FAFSA

The 2024-2025 FAFSA Application for Federal Student Aid Is Available

This application determines financial aid eligibility should you plan to attend the university during the following semesters:

Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and/or Summer 2025.

Complete the 2023-2024 FAFSA to determine eligibility for:

Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and/or Summer 2024 semesters.


Completing your FAFSA application can seem overwhelming—join our Financial Aid team to have all your questions answered and have help completing your application.

Even if you have a plan for how you will pay for college, you should complete your FAFSA. Here’s why

  1. Often students assume they don’t qualify for financial aid, but you may be surprised!
  2. If you plan on applying for federal student loans, you must have completed your FAFSA to do so!
  3. To be eligible for all UNCP scholarships, even those not based on financial need, you must have completed your FAFSA!

To complete your FAFSA you will need:

  1. List of schools you plan to apply to
  2. Your FSA ID
  3. Parent & student social security numbers
  4. Your driver’s license (if you have one)
  5. Copy of tax documents
    • 2024 - 2025 FAFSA requires 2022 tax returns
    • 2023 - 2024 FAFSA requires 2021 tax returns
  6. Records of any untaxed income & assets

The Office of Financial Aid strives to educate, assist and advise students and their families through the financial aid process. If you have any questions about completing your FAFSA or financial aid in general, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our office!


College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC)

CFNC provides free information to students to help them plan, apply, pay, and save for college. Visit CFNC.org or call toll-free at 866-866-CFNC (2362) for more information.