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Important Updates

  • The 2025-26 Continuing Undergraduate Scholarships application is now open! Get started on your application today!
  • 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 for Financial Aid

Fall Quarter 2024

September 23 - December 13, 2024Dates
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against fall aidAug 26
Fall 2024 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadlineSep 1
Deferred Payment Plan (DPP) deadline. Last day to apply and pay the first installmentSep 15
Fall quarter beginsSep 23
Fall quarter instruction begins
Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term 
Sep 25
Last day to change from full-time to part-time statusOct 8
Last day to file a 2024-25 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for the fall quarter
Our office may review submissions after this deadline, but you may only be eligible for loan consideration.
Oct 18
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
Graduate students with an unpaid balance will be canceled from future registrationNov 14
Fall quarter instruction endsDec 6
Fall quarter endsDec 13
Academic Participation Appeal SEVACT deadline (14 days after last day of instruction)

Important Notice: Students enrolled in the Planned Educational Leave Program (PELP), or who filed a cancellation or withdrawal, will need to visit the Return of Aid web page for details on deadlines, limits related to the SEVACT, and calculating the Return of Title IV Aid.
Dec 20

 

Winter Quarter 2025

January 3 - March 21, 2025Dates
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against winter aidNov 22
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadlineDec 1
Deferred Payment Plan (DPP) deadline. Last day to apply and pay the first installmentDec 15
Winter quarter beginsJan 3
Winter quarter instruction begins
Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term
Jan 6
Last day to change from full-time to part-time statusJan 17
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the winter quarterFeb 3
Last day to file a 2024-25 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for the winter quarter
Our office may review submissions after this deadline, but you may only be eligible for loan consideration.
Feb 7
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the winter quarterFeb 10
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) available if completing participation after the final deadlineFeb 11
Deadline to apply for Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans for winter quarterFeb 12
Graduate students with an unpaid balance will be canceled from future registrationFeb 27
Winter quarter instruction endsMar 14
Winter quarter endsMar 21
Academic Participation Appeal SEVACT deadline (14 days after last day of instruction)

Important Notice: Students enrolled in the Planned Educational Leave Program (PELP), or who filed a cancellation or withdrawal, will need to visit the Return of Aid web page for details on deadlines, limits related to the SEVACT, and calculating the Return of Title IV Aid.
Mar 28

 

Spring Quarter 2025

March 27 - June 12, 2025Dates
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against spring aidMar 1
Fall 2024 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadlineMar 1
Deferred Payment Plan (DPP) deadline. Last day to apply and pay the first installmentMar 15
Spring quarter beginsMar 27
Spring quarter instruction begins
Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term
Mar 31
Last day to change from full-time to part-time statusApr 11
Last day to file a 2024-25 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for the spring quarter
Our office may review submissions after this deadline, but you may only be eligible for loan consideration.
Apr 25
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the spring quarterApr 25
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the spring quarterMay 2
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) available if completing participation after the final deadlineMay 5
Deadline to apply for Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans for spring quarterMay 6
Graduate students with an unpaid balance will be canceled from future registrationMay 22
Spring quarter instruction endsJun 5
Spring quarter endsJun 12
Academic Participation Appeal SEVACT deadline (14 days after last day of instruction)

Important Notice: Students enrolled in the Planned Educational Leave Program (PELP), or who filed a cancellation or withdrawal, will need to visit the Return of Aid web page for details on deadlines, limits related to the SEVACT, and calculating the Return of Title IV Aid.
Jun 20