Aid Calendar

September – December

• Take the SAT or ACT.
• Visit college campuses and attend college fairs.
  
  Towson University hosts several Undergraduate Open Houses in the fall with financial aid representatives available for questions. View the schedule and register online.
• Apply for admission.
  
  To be considered for Towson University admissions-based scholarships, make sure you submit your TU admission application and all you other admission documents by December 1.
• Submit your FAFSA. The 2018-19 FAFSA will be available on October 1, 2017.

January – March

• Complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by:  To meet the Priority Deadline for TU aid, you must submit your 2018-19 FAFSA by 1/17/2018.
• Look for your acceptance letters. Towson University tries to inform students of acceptance within six weeks of receiving an admission application.
• Visit Towson Online Services to active your Net ID and start checking your online To-Do-List regularly because we may request additional information to complete your aid application.
• Once you are offered admission, the Financial Aid Office will start communicating with you through your TU email account. If you already have a primary email account that you check regularly, to avoid email delays, we strongly encourage you to automatically forward your TU email to your primary email account. Follow these TU gmail forwarding instructions. 

March – April

• Attend admitted student events.
• If you were offered admission to Towson University and submitted a FAFSA, we will send you a financial aid offer. To review and accept your TU aid, follow the instructions in Your Award Guide.
• Continue to check your To-Do-List from Towson Online Services.
• Choose the school you want to attend.

By May 1st

• Many schools including TU have a May 1st admission decision deadline. Submit your enrollment contract and deposit to TU.

May – June

• By May 15th, accept your TU aid offers. 
• Complete all the steps on our checklist for accepting aid. 
• Continue to check your To-Do-List from Towson Online Services.

August – September

• Start school.