Financial Aid Deadlines

Here's what to submit by when so that you will receive the maximum amount of aid

Prospective or New Students

For domestic students currently applying to Woodbury.  Students interested in only receiving federal and state grant and loan assistance need only to complete the FAFSA.

Priority Decision Applicants

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Deadline: February 1

FAFSA

Note: You and your parents do not need to wait to complete federal income tax returns to complete a FAFSA. Due to recent changes students will be required to report income and tax information from an earlier tax year.  For the 2023-24 FAFSA, students (and parents, as appropriate) will report their 2021 income and tax information, rather than their 2022 income and tax information. This new feature will allow students and parents to report final, accurate income information on the FAFSA as the vast majority of families will have already completed their tax returns. We strongly suggest to use the FAFSA’s IRS Data Retrieval Tool to transmit you and your parents’ income tax return information from the Internal Revenue Service to your FAFSA.

California Residents Only

Cal Grant
Deadline: March 2

  • Submit Cal Grant GPA Verification Form to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). Provide this form to your high school counselor or college registrar well before this deadline to allow time for processing. Document must be postmarked no later than March 2.

Cal Grant GPA Verification Form

Cal Grant Supplemental Documents
Deadline: April 4

The following supplemental documents, if requested, should be sent directly to the Financial Aid Office:

  • Copy of IRS tax transcript from the Internal Revenue Service* including W-2s and 1099s from you and your parent(s).
  • Signed final copy of any Corporate Federal Tax Returns with all K-1s (if applicable) for any corporation(s) in which you or your parents have an investment.
  • Signed final copy of any Partnership Federal Tax Return(s) with all K-1s (if applicable) for any partnership(s) in which you or your parents have an investment.
  • Submit Verification Worksheet for Dependent Student
  • Submit Verification Worksheet for Independent Student

* If you and/or your parent(s) file an amended federal tax return with the IRS, you must forward a signed copy of the amended IRS 1040X form to the Office of Financial Aid.

Current or Returning Students

Students must reapply for need-based financial aid each academic year. It is important that you reapply for financial aid on time and meet all deadlines. Students who submit application materials past the deadlines are at risk of losing eligibility for institutional financial aid. Applications are reviewed between May and July for all returning students. Award notifications are sent out beginning in mid-May.

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Deadline: March 2

  • Complete The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online to be considered for federal and state aid programs. Your Renewal FAFSA is partially completed with information you submitted last year; update the information and submit it. Enter Woodbury’s school code, 001343, on your application and we will receive a copy of your results.

Cal Grant

Deadline: March 2

  • Complete the Cal Grant GPA Verification Form (required only for first-year California residents who are NOT currently receiving the Cal Grant). Current first-year students must submit their Cal Grant GPA Verification Forms to their high schools for certification because they may not yet have established a GPA at Woodbury University.

Cal Grant GPA Verification

Cal Grant Supplemental Documents

Deadline: April 4

The following supplemental documents, if requested, should be sent directly to the Financial Aid Office:

  • Copy of IRS tax transcript from the Internal Revenue Service* including W-2s and 1099s from you and your parent(s).
  • Signed final copy of any Corporate Federal Tax Returns with all K-1s (if applicable) for any corporation(s) in which you or your parents have an investment.
  • Signed final copy of any Partnership Federal Tax Return(s) with all K-1s (if applicable) for any partnership(s) in which you or your parents have an investment.
  • Submit Verification Worksheet for Dependent Student
  • Submit Verification Worksheet for Independent Student

* If you and/or your parent(s) file an amended federal tax return with the IRS, you must forward a signed copy of the amended IRS 1040X form to the Office of Financial Aid.

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