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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).

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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 2008 aid - April 1, 2008
  • Fall 2008 aid - June 15, 2008
  • Spring 2009 aid - November 1, 2008
 

2008 Dates (Fall)

  • Early Fee Payment Deadline - August 6 by 5:00pm
  • Registration - August 14-18
  • First Class - August 18
  • Final Payment Deadline - August 22
  • Labor Day - September 1
  • Refunds Mailed (excess checks) - September 5
  • Mid-Term - October 9
  • Fall Break - October 13-14
  • Thanksgiving - November 26-28
  • Last Class - December 8
  • Finals - December 10-12
  • Graduation - December 13

2009 Dates (Spring)

  • Early Fee Payment Deadline - December 18 by 5:00pm
  • Registration - January 8-12
  • First Class - January 12
  • Final Payment Deadline - January 16
  • Refunds Mailed (excess checks) - January 30
  • Mid-Term - March 5
  • Spring Break - March 16-20
  • Last Class - May 1
  • Finals - May 5-8
  • Graduation - May 9