{"id":595,"date":"2021-12-14T12:29:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:49:55","slug":"application-and-award-timetable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/application-and-award-timetable\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Aid Application and Award Timetable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial Aid Timetable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To receive optimal financial aid assistance toward your education at The Citadel, paperwork must be filed at the right time. This timetable is designed to keep you informed about application deadlines and the annual financial aid schedule in our office. Please click on The Financial Aid Process graphic to enlarge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-january\"><strong>January<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First week: Financial aid disbursed for the current spring semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-february\"><strong>February<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Priority Deadline for prospective freshman applicants to submit FAFSA for upcoming school year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue assembling financial aid packages for incoming freshmen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-march\"><strong>March<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fall freshman applicants notified of Financial Aid awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Carolina Teacher and Career Changer Loan Applications available for upcoming school year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upper-class scholarship application opens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Summer Financial Aid Application available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ongoing freshman financial aid award notifications for upcoming academic year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cease processing financial aid for current academic year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begin Disbursing financial aid for Summer School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UpperClass Scholarship application closes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Package upper-class financial aid accounts, including scholarships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"2581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/financial-aid-process.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/financial-aid-process.png 920w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/financial-aid-process-107x300.png 107w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/financial-aid-process-365x1024.png 365w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/financial-aid-process-768x2155.png 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/financial-aid-process-548x1536.png 548w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/financial-aid-process-730x2048.png 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-july\">July<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bills for Fall will be available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deadline to apply for financial aid for the upcoming year and to have optimal financial aid available in time for fall fee payment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disburse financial aid for Summer Session II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-august\">August<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fall Semester fees payment deadline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin to disburse financial aid for Fall Semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-october\">October<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FAFSA traditionally opens up for the next academic year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Priority deadline for the current FAFSA to be received at The Citadel for upcoming spring semester (does not apply if you received aid at The Citadel for current Fall Semester)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november\">November<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FAFSA Priority Deadline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nbsp-decem-b-er\"><strong>&nbsp;Decem<\/strong>b<strong>er<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Freshman award notices begin for upcoming full academic year.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial Aid Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about financial aid and the timetable, don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out the the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/contact-financial-aid-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Financial Aid<\/a> here at The Citadel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Aid Timetable To receive optimal financial aid assistance toward your education at The Citadel, paperwork must be filed at the right time. 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