{"id":166,"date":"2017-09-29T22:30:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T05:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/office-of-scholarships-and-financial-aid\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2025-12-02T00:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T00:15:08","slug":"application-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/application-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for financial aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4951\"><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4951<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:financial.aid@nau.edu\"><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> financial.aid&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Applying for financial aid at NAU<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n        <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2>How to apply<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- removed margin utility classes pt-0 mb-0 mb-md-70 mb-lg-100 -->\n<section class=\"nau-block headline-image-wysiwyg  color-scheme-blue \">\n    <header class=\"hiw-head-and-hero-wrapper\">\n\n        \n        <picture>\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2024\/01\/1426_Statewide_20191001-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2024\/01\/1426_Statewide_20191001-1200x900.jpg\">\n            <img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2024\/01\/1426_Statewide_20191001-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Student working on a computer at a table outside.\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"hiw-innerblockwrapper  \">\n                    <p class=\"is-style-eyebrow\">Two easy steps<\/p>\n        \n        <!--h3><\/h3-->\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><p><!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} --><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Apply for admission to NAU.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the FAFSA \u2013 File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid using NAU school code 001082 as soon as possible. Be sure to complete it by the Preferred FAFSA filing date to ensure the most possible aid.\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the step-by-step <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9apxxQrx-WY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video instructions<\/a> for filling out the FAFSA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: Undocumented students who are ineligible to complete the FAFSA can complete the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cssprofile.collegeboard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>CSS\u00a0profile<\/em><\/a><em> using NAU school code 4006.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>            <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><p><em>Preferred FAFSA filing dates<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students attending fall only: April 15<\/li>\n<li>Students attending fall and spring: April 15<\/li>\n<li>Students attending spring only: October 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n\n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignright\">\n                                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-gold\"><a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/how-to-apply\/apply-now\/\"\n                                        target=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">\n                                    Apply for admission                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-blue\"><a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">\n                                    Complete the FAFSA                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight-xxx-light \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n                        \n<table id=\"tablepress-36\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-36\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Enrollment term<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Which FAFSA to submit<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Tax year &amp; income information<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>Preferred FAFSA Filing Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Fall 2025<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2025-2026<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2023<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">April 1, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Spring 2026<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2025-2026<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2023<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">April 1, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Summer 2026<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2025-2026<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2023<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Fall 2026-Spring 2027<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2026-2027<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2024<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">April 15, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Fall 2026 only<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2026-2027<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2024<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">April 15, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Spring 2027 only<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2026-2027<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2024<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">October 15, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Summer 2027<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2026-2027<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2024<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2>Other steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure a smooth and accurate process and to make sure you\u2019re eligible for the most possible aid, be sure to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Keep an eye out for your<strong> Student Aid Report (SAR)<\/strong> (for the 2023-24 FAFSA) and the <strong>FAFSA Submission Summary<\/strong> (for the 2024-25 FAFSA) via email from the US Department of Education. Review the information provided and make any corrections. If you don\u2019t receive this summary within a month after filing the FAFSA, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/help-center\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Monitor your<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/louie\">LOUIE<\/a> <strong>student account<\/strong> and your NAU and personal email accounts for important information, updates, and requests from the university.<\/li><li>Review your <strong>financial aid award offer<\/strong>, sent out via snail mail and email. NAU will receive FAFSA information mid-March, and will begin processing and mailing award letters as soon as possible after that. Be sure to keep an eye on your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nau.edu\/louie\">LOUIE<\/a> account for any holds or To-Do List items.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you are a continuing or returning student to NAU, a minimum of half-time enrollment (6+ hours for undergraduate students; 5+ for graduate students) is required for financial aid to be awarded. 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