When to Apply for Financial Assistance
Spring Semester Entering Students

September - December

For enrollment in January apply for admission. Submit the 2008-09 FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov using code #002751. New York State residents should also complete the Tuition Assistance Program application using code #0403. Students filing the FAFSA online can apply using the TAP on the web link. Submit the Preliminary Financial Aid Form to receive an estimated aid package. C.W. Post mails out financial assistance packages on a rolling basis to all new freshman and new transfer aid applicants accepted for enrollment at C.W. Post. Student must notify the campus in writing of their acceptance or rejection of the financial assistance package within the required response time.

Mid-January – Spring semester begins.

January – March

As a continuing C.W. Post student complete and process the 2009-10 FAFSA no later than March 1 for financial assistance consideration in the upcoming 2009-10 academic year. All students can secure the FAFSA forms at the Office of Financial Assistance or may apply on the internet at www.fafsa.ed.gov . Please use code #002751 on your FAFSA to designate C.W. Post as a recipient institution. New York State residents should also complete the Tuition Assistance Program application using code #0403. Students filing the FAFSA on-line can apply using the TAP on the web link.

April - August

Campus mails out financial assistance packages to upperclassmen and graduate students. The staff of the Financial Assistance Office will be available throughout the summer to discuss your financial aid, your plan for paying your Fall tuition bill, (which is due in August) and alternative payment options.