ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Financial Aid office will be working remotely the week of March 11th to March 15th. Students can reach us at (610) 436-2627 or finaid@wcupa.edu as well as request a zoom appointment at https://wcupa.edu/fafsa.
All students are encouraged to review the 2023-24 Financial Checklist to ensure they are securing aid for the current year.
The 2024-25 FAFSA is now available at https://studentaid.gov.
WCU Priority Deadline for the 2024-25 FAFSA is May 1st. If you need help please visit https://wcupa.edu/fafsa to register for an appointment.
WCU Scholarship applications for 2024-25 are temporarily closed for technical issues. We will re-open scholarship applications in the upcoming days and students who started an application will be able to sign back in and continue that applications with the information they provided before the closure. More information will be provided once applications are open at: https://wcupa.edu/scholarships.
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Apply for Financial Aid: Summer and Winter Terms
Apply for Special* or Unusual Circumstances*
*Circumstances could include changes to household income, medical expenses, household
size, etc.
**Appealing for a Dependency Status Override for Undergraduate Students
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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