Financial Aid
Financial Calendar Fall 2024
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| Audience | Date | Complete Financial Action by Date | Important Info Links and Who to Contact |
| New & Cont. Students | March 31 | State of MS Financial Aid: HELP application deadline | Anticipated State of MS Awards: Financial Aid |
| New Students | July 1 | Freshman Designation Based Scholarship Deadline | Scholarships: Office of Undergraduate Scholarships |
| New & Cont. Students | July 1 | FAFSA & Verification Process Priority Date for Payment Consideration for fall | FAFSA & Verification: Financial Aid Payment Information: Business Services |
| New & Cont. Students | July 1 | Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver Application Priority Date for Payment Consideration for fall | Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver: Human Resources |
| New & Cont. Students | July 8 | Anticipated aid and balance due visible to students in SOAR | Anticipated Aid: Financial Aid Balance Information: Business Services |
| New & Cont. Students | July 15 | Fall 2024 invoices available in SOAR | Invoices: Business Services |
| New Transfer Students | August 1 | Admission & Scholarship Application deadline for incoming fall Transfer Academic and Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships |
Admissions & Transcripts: Admissions |
| New & Cont. Students | August 1 | Last day to drop/withdrawal from Fall 2024 Intersession classes and receive financial credit. | |
| New & Cont. Students | August 10 | Student responsibility due in full or enrollment in payment installment plan (1st installment due upon enrollment in plan). Students who do not meet this payment requirement may be subject to cancellation of their Fall 2024 classes. | Payment Information: Business Services |
| New Students | August 15 | Acceptance deadline for fall Transfer Academic & Transfer/Freshman Designation-Based Scholarships | Scholarships: Office of Undergraduate Scholarships |
| New & Cont. Students | August 21 | USM Fall 2024 Regular session classes begin | Class Registration: Office of the Registrar Your Academic Advisor's contact information in SOAR |
| New & Cont. Students | August 23 | Last day to add/drop Fall 2024 Session I classes without academic or financial penalty | |
| New & Cont. Students | August 28 | Last day to add/drop Fall 2024 Regular Session classes without academic or financial penalty | |
| New & Cont. Students | September 1 | Begin processing Fall 2024 refunds. | Refunds Schedules: Business Services |
| New & Cont. Students | September 10 | 2nd Payment plan installment due | Payment Information: Business Services |
| New & Cont. Students | September 15 | State of MS Financial Aid: MTAG & MESG application deadline | Anticipated State of MS Awards: Financial Aid |
| New & Cont. Students | October | State of Mississippi Financial Aid typically sends fall 2024 funding to The University of Southern Mississippi in October to post state awards to SOAR accounts. | Anticipated State of MS Awards: Financial Aid |
| New & Cont. Students | October 1 | GO Scholarship Application and State of Mississippi Financial Aid application is available for upcoming academic year (2025-26: fall 2025, spring 2026 and summer 2026) | |
| New & Cont. Students | October 1 | The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available for the 2025-26 academic year. | FAFSA: Financial Aid |
| New & Cont. Students | October 10 | 3rd Payment plan installment due | Payment Information: Business Services |
| New & Cont. Students | October 16 | Last day to add/drop Fall 2024 Session II classes without academic or financial penalty | |
| New & Cont. Students | November 10 | 4th Payment plan installment due | Payment Information: Business Services |
| New & Cont. Students | March 15 | FAFSA Priority Date for Scholarship Consideration (Financial Aid) for the upcoming academic year (2025-26) | FAFSA: Financial Aid |