Financial aid calendar
If you're applying for financial aid for college, here's a calendar highlighting the important tasks to be done during the senior year of high school.
| September | October | November |
| Create a timetable of financial aid deadlines for both federal government and individual college programs | 
| Request application materials from private scholarship and grant sources |
| December | January | February |
Obtain the federal government's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Obtain any other financial aid forms required by selected colleges | Compile income tax information to help in completing FAFSA Complete, photocopy, and submit FAFSA as soon as possible after January 1 Complete college and private source financial aid forms | Verify that all required financial aid forms have been submitted |
| March | April | May |
| Watch mail for Student Aid Report from the federal government showing your family's expected family contribution (EFC) to college costs Watch for reports from college and private financial aid applications | Receive financial aid awards from various colleges Compare financial aid awards Sign and return financial aid forms | 
Contact financial aid office to check status of aid Notify financial aid administrator of changes in circumstances that affect family's ability to pay EFC (job loss, divorce, etc.) |
| June | Summer | Off to College! |
| Sign student loan promissory notes Receive federal student loan counseling | 
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