Financial Aid Timeline

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Application Information

Calculating Cost

Financial Aid Links

Financial Aid Scams

Financial Aid Timeline

Forms We May Need

Grants

Loans

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarships

Students Rights and Responsibilities

When to Get Things Done

Year Round Pell Grant

Work-Study at Odessa College

October
- FAFSA opens for new Academic Year
March
- Award for new Academic Year
March - August
- Students accept award
1 Week Out
- Aid transmitted and student can purchase books
10 Days After
- Refunds for all Fall courses