State Financial Aid Guides
Every state has its own grant programs, deadlines, and eligibility rules. Find yours below and learn how to maximise the aid available to your family.
Choose your state
Texas
TX3 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: January 15
View guide →California
CA3 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: March 2
View guide →Florida
FL3 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: May 15
View guide →New York
NY3 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: June 30
View guide →Pennsylvania
PA2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: May 1
View guide →Illinois
IL2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: As soon as possible after October 1
View guide →Ohio
OH2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: October 1
View guide →Georgia
GA3 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: File FAFSA for federal aid; HOPE/Zell Miller do not require FAFSA but filing is recommended
View guide →North Carolina
NC3 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: Varies by campus
View guide →Michigan
MI3 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: March 1
View guide →Washington
WA2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — apply as early as possible
View guide →Arizona
AZ1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: Varies by institution — file as early as possible
View guide →Virginia
VA2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: Varies by institution — check each school's priority deadline
View guide →New Jersey
NJ3 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: April 15
View guide →Colorado
CO2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: Varies by institution — file as early as possible
View guide →Tennessee
TN2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: February 1
View guide →Indiana
IN2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: April 15
View guide →Missouri
MO2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: February 1
View guide →Wisconsin
WI1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible
View guide →Minnesota
MN1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: 30 days before the end of the academic term
View guide →Massachusetts
MA2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: May 1
View guide →Maryland
MD2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: March 1
View guide →South Carolina
SC3 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible for need-based grants
View guide →Alabama
AL2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible
View guide →Louisiana
LA2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: July 1
View guide →Kentucky
KY2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible for CAP Grant
View guide →Oregon
OR1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: File as early as possible
View guide →Oklahoma
OK2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible for OTAG
View guide →Connecticut
CT2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: February 15
View guide →Utah
UT2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: Varies by program — file as early as possible
View guide →Iowa
IA2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: July 1
View guide →Nevada
NV2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file early for Silver State Opportunity Grant
View guide →Arkansas
AR1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: June 1
View guide →Mississippi
MS2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: September 15
View guide →Kansas
KS1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: April 1
View guide →New Mexico
NM2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: File as early as possible for state and federal aid
View guide →Nebraska
NE1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible
View guide →West Virginia
WV2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: April 15 for WV Higher Education Grant
View guide →Idaho
ID1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: March 1
View guide →Hawaii
HI1 grant program · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: March 1
View guide →New Hampshire
NH1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible
View guide →Maine
ME1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: May 1
View guide →Montana
MT1 grant program · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: December 1
View guide →Rhode Island
RI2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: March 1
View guide →Delaware
DE2 grant programs · Need-based
FAFSA: April 15
View guide →South Dakota
SD1 grant program · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible for federal aid
View guide →North Dakota
ND2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: April 15
View guide →Alaska
AK2 grant programs · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible
View guide →Vermont
VT1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: File as early as possible
View guide →Wyoming
WY1 grant program · Merit + Need-based
FAFSA: No firm state deadline — file as early as possible for federal aid
View guide →District of Columbia
DC1 grant program · Need-based
FAFSA: June 30
View guide →More states coming soon. In the meantime, our FAFSA Guide covers federal aid available in all 50 states.
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