What is the difference between a priority date and a deadline?
Generally, a priority date refers to dates established for scholarships and the FAFSA. Students who meet these priority dates will receive first consideration for awards. Sending in an application after the priority date does not eliminate you from receiving an award; however, it does lessen your chances as many types of aid and scholarships have limited funding. Yet, meeting the priority date does not guarantee you a scholarship or certain types of aid since other criteria are taken into consideration. To meet the FAFSA priority date, we recommend that you complete your taxes early so that you will have the necessary information to complete the application. • What is the application priority date at DWU? Current and new students that meet Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) financial aid priority deadline of April 1 and DWU’s criteria may qualify for the Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant, Federal/Campus Work Study, and/or Federal Perkins. However, these funds are limited s
A priority date refers to a date established by the school for the submission of the FAFSA and/or other scholarship applications. If a student submits the application after the priority date, this does not eliminate a student from receiving an award; however, it does lessen your chance of receiving certain types of aid and scholarships that have limited funding. Note: meeting the priority date does not guarantee you will receive a scholarship or certain types of aid since other criteria are taken into consideration. To meet DWU’s FAFSA priority date, April 1, we recommend completing your taxes early so you will have the necessary information to complete the application. A deadline is a date when something must be completed and failure to complete the application by the deadline will eliminate a student’s chance of receiving funding from that source. • What is the application priority date at DWU? Current and new students who meet Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) financial aid priority
