Judy Pauley
November 12, 2025
Financial Aid Timeline for WV Students
September 2025
The 2026-2027 FAFSA opened. Any student planning to attend college in the 2026-2027 academic year should file a FAFSA at studentaid.gov/fafsa.
October 1, 2025
The Promise Scholarship application opened for the class of 2026.
The West Virginia Invests Grant application opened for summer 2026, fall 2026 and spring 2027.
The WV STEM Scholarship application opened for fall 2026 and spring 2027.
December 31, 2025
The deadline to apply for the Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program.
March 1, 2026
The deadline to submit the FAFSA and complete the application to apply for the Promise Scholarship.
The deadline to apply for the WV STEM Scholarship.
The application for the STAND Grant opens for fall 2026, spring 2027 and summer 2027.
April 15, 2026
The deadline to submit the FAFSA to apply for the West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program.
The priority deadline to submit the FAFSA and complete the application to apply for the West Virginia Invests Grant Program. Applications accepted after this date.
The Nursing Scholarship application becomes available.
June 1, 2026
The deadline to apply for the Nursing Scholarship.