Welcome! At West Virginia State University your dreams for a quality education can become a reality. Students can look forward to a quality education at an affordable price. The Office of Student Financial Assistance purpose is to assist students with securing federal, state, and institutional financial aid to achieve their degree. Students receive aid in the form of scholarships, grants, work study and loans.

In order to be successful in securing funds to pay for your education, students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as soon after January 1 as possible. Our official form of communication is electronic mail. To stay informed, students should check their campus email address at least 3 times per week. Help us help you. Stay informed. We look forward to helping meet your financial needs.

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Step 1: File your application at www.fafsa.ed.gov

Step 2: File within deadline dates: April 15th (WV Residents - Higher Education Grant deadlines) and June 30th (WVSU deadline). To guarantee application for aid, students should file one month prior to the deadline date.

Step 3: Respond promptly to all requests for information or documents from the Office of Student Financial Assistance. Failure to respond may cause delays, reductions, and/or cancellations of financial aid.

E-mail Notification Policy

The official method of communication for the Office of Student Financial Assistance is the campus e-mail address provided through WVSU. To stay informed and aware, students should check this email address at least once per week.

New students who are not yet admitted to WVSU will be contacted initially using the email address supplied on the FAFSA. Once a student is admitted, and a campus email address is assigned, the Office of Student Financial Assistance will use only the campus assigned e-mail address.