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These deadlines apply to application completion for Federal Direct Unsubsidized, Federal Direct Graduate PLUS, and/or private alternative loan funding. Completing the application by the deadlines will ensure that loan funds will be credited to the student’s university account at the beginning of the requested semester(s) if all other disbursement requirements are met.
Students may apply for loans for more than one semester within an Academic Year on a single application. Review the loan application process to learn how to apply.
Graduate Student Application Deadlines
| Semester | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Fall | February 15th – FAFSA May 15th – Federal Direct Graduate PLUS and private alternative loan applications |
| Spring | August 1st – All Loan Documents |
| Summer | December 1st – All Loan Documents |
We will certify loan applications for each semester up until two weeks before the last day of classes for that semester. Federal regulations prohibit the processing of federal student loans after the term for which the funds were intended has ended. If a student owes a balance is due to the university after the last day of the loan period, we can process an alternative loan application for the amount due, minus any late fees and interest that has accrued.
Please note that we cannot guarantee the actual arrival date of your loan funds. Loan applicants are not exempt from tuition payment deadlines as outlined in the George Washington University Bulletin found online at http://bulletin.gwu.edu/. Thus, you should be prepared to make tuition payments if your loan funds do not arrive by the start of the term, and to cover book and living expenses until such time as any credit balance can be released.