Financial Aid Announcements
NEW - 2025-2026 PA State Budget Delay
The PA General Assembly appropriates funds to PHEAA for the PA State Grant and other special programs. Until the Governor signs the PA State Budget, final award determinations and disbursement for the 2025-2026 PA State Grant program are on hold. Additional programs administered by PHEAA may also be on hold. We encourage you to discuss the impact this has on your financial aid package with your school or postsecondary institution.
NEW - Shippensburg University Foundation Scholarships
The scholarship application for the 2026-2027 academic year is now available. The scholarship committee will begin meeting in November 2025 to review scholarship applications. Please apply as soon as possible for best consideration.
NEW - Changes to SU Foundation Scholarship Disbursements
Beginning with the 25-26 academic year, SU Foundation scholarships will not disburse to your account until “after” the deadline to withdraw from classes with a “W” grade. You will continue to receive credit on your bill for your SU Foundation Scholarships as long as you remain full-time. At the time of disbursement, anyone not enrolled in full-time credits will have their scholarships cancelled per SU Foundation Policy.
All SU Foundation Scholarship recipients must remain full-time throughout the semester to retain their scholarship. Some scholarships require a minimum of 15 credit hours to retain the scholarship. Please review your scholarship retention requirements thoroughly. Please click on the link for additional information SU Foundation Scholarship FAQs.
Department of Education to Begin Federal Student Loan Collections!
The U.S. Department of Education today announced its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections of its defaulted federal student loan portfolio on Monday, May 5th. The Department has not collected on defaulted loans since March 2020. This initiative will be paired with a comprehensive communications and outreach campaign to ensure borrowers understand how to return to repayment or get out of default.
2025-26 FAFSA ® Form is Available!
The Department of Education (ED) officially launched the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ®). To complete the FAFSA, go to studentaid.gov, click "Log In To Start" under the Start a 2025-26 FAFSA® Form, and log in with your FSA ID and password.
Grow PA Scholarship Application
Act 89 of 2024 established two new scholarship programs to provide more opportunities for students to pursue affordable post-secondary education and career preparation programs. For more information from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) on these exciting new scholarships, please click the link above.
2024-2025 PA State Grants
At this time, students should see an award reflected in their Financial Aid Offer. We are loading weekly status update files from PHEAA. If you do not see an award, please sign into your GrantUs.pheaa.org account and review the status. If you have questions with GrantUs, please contact PHEAA directly at 1-800-692-7392.
PA Student Teacher Support Program
The PA Student Teacher Support Program Application is open! Applications will need to be uploaded directly to Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) using your PHEAA account access. The application and eligibility information can be found here.