Aid Calendar

September – December

• Take the SAT or ACT.
• Visit college campuses and attend college fairs. View our Undergraduate Open House Schedule and register online.
• Apply for admission.  To apply for TU scholarships, you must submit a complete application for FALL admission (including all test results and transcripts) by December 1.
• Complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  The 2020-2021 FAFSA will become available on October 1, 2019.

January – March

• For priority consideration for TU’s need-based grants, you must submit your 2020-2021 FAFSA and a complete fall admission application (including transcripts and test results) by 1/15/2020.
• 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 1^st admission decision deadline. Submit your enrollment contract and deposit to TU.

May – June

• By May 15^th, accept your TU aid offers. 
• By May 15^th, 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.