Financial Aid
Important Dates
- December 1, 2024: 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available.
- January 2, 2025: Spring 2025 disbursements begin
- January 3, 2025: Deadline to submit SAP appeal for Spring 24
- March 1, 2025: ODU FAFSA Priority filing date
- March 3, 2025: Summer 2025 Aid Request Form available online
- June 30, 2025 – Deadline to submit summer aid request – NO Exceptions
- June 30, 2025 – Students must be enrolled in ALL summer courses, or All summer aid may be cancelled.
- June 30, 2025 – Submission deadline for 2024-2025 FAFSA application (required to be considered for summer aid)
- July 7, 2025 – Summer 2025 Tuition deadline
- July 15, 2025 – Deadline to submit signed Summer Award Acceptance
ODU will begin issuing the 2025-26 aid offers to students who qualify tentatively around the first of April. Visit and bookmark the financial aid page http://xfca.xyschool.net/finaidoffice for updates.
Announcements
Beginning 2022-2023 aid year: Virginians who are undocumented and nonimmigrants, have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status (DACA ) may qualify for Virginia State financial aid. Please familiarize yourself with the application process and who may qualify.
**Students eligible to complete a FAFSA should not complete the VASA, they should complete the FAFSA only.
The U.S. Department of Education require that institutions ensure that financial aid funds are used to pay for courses that apply to a student’s degree program.
Course Program of Study (CPoS) refers to all courses needed to earn the degree. Only courses that count toward your program of study can be considered when determining aid eligibility for federal, state and institutional funds. Courses must be required for degree completion in order for those courses to count toward enrollment status requirements for aid.
Taking classes that are not in your Course Program of Study for your officially declared major may result in a reduction or cancellation to your overall financial aid package.
Provides education benefits to spouses and children of military members killed, missing in action, taken prisoner, or who have been rated by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs as totally and permanently or at least 90% disabled as a result of military service. Find more information on the Virginia Department of Veterans Services website.