Types of Aid for Undergraduate Students
Veterans Benefits
Dates and Deadlines
To ensure maximum consideration, it is imperative students are knowledgeable of the specific deadlines associated with all scholarships awarded. Scholarships will be awarded to first-year students November to early May, transfer students in early May, and current students in early June. Students selected to receive a scholarship will be notified by email to their Auburn email account. First-year students awarded a competitive merit scholarship will also receive notification by postal mail to their permanent address.
August 1
Admission application available
Mid-September
Early Action Admission Round 1
Decisions released Mid-October
October 1
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available
FAFSA available on or before October 1
Mid-October
Early Action Admission Round 2
Decisions released Mid-November
Early November
Scholarship application available through the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) via AU Access.
Mid-November
Early Action Admission Round 3
Decisions released Mid-December
Competitive merit scholarships awarded to admitted students
Official ACT/SAT test score required for merit scholarship consideration
December 1
Final Early Action Admission deadline
Decisions released Early February
Submit your complete admission file (application, fee, transcript, and test scores) by this date for full consideration for competitive merit and priority scholarships.
January 12
Official test score must be received for competitive merit scholarship consideration
Mid-January
Select need-based scholarships awarded
Select need-based scholarships awarded monthly through mid-March
February 1
Regular Admission deadline
Decisions released Early March
Early February
Competitive merit scholarships awarded
February 16
Financial aid and scholarship priority date
Submit your AUSOM scholarship application and ensure Auburn has received your FAFSA and any requested verification documents to be considered for general scholarships, departmental scholarships, need-based aid, supplemental grants, and work-study
Mid-March
General and departmental scholarships awarded
Official aid offers sent
Weekly thereafter as additional students complete FAFSA requirements
May 1
Enrollment deposit deadline
* The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s AU Access My Finances page after we receive the results of the FAFSA.
Early August
Admission application available
October 1
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available
FAFSA available on or before October 1
Early November
Scholarship application available through AUSOM
February 16
Financial aid and scholarship priority date
Submit your AUSOM scholarship application and ensure Auburn has received your FAFSA and any requested verification documents to be considered for general scholarships, departmental scholarships, need-based aid, supplemental grants, and work-study
Mid-March
Estimated aid offers sent
Mid-May
General and departmental scholarships awarded
Official aid offers sent
Weekly thereafter as additional students complete FAFSA requirements
June 1
Enrollment deposit deadline for summer enrollment
August 1
Enrollment deposit deadline for fall enrollment
* The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s AU Access My Finances page after we receive the results of the FAFSA.
Early November
Scholarship application available in the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM)
October 1
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available
FAFSA available on or before October 1
February 16
Financial aid and scholarship priority date
Submit your AUSOM scholarship application and ensure Auburn has received your FAFSA and any requested verification documents to be considered for general scholarships, departmental scholarships, need-based aid, supplemental grants, and work-study
Mid-May
Competitive merit and select need-based scholarships renewed
General and departmental scholarships awarded
Official aid offers sent
Weekly thereafter as additional students complete FAFSA requirements
* The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s AU Access My Finances page after we receive the results of the FAFSA.
