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<\/strong><\/p>\n April 4, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”31px” border_color_all=”#E02B20″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”11px” border_color_all=”#E02B20″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”2024-2025 FAFSA\u00ae Information” button_url=”https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#E02B20″ button_bg_color=”#FFFFFF” button_alignment=”center” background_layout=”light” width=”100%” min_height=”157.6px” custom_margin=”||-61px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The Department of Education has communicated a projected six-week delay in the processing and transmission of FAFSA\u00ae<\/span> information to colleges and universities. Consequently, this delay will impact the timeline for the disbursement of financial aid awards at Western Oregon University.<\/span><\/p>\n We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date and precise financial aid information. However, due to this delay, our ability to send out this information to you will also be affected. We understand the importance of timely updates, and we assure you that we will keep you informed as soon as more information becomes available.<\/span><\/p>\n If you have not already filed, make sure you submit your\u00a0<\/span>2024-25 FAFSA\u00ae Application<\/span><\/a> as soon as possible and do not forget to also submit your <\/span>WOU General Scholarship Application<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by the March 1st deadline.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The Department of Education has stated that they will send 2024-25 FAFSA\u00ae applications to institutions by early to mid-March. Once we receive your FAFSA\u00ae information, you will be notified via email.<\/span><\/p>\n We appreciate your patience during this period of adjustment. Should you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the<\/span> Financial Aid Office<\/span><\/a> at (503) 838-8475 or by email at <\/span>finaid@wou.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Thank you for your understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”9px” border_color_all=”#7f7f7f” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/” button_text=”FAFSA\u00ae – Studentaid.gov” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/aid-estimator\/” button_text=”Federal Student Aid Estimator” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”10px” border_color_all=”#E02B20″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA\u00ae ” button_url=”https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/articles\/fafsa-changes-coming\/” button_text=”7 Key Changes Coming to the 2024\u201325 FAFSA\u00ae Experience” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#a5a5a5″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#E02B20″ button_bg_color=”#FFFFFF” min_height=”261.9px” custom_padding=”|25px|0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n There are new changes to the FAFSA\u00ae.<\/p>\n Click on the button below to find out more:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Updates to the 2024-2025 ORSAA” button_url=”https:\/\/oregonstudentaid.gov\/fafsa-orsaa\/2024-25-fafsaorsaa-changes\/” button_text=”2024-25 FAFSA\u00ae\/ORSAA Changes” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#a0a0a0″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#E02B20″ button_bg_color=”#FFFFFF” min_height=”261.9px” custom_padding=”|25px|0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The ORSAA has been updated to align with the FAFSA\u00ae and the FAFSA\u00ae Simplification Act.<\/p>\n Click on the button below to find out more:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2024-2025 FAFSA\u00ae Information Latest Updates…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":417,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"splash-page.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-23886","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/417"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23886\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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To assist students and families who have faced difficulties in filing their FAFSA\u00ae application, <\/span>WOU is further extending the early FAFSA\u00ae<\/span> filing deadline from March 1<\/b>st<\/b> to April 1<\/b>st, 2024<\/b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n