Financial Aid Timeline
Below are important UNK financial aid dates for incoming students (first-time freshmen and transfers starting in the Fall) and currently enrolled students. Apply for scholarships and financial aid as early as possible. Contact UNK Office of Financial Aid with any questions.
| Date |
Information |
| July 18, 2023 |
Charges for fall semester are posted to student’s account in MyBLUE |
| August 11, 2023 |
Financial Aid (scholarships, grants and loans) is applied to the fall semester bill |
| August 21, 2023 |
Fall classes begin. Drop or add classes using MyBLUE. Student has until August 26 to drop or add classes to receive a full refund. |
| September 1, 2023 |
UNK Admitted Incoming Freshmen Scholarship opens |
| Nov. - Mar. 2023 |
Incoming freshmen should apply for scholarships that have separate applications such as KHOP, KLOP, Honors, etc. See scholarships for specific deadlines. |
| December 2023 |
2024-2025 FAFSA application opens |
| March 2024 |
UNK will begin to send incoming freshmen offer notifications for federal aid and scholarships (As students submit the FAFSA and scholarship applications, offer notifications will continue to be sent) |
| March 1, 2024 |
Incoming freshmen must apply, be admitted, and send their high school transcript to UNK by March 1 to be eligible for merit-based scholarships. Most other scholarships require completion of the General Incoming Freshman Scholarship Application in MyBLUE. |
| March 31, 2024 |
Transfer students must apply, be admitted, and send their transcripts to UNK by March 31 to be eligible for merit-based scholarships. The majority of transfer scholarship applications also have a deadline of March 31. |
| April 2024 |
UNK will begin to send incoming transfer students offer notifications for federal aid and scholarships (As students submit the FAFSA and scholarship applications, offer notifications will continue to be sent) |
| May 1, 2024 |
Deadline to submit the 2024-2025 FAFSA to be considered for the Nebraska Promise |
| Date |
Information |
| July 18, 2023 |
Charges for fall semester are posted to student’s account in MyBLUE |
| August 11, 2023 |
Financial Aid (scholarships, grants and loans) is applied to the fall semester bill |
| August 21, 2023 |
Fall classes begin; Drop or add classes using MyBLUE (Student has until August 25 to drop or add classes to receive a full refund) |
| December 2023 |
FAFSA opens for 2024-2025 academic year (Students must apply each year to receive financial aid; send results to UNK - school code is 002551) |
| January 2, 2024 |
Spring 2024 J-Term begins; Drop or add classes using MyBLUE (Student has until January 2 to drop or add classes to receive a full refund) |
| January 2, 2024 |
Financial Aid is applied to Spring 2024 bill for students enrolled in Spring 2024 J-Term |
| January 12, 2024 |
Financial Aid is applied to Spring 2024 semester bill for students enrolled in the Spring 2024 regalia academic sessions only |
| January 15, 2024 |
The Current Student Scholarship opens; students may fill out this application in MyBLUE |
| January 22, 2024 |
Spring 2024 regular academic classes begin; Drop or add classes using MyBLUE (Student has until January 26 to drop or add classes to receive a full refund) |
| February 29, 2024 |
The Current Student Scholarship closes on February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM, CST |
| March 2024 |
UNK will begin to send current students offer notifications for federal aid (As students submit the FAFSA, offer notifications will continue to be sent) |
| May 1, 2024 |
Deadline to submit the 2024-2025 FAFSA to be considered for the Nebraska Promise (You must submit the FAFSA each year to be eligible even if you’ve received the Nebraska Promise in previous years) |
For billing, see student accounts for each semester’s E-bill notification dates sent to students, billing due date, and Loper Payment Plan enrollment open and close dates.
See additional Military Federal Tuition Assistance timelines.
