| Fall 2025 | August 1, 2025 |
| Spring 2026 | December 1, 2025 |
Disbursement Dates
Financial aid (with the exception of work-study, external scholarships, tuition remissions, and third-party contracts) are applied to charges for a given term that appear on the student bill through a process called disbursement. Aid is applied directly to the student’s account no sooner than the disbursement dates listed below. Students must also meet other eligibility requirements for their aid to be paid to their student account. Please visit the Scholarships, Grants, and Loans pages for additional eligibility requirements. If the student’s account is paid in full and financial aid funds remain, the Office of the Bursar will issue the remaining funds to the student in the form of a refund.
| Term | Date |
|---|---|
| Summer 2024 | May 6, 2024 |
| Fall 2024 | August 26, 2024 |
| Spring 2025 | January 13, 2025 |
| Summer 2025 | May 12, 2025 |
| Fall 2025 | August 21, 2025 |
| Spring 2026 | January 12, 2026 |
NOTE: For students attending all B term or flex term courses with a start date that occurs after the dates above, your financial aid can disburse no sooner than your earliest start date for the term. Visit our Receiving Your Aid page for more information.
Document Processing Timelines
Below are estimated timeframes for the processing of financial aid documents submitted to Enrollment Services. Timelines begin when all related documentation is completed and submitted accurately. Click on the links below for more information about each process and process deadlines.
|
Document |
Timeframe |
|---|---|
| FAFSA Verification/ Conflicting Information Resolution | 10 business days |
| Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal | 10 business days |
| FAFSA Adjustment* | 10 business days |
| Cost of Attendance Adjustment | 10 business days |
| Dependency Status Appeal | 10 business days |
| Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Verification | 10 business days |
| Release of Information Request | 3-5 business days |
*Students must complete Verification before starting the FAFSA Adjustment.
