How to Apply for Financial Aid

2024-2025 FAFSA Changes

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, will undergo some major changes for the 2024-2025 academic year that will result in a delay of the opening of the application.

The FAFSA typically opens on Oct. 1 but this year families will have to wait until sometime in December 2023 to apply for federal financial aid for the fall 2024-spring 2025 academic year. An exact date has not been provided by the U.S. Department of Education, but updates will be posted on this page when available. This delay does not impact federal aid for spring 2024. The current FAFSA covers spring 2024 aid. Additional informtion is available at this link .

Steps for Applying for Financial Aid

Create a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID)

The FSA ID can be created at the following site:
https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

Note: The FSA ID has replaced the Federal Student Aid PIN and must be used to log in to all of the above U.S. Department of Education websites.

Complete your FAFSA

Complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) using your tax return information (or your parent's tax return information if you are a dependent student) at https://studentaid.gov/ .

Be sure to list OLLU's School Code: 003598 on the FAFSA so we can electronically download and have access to your information.
We recommend that you apply early. To ensure that your financial aid will be processed by the start of the fall semester, we recommend that you apply no later than May 1.

Complete the OLLU Data Form

Download and print the PDF Data Form or Submit Data Form online.

Submit any supplemental information

The OLLU Financial Aid Office will review your submitted items and possibly ask you for additional information. You should return all additional requested information as soon as possible.

Award Letter

We will send you an award letter listing the many types of financial aid we can offer you. Once you receive the award letter from us, we invite you to come into our office and let us counsel you on your awards. Financial aid will be applied to your bill once you are registered for classes.