You may file your FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA anytime after January 1 for the next Fall and Spring semesters. Because financial aid funds are limited in the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-Study (FWS), for PRIORITY consideration for SEOG and FWS your FAFSA should be completed no later than May 2 preceding the financial aid award year for which you are applying. If funds are available after awarding students who have completed files by this date, the Financial Aid Office will continue to make awards on a first-come, first-served basis.

March 2 is the first deadline for the Cal Grant Program. A second deadline of September 2 is available for community college students only. You must submit a FAFSA before each deadline date. Skyline College will send CAL Grant GPA Verifications electronically for students who have completed at least 24 units in the SMCC District to the California Student Aid Commission. Students who have not completed at least 24 units at SMCCD will need to secure the GPA verification from the high school attended or request a combination of credits from other colleges to submit along with SMCCD units.

YOU MAY FILE THE FAFSA ANY TIME DURING THE AWARD YEAR for financial aid funds that are not limited, such as, Federal Pell Grants and Federal Stafford Loans. The filing deadline for a FAFSA for Federal Pell Grant for the 2004-05 award year is June 30, 2005. Federal Stafford Loan applications are accepted any time during a term, but must be submitted at least two (2) weeks prior to the end of the semester for which the loan is made.

The Board of Governors Fee Waiver (BOGFW) deadline is the last day of the semester/year for which the BOGFW is being requested. A BOGFW may be retroactive for a term of enrollment during an award year if a student applies after school begins. The application is available at www.skylinecollege.edu in the financial aid forms or on WebSMART.