Important Updates

The 2024-25 FAFSA and CADAA applications will open in December 2023. Visit FAFSA Simplification for details.
UC Davis students who are victims of the Maui Fires may be eligible for funding. Visit Basic Needs for details.
If you have been selected for verification, please complete the requirements as soon as possible. For details, visit Verification.
For California Middle Class Scholarship updates, please visit MCS.

Important Dates for Financial Aid

Fall Quarter 2023

September 25 - December 15, 2023	Dates
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against fall aid	Aug 28
Fall 2023 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadline	Sep 1
Fee payment deadline	Sep 15
Fall quarter begins	Sep 25
Fall quarter instruction begins Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of instruction	Sep 27
Last day to change from full-time to part-time status	Oct 10
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the fall quarter	Oct 24
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the fall quarter	Oct 31
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) available if completing participation after the final deadline	Nov 1
Deadline to apply for Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans for fall quarter	Nov 8
Graduate students with an unpaid balance will be canceled from future registration	TBD
Fall quarter instruction ends	Dec 8
Fall quarter ends	Dec 15

2024-25 FAFSA and CADAA

Both the FAFSA and CADAA for 2024-25 will open in December and the priority filing date remains March 2, 2024, for the FAFSA and has been extended to April 1, 2024, for the CADAA.

CADAA filers will not see changes to the application process, but FAFSA filers will experience the changes resulting from the FAFSA Simplification Act which provides an easier, more streamlined application process for applying for federal financial aid.

Highlights of the new FAFSA include a reduction in the number of questions (from 108 to 36), expanded eligibility for federal aid for more students, and reduced barriers for certain student populations. For more information and resources, visit FAFSA Simplification.