Financial Aid Office

Welcome

Thank you for visiting the Financial Aid Office web site. We are dedicated to support students and their families with information and resources to financially support their educational goals. Our site is designed to provide you with a general overview of financial aid programs and give you guidance in the application process.  We sincerely hope that the information we offer will help you achieve your educational goals at St. Cloud State University.

If you need to contact our office, please feel free to do so via email, phone or in person. If contacting us by phone or email, please provide your St. Cloud State student ID# (HuskyNet ID#) in your message which will help us to look up your information more quickly to promptly respond to your question.

Important Dates and Deadlines

Summer Term

May 6, 2013 Summer 2013 drop for non-payment deadline
May 20 Summer classes begin
May 21 Deadline to submit non-MnSCU consortium agreement for summer 2013
May 21 Summer Pell Grant awards are based on the credits you are enrolled in on this day. If you add a class after May 21, 2013 your Pell Grant will not be increased based on the change in credits.
May 23 Financial aid applied to student accounts for summer 2013
May 28 Direct deposits for summer 2013 sent to bank
May 29 Disbursement checks mailed to local address on file for summer 2013
June 6 Payment plan fee applied ($30) to accounts with unpaid balance for summer term 2013
June 30 2012-2013 FAFSA deadline
July 5 Final payment under Payment Plan due. Final due date summer 2013 tuition and fees - all accounts must be paid in full.
July 8 Late fee applied ($30) for accounts with unpaid balances.
August 1, 2013 Summer 2013 loan request forms and loan applications due in the Financial Aid Office
   

Academic Year - 2013-2014

Fall Semester    
August 5, 2013 Drop for non-payment deadline for fall 2013  
August 26 Fall classes begin  
August 29 Fall Pell Grant awards are based on the credits you are enrolled in on this day. If you add a class after August 29, 2013 your Pell Grant will not be increased based on the change in credits.  
September 2 Deadline to submit non-MnSCU consortium agreement for fall 2013  
September 4 Financial aid applied to student accounts for fall 2013  
September 10 Direct deposits for fall 2013 sent to bank  
September 12 Disbursement checks for fall 2013 mailed to local address on file. Be sure your local address is current  
September 18 Service fee applied to accounts with unpaid balances for fall semester 2013  
September 25 FAFSA deadline for Minnesota State Grant for fall 2013  
October 9 Deadline to submit MnSCU consortium agreement for fall 2013  
November 12 Final due date for fall semester 2013 tuition and fees. $30 late fee and registration hold if full payment is not made by this date.  
     
Spring Semester    
December 20, 2013 Drop for non-payment deadline for spring 2014  
January 2, 2014 FAFSA for 2013-2014 available online at www.fafsa.gov  
January 13 Spring classes begin  
January 16 Financial Aid Office endowed scholarship application available  
January 17 Spring Pell Grant awards are based on the credits you are enrolled in on this day. If you add a class after January 17, 2014 your Pell Grant will not be increased based on this change in credits.  
January 20 Deadline to submit non-MnSCU consortium agreement for spring 2014  
January 22 Financial aid applied to student accounts for spring 2014  
January 25 Foundation-Sponsored Scholarship application deadline for fall 2014 (Admissions Office)  
January 28 Direct deposits for spring 2014 sent to bank  
January 30 Disbursement checks for spring 2014 mailed to local address on file. Be sure your local address is current  
February 5 Service fee applied to account for unpaid balance for spring semester 2014  
February 12 FAFSA deadline for Minnesota State Grant for spring 2014 (if you have not already filed your 2012-2013 FAFSA)  
February 26 Deadline to submit MnSCU consortium agreement for spring 2014  
March 10

Final due date for spring semester 2014 tuition and fees - all accounts must be paid in full.. $30 late fee and registration hold if full payment is not made by this date.

 
     

Academic Year - 2012-2013

Fall Semester    
August 6, 2012 Drop for non-payment deadline for fall 2012  
August 27 Fall 2012 classes begin  
September 3 Deadline to submit non-MnSCU consortium agreement for fall 2012  
September 4 Fall Pell Grant awards are based on the credits you are enrolled in on this day. If you add a class after September 4, 2012 your Pell Grant will not be increased based on the change in credits.  
September 5 Financial aid applied to student accounts for fall 2012  
September 11 Direct deposit for fall 2012 sent to bank  
September 13 Disbursement checks for fall 2012 mailed to local address on file. Be sure your local address is current.  
September 18 Payment Plan fee applied ($30) to accounts with unpaid balance for fall semester 2012  
September 26 FAFSA deadline for Minnesota State Grant for fall 2012  
October 10 Deadline to submit MnSCU consortium agreement for fall 2012  
November 5 Final payment under Payment Plan due for fall semester 2012 tuition and fees. All accounts must be paid in full. Registration hold if full payment is not made by this date.  
November 8 Late fee applied ($30) to accounts with unpaid balances.  
     
Spring Semester    
December 21, 2012 Drop for non-payment deadline for spring 2013  
January 1, 2013 FAFSA for 2013-2014 available online at www.fafsa.gov  
January 14 Spring 2013 classes begin  
January 21 Deadline to submit non-MnSCU consortium agreement for spring 2013  
January 22 Spring Pell Grant awards are based on the credits you are enrolled in on this day. If you add a class after January 22, 2013 your Pell Grant will not be increased based on this change in credits.  
January 23 Financial aid applied to accounts for spring 2013  
January 25 Scholarship application deadline for fall 2013 (Admissions Office)  
January 29 Direct deposit for spring 2013 sent to bank  
January 31 Spring disbursement checks for spring 2013 mailed to local address on file. Be sure your local address is current.  
February 13 FAFSA deadline for Minnesota State Grant for spring 2013 (if you have not already filed your 2012-2013 FAFSA)  
February 14 Payment Plan fee applied ($30) to accounts with unpaid balance for spring semester 2013  
February 27 Deadline to submit MnSCU consortium agreement for spring 2013  
March 5 Final payment under Payment Plan due for spring semester 2013 tuition and fees. All accounts must be paid in full. $30 late fee and registration hold if full payment is not made by this date.  
March 18 Late fee applied ($30) to accounts with unpaid balances.