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Welcome to the Office of Financial Aid

Thank you for visiting the Valdosta State University Office of Financial Aid's (OFA) web site.  We in the OFA are dedicated to helping students and parents obtain the financial aid necessary to pay for a college education here at Valdosta State University. This site is designed to help you in this process and hopefully answers all questions you may have regarding financial aid here at VSU. Should you wish for further information, please contact our office.

Grants, Federal Work-Study, loans, and a number of scholarships are available through our office to help pay for the educational expenses here at Valdosta State University. The Office of Financial Aid should be your first stop if you are looking for information on: aid eligibility, Stafford loans, the PELL grant, the HOPE Scholarship, or the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The Office of Financial Aid is located on the first floor of the University Center at Entrance 5.

Valdosta State University's Federal School Code is 001599. This information will be needed by students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Latest Financial Aid News and Information:

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2012 SUMMER FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION

NOTICE: Please allow 3-4 weeks processing time of all Summer Applications due to high volume

Pell is now available for summer semesters ONLY If you have been enrolled LESS than full time in either of the previous Fall or Spring semesters you can receive Pell for ANY number of enrolled hours as long as you are eligible.

     
GENERAL AID INFO
HOPE INFO LOAN INFO

URGENT: Effective Fall semester 2011, the following financial aid programs will NO longer be available due to state and federal budget restrictions:

COG Grant
LEAP Grant
ACG Grant
SMART Grant

TRANSIENT STUDENTS CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FAQs PAGE

The Georgia Legislature has made significant changes to the HOPE Scholarship which will drastically change HOPE awards beginning Summer Semester 2011. Click HERE for more information.

TO ACCEPT THE PLUS LOAN PLEASE CLICK HERE

TO ACCEPT STUDENT LOANS ONLINE COMPLETE A LOAN REQUEST FORM OR ACCEPT THE AWARDS ONLINE IN BANNER

CLICK HERE FOR LOAN COUNSELING ONLINE

SIGN YOUR LOAN PROMISSORY NOTE ONLINE

 
SCHOLARSHIP INFO
CONTACT US ONLINE
EXCESS / REFUND INFO

WHERE DO I HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP SENT TO?

VSU GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS NOW ONLINE THROUGH MARCH 1, 2012

***NOTICE *** When contacting our office through the web, please use the CONTACT US page for ALL inquiries. This will help us have all the information we need to answer your question promptly. Thanks!

Please contact the BURSARY at (229) 333-5725 for excess check information, fee questions, and all balance inquiries

Print your 1098-T by clicking on this link: http://www.valdosta.edu/finadmin/financial/taxincentive.shtml

 

What Types of Financial Aid are Available?

How do I get Financial Aid?

 

Other Important Information:

Are there other information sources?

By going to the Financial Aid Links page, you can access sources such as the Department of Education, the Georgia Student Finance Commission, or scholarship search engines.

 

Financial Aid Quick Links

Important Financial Aid Dates

These are our FAFSA filing priority deadlines to help make sure your aid is in place for the appropriate term.  Your FAFSA can be filed after these dates but you may not have funds in place for the term.

  • Summer 2012 aid - April 1
  • Fall 2012 - June 15
  • Spring 2013 aid - November 1