2025-26 FAFSA: Information about financial aid for the 2025-26 academic year is now available.
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Current Updates

OSU Financial Aid Office

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Current Announcements

Updated: October 4, 2024

  • 2025-26 FAFSA Beta Testing in Progress

    • The Department of Education has begun beta testing the 2025-26 FAFSA form with a small group of invited individuals. They are using this beta testing period to find and resolve errors associated with the form. The population of invited beta testers will gradually increase over the next couple of months with the expectation the form will be available to the public by December 1, 2024. Both the Department of Education and the OSU Office of Financial aid will continue to keep students updated on the 2025-26 FAFSA form timeline. 

 

  • 2024 Beaver Champion Award

    • As a part of University Day, the Enrollment Management Team was awarded the Beaver Champion Award. The Bevear Champion Award is granted in recognition of outstanding effort and achievement of excellence, going beyond what is requested and performance of the highest quality that has yielded a university wide impact. OSU is the only R1 research institution that has had 28 years of consecutive enrollment growth. As a part of the Enrollment Management Team, the Office of Financial Aid is being thanked for supporting that growth and particularly regarding the office's handling of the numerous issues surrounding the 2024-25 FAFSA. 

 

  • Upcoming 2025-2026 FAFSA Delayed Until December 1, 2024

    • The Department of Education announced on August 7 that the 2025-2026 FAFSA will have a “phased rollout” of the form. From October 1, 2024, a select group of students and institutions will be able to fill out the form as part of the Department’s testing phase. By mid-October, the form should be available to thousands of students and tens of thousands by November 1. The application should be available to all students on or before December 1, 2024. During the test period, the Department will work to ensure that the form is working as intended, the instructions for students are understandable and the data will be shareable with institutions.

 

  • Oregon National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program Update: 2024 Summer Term Funding Not Available

    • Due to the significant success and high level of participation of the Oregon National Guard State Tuition Assistance program, the funding demands of the program are anticipated to exceed the budget allowance authorized by the Oregon State Legislature. Statute (ORS 348.268(6)) requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) to implement cost saving measures if at any time the HECC determines that funding available to the HECC is insufficient to provide a grant under the ONGSTA program to each eligible person. Because of this funding shortfall, the HECC, in collaboration with our close partner, the Oregon Military Department, have made the difficult decision to suspend funding for the 2024 summer term to assist with continued funding through the end of the 2023-25 biennium. It was determined with communication between the HECC and the Oregon Military Department, that suspending summer term 2024 funding will have the least impact on the number of Oregon National Guard members utilizing ONGSTA funding. The HECC is committed to providing a high level of support to our Oregon National Guard members and will be working with our State Legislators for continued investment in this very successful program. Please do not hesitate to contact OSAC with any questions regarding this decision at ONGSTA@hecc.oregon.gov.
       

  • The FAFSA for the 2024-25 academic year is available on the Federal Student Aid webpage. 
  • ***As Federal Student Loan repayment begins again, please be careful and watch out for scams. ***
     
  • If you are receiving a scholarship from an outside source, please mail those checks to the following address:
    • Student Accounts, Oregon State University, PO Box 1086, Corvallis OR 97339.
    • Be sure the scholarship administrator includes your name and student ID number on the check.
       
  • If you have had a significant reduction in income, that was not captured on your FAFSA, you may contact our office about the Special Conditions Appeal process.