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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

2024-25 Important Dates

Summer 2024

Summer Quarter 2024

June 24 - September 13, 2024Dates
Summer quarter beginsJun 24
2024 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadlineJul 1
Fee payment deadlineJul 15
Summer quarter instruction begins for Teaching Credential Agriculture (Full-Time)
Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term 
Jul 22
Summer quarter financial aid refunds available through Direct Deposit or Student Accounting for eligible students Jul 22
Summer quarter instruction begins for Teaching Credential Agriculture (Part-Time)
Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term 
Aug 5
Summer quarter financial aid refunds available through Direct Deposit or Student Accounting for eligible students Aug 5
Final fee payment deadlineAug 22
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for summer 2024Aug 23
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for summer 2024Aug 26
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) is available if completing participation after the final deadline Aug 27
Summer quarter instruction endsSep 13
Summer quarter endsSep 13

Fall 2024

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
Priority deadline to file a 2024-25 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for fall quarter Sep 6
Fall quarter fee payment deadlineSep 15
Fall quarter beginsSep 23
Fall quarter financial aid refunds available through Direct Deposit or Student Accounting for eligible students Sep 23
Fall quarter instruction begins
Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term 
Sep 25
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
Final fee payment deadlineNov 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 2025

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
Priority deadline to file a 2024-25 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for winter quarterDec 6
Winter quarter fee payment deadlineDec 15
Winter quarter beginsJan 3
Winter quarter financial aid refunds available through Direct Deposit or Student Accounting for eligible studentsJan 3
Winter quarter instruction begins
Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term
Jan 6
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for the winter quarterFeb 3
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
Final fee payment deadlineFeb 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 2025

Spring Quarter 2025

March 27 - June 12, 2025Dates
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against spring aidMar 1
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadlineMar 1
Priority deadline to file a 2024-25 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for spring quarterMar 7
Spring quarter fee payment deadlineMar 15
Spring quarter beginsMar 27
Spring quarter financial aid refunds available through Direct Deposit or Student Accounting for eligible studentsMar 27
Spring quarter instruction begins
Verify your Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term
Mar 31
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 3
Deadline to apply for Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans for spring quarterMay 6
Final fee payment deadlineMay 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 19