IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Application process begins every year on January 1. Students attending SJSU in Fall 2012/Spring 2013 may apply for FAFSA now (March 2, was the priority deadline).  View Applying for Financial Aid for additional information.

• Transfer your 2011 income tax information from the IRS to your FAFSA by using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.

• California Dream Act Application available April 2, 2012. Deadline for priority consideration for Spring 2013 funding is May 10, 2012.
• Deadline to apply for Cal Grant was March 2. For additional information on the application process and tuition proration policy, view the Cal Grant webpage.
• The deadline date to accept loans for the current academic year (Fall 2011/Spring 2012) was May 1.
• Deadline to submit Summer Evaluation Form is June 13.
• Fall and Spring aid disbursement begins on a weekly basis starting the first week of each semester.

Fee deferrals

Fee deferrals protect course enrollment and delays the payment of tuition fees. Fee deferrals are temporary and are removed at the beginning of each semester. To prevent enrollment cancellation, all requested financial aid documents must be submitted to the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office by the scheduled fee payment deadline. The financial aid fee deferral does not apply to housing charges.

Dream Act - AB 131

The passage of part two of AB130 bill now allows undocumented (immigrant) students to qualify for California state grant programs. The bill goes into effect January 2013. View The California Dream Act of 2011 for additional information.