Important Updates

  • While awaiting your 2024-25 financial aid offer, we encourage you to utilize the UC Davis Financial Aid Estimator to estimate your potential aid.
  • The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) will open on December 1, 2024.

Important Dates

Summer Quarter 2024

June 24 - September 12, 2024Dates
Summer quarter beginsJun 24
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the summer quarterJul 12
Fee payment deadlineJul 15
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the spring quarterJul 15
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) available if completing participation after the final deadlineJul 16
Summer quarter financial aid refunds available through Direct Deposit or Student Accounting for eligible students TBD
Summer quarter instruction begins
Instruction start/end dates vary by program. Please refer to the GSM Academic Calendar
varies
Summer quarter instruction ends
Instruction start/end dates vary by program. Please refer to the GSM Academic Calendar
varies
Summer quarter endsSep 12

Fall Quarter 2024

September 25 - December 13, 2024Dates
Last day to file a 2024-25 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for fall quarter TBD
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against fall aidAug 26
Fall 2024 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadlineSep 1
Fall quarter fee payment deadline: Last day to pay fees to avoid being dropped from classSep 15
Fall quarter beginsSep 25
Fall quarter financial aid refunds available through Direct Deposit or Student Accounting for eligible students TBD
Fall quarter instruction begins
Instruction start/end dates vary by program. Please refer to the GSM Academic Calendar
varies
The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Act Application (CADAA) become available Oct 1
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the fall quarterOct 22
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the fall quarterOct 29
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) available if completing participation after the final deadlineOct 30
Deadline to apply for Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans for fall quarterNov 6
Emergency, Short-Term available to borrow against winter quarter aid Nov 22
Fall quarter instruction ends
Instruction start/end dates vary by program. Please refer to the GSM Academic Calendar
varies
Fall quarter endsDec 13

GSM Financial Aid Drop-In Advising

Drop-In Advising (via Zoom):
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 287 235 3660       

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