Know your dates. Stay up-to-date with the financial
aid calendar.
Fall 2020 Graduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid Calendar
March 1, 2020: Awards begin for 2020–2021
May 1, 2020: Graduate and Parent PLUS loan applications open for 2020–2021 award year
May 28, 2020: Spring review of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Fall 2020 eligibility for students not enrolled in Summer 2020
July: Review of state grants
July 1, 2020: Private loan certifications for 2020–2021 begins
July: Review begins for UB foundation awards
Mid-August: Summer review of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Fall 2020 eligibility for students enrolled in Summer 2020
August 31, 2020: UB CARES Grant application available for Fall 2020
September 9, 2020: UB CARES Grant disbursements begin for Fall 2020
September 22, 2020: Fall 2020 Graduate/Undergraduate disbursement begins
October 1, 2020: 2021–2022 FAFSA available online at studentaid.gov (UB's school code is 002102)
November 1, 2020: Fall 2020 deadline to submit Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal, located under the Financial Aid Forms section in MyUB
November 17, 2020: Fall 2020 disbursement begins for second 7-week session courses
Fall 2020 Law and LLM Financial Aid Calendar
April 30, 2020: Awards begin for 2020–2021
May 1, 2020: Graduate and Parent PLUS loan applications open for 2020–2021 award year become available online
May 28, 2020: Spring review of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Fall 2020 eligibility for students not enrolled in Summer 2020
July: Review of state grants
July 1, 2020: Private loan certifications for 2020–2021 begins
July 15, 2020: Review begins for UB foundation awards
Mid-August: Summer review of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Fall 2020 eligibility for students enrolled in Summer 2020
August 17, 2020: Fall 2020 Law/APD disbursement begins
August 24, 2020: UB CARES Grant application available for Fall 2020
September 1, 2020: UB CARES Grant disbursements begin for Fall 2020
October 1, 2020: 2021–2022 FAFSA available online at studentaid.gov (UB's school code is 002102)
October 25, 2020: Fall 2020 deadline to submit Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal, located under the Financial Aid Forms section in MyUB
You can also reference the previous financial aid calendar.
Useful information can be found at StudentAid.gov.