Congratulations to Early Action students on your acceptance to be a Duke!
In prior messages to colleges and universities, Federal Student Aid (FSA) stated institutions would begin receiving FAFSA data the end of January. In this most recent announcement, FSA revised that timeframe to March. As a result of these delays, we anticipate sending Preliminary Financial Aid Offers to prospective students by mid-April.This offer is available in a students MyMadison.
In the meantime, if you completed your FAFSA and have received a Student Aid Index (SAI), you can use our Net Price Calculator for to estimate a non-scholarship financial aid eligibility.
See our FAFSA Changes page for more information about filing a FAFSA.
Students planning to use financial aid will need to ensure that their social security number is correct in their MyMadison for our office to generate a Preliminary Aid Offer once we receive FAFSA's.
Presentations in Wilson Auditorium
April 2024:
5th, 2024 10:00am & 2:45pm
12th, 2024 10:00am & 2:45pm
Drop-In's & What to Bring
Drop In's: 10am - 4:00pm
Drop in for an opportunity to get your questions answered by the Financial Aid Staff
Please Bring:
- Student ID number (this is located on the student's MyMadison)
- List of any Financial Aid Questions
Scholarship selections for Early Action admitted students that are solely merit-based (i.e. no financial need component) will be made by mid-February. Only students selected as scholarship recipients will be emailed notifications from scholarships@jmu.edu by the end of February.
Selections for scholarships that have a financial need component in their eligibility cannot be made until after JMU begins receiving FAFSA. These selections will be made by mid-April.
JMU Message
There continues to be problems with students and parents being able to file the 2024-25 FAFSA at www.studentaid.gov. In some cases, these challenges are preventing an application from being submitted at all. If you are experiencing problems in completing the FAFSA, please be persistent. Federal Student Aid (FSA) is continuously working on the application to resolve errors in the on-line form.
JMU’s FAFSA Priority Filing Date is March 1, 2024. This is a priority date, not a deadline.
If you cannot meet the priority date, we encourage you to complete the FAFSA as early as possible, even after March 1st.
JMU will closely monitor our FAFSA volume once we begin receiving completed applications from FSA. At this time, FSA is telling schools they will start sending us FAFSA’s “the first half of March.”
We will offer awards as long as funds remain available to applicants who submit the FAFSA before or after March 1, 2024.
Frequently Asked Questions
Due to delays in the United States Department of Education in sending 2024-25 FAFSA data to institutions, we anticipate the earliest we will be able to provide Preliminary Financial Aid Offers to prospective students to be the middle of April.
Scholarship selections for early action admitted students that are solely merit-based (i.e. no financial need component) will be made by mid-February. Only students selected as scholarship recipients will recieve an email notificaiton from scholarships@jmu.edu by the end of February.
Selections for scholarships that have a financial need component in their eligibility cannot be made until after JMU begins receiving FAFSA. These selections will be made by mid-April.
We will send a notification to the email listed on a student's application with Admissions when your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information has been processed and your Preliminary Aid Offer is available. The Preliminary Financial Aid link in the Applicant Center in MyMadison can be used to view your Preliminary Aid Offer when it is available.
The process called Professional Judgment looks at extenuating circumstances that are not reflected on the student’s submitted Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). There is a committee that meets to review a family’s situation on a case by case basis. Information regarding the situations the Professional Judgment committee can review and the process it entails can be found here: https://www.jmu.edu/financialaid/learn/finaid-appeals.shtml.
Due to the new FAFSA process and the delay in schools receiving FAFSA applications, our office will not start reviewing Professional Judgment requests for the 2024-25 academic year until April. Any requests that have already been submitted will need to re-request a review come mid-April when we have FAFSA information to review.
Madison Scholarships Hub is the application center for all scholarships at JMU. This is located within the student’s MyMadison account. Check back into the Madison Scholarships Hub periodically for any additional scholarships through March 1st.
JMU does not offer any discounts for multiple students enrolled at our University.
You can find more information regarding the adjustment of your residency status here: Residency FAQs
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