ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Financial Aid Office will be operating remotely on Wednesday, December 18th to December 24th from 8am to 4pm and again from Thursday, January 2nd to Wednesday, January 8th. The office will be closed from December 25th to January 1st for the holidays.
For best service on Wednesday November 27th please reach out to Financial Aid via email at finaid@wcupa.edu or call us at 610-436-2627. We will be available virtually during this time and will be happy to assist.
The 2025-26 FAFSA is now available at https://studentaid.gov. If you need help please visit https://wcupa.edu/fafsa to register for an appointment. We expect to begin to send Financial Aid Offers out to incoming students in late January to early February 2025.
PA State Grant awards have begun to be received for the 2024-25 academic year. Students who still have an ESTIMATED PA state grant on their current financial aid offer are encouraged to login to https://grantus.pheaa.org. To learn more about how this may impact your WCU bill and the timing of your fund please visit our FAQs at: https://www.wcupa.edu/financialAid/grants.aspx
Please review our scholarship page https://wcupa.edu/scholarships for any new scholarship applications including the Spring Study Abroad Scholarship application.
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Important Dates
October 1 - FAFSA Open Date (with the exception of the 2024-25 FAFSA which will be available December 2023).
March 1 - WCU Priority Deadline for FAFSA (Extended to May 1st for 2024-25)
March: Incoming Student Financial Aid Offers Emailed
March 15 - 2024-25 WCU Scholarship Applications Open at https://wcupa.edu/scholarships
March 15 - Summer Financial Aid
May 1 - PA Resident FAFSA Deadline for State Grant Consideration
May- Satisfactory Academic Progress Notices Sent
June- Returning Student Financial Aid Offers Emailed
June 15 - Priority Deadline for Verification
June 30- Priority Deadline for PLUS & Private Loan Application for following year
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