{"id":747,"date":"2021-08-26T14:52:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T14:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/?page_id=747"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:09:57","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero has-black-background\">\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__content\">\n\n                <!-- breadcrumbs include -->\n                <div class=\"purdue home-diagonal-cta-hero__breadcrumbs\">\n                                    <\/div>\n                <!-- \/breadcrumbs include -->\n\n                \n\n                                                        <h1 class=\"third-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__header\"><br>Apply for Aid<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__subtext\">\n                        \n\n<p>The process of applying for different types of financial aid may appear overwhelming. We\u2019re here to guide you through the process. To get started, review the steps below.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n\n\n\n<!-- ed -->\n<!-- <div class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-container\">\n    <span class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-desc tablet-hidden\">\n        Jump to:\n    <\/span>\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list--desktop\">\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Careers<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Take action<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Transfer<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <form class=\"purdue-home-select purdue-home-link-hero__list--mobile\">\n        <label for=\"8447dae6-f4a5-4633-bb0a-e171b5507d4a\" class=\"is-sr-only\">Choose a link:<\/label>\n        <select id=\"8447dae6-f4a5-4633-bb0a-e171b5507d4a\" name=\"links\">\n            <option value=\"\" data-external=\"\">Jump to:<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Careers<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Take action<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Transfer<\/option>\n    <\/select>\n    <\/form>\n<\/div> -->\n<!-- ed -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Purdue train\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/purdue-train-spring-scaled-1.jpg\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"purdue-home-link-cards \">\n\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n        \n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"purdue-home-link-cards__cards\">\n                    <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                        \n\n<div class=\"column is- is-4-desktop is-half-tablet\"><div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story\"><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center has-white-background\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Submit a FAFSA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by April 15 allows you to be automatically considered for the maximum amount of need-based federal, state and institutional financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <div class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/apply\/fafsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Submit FAFSA (Opens in a new tab)\">Submit FAFSA<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"column is- is-4-desktop is-half-tablet\"><div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story\"><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center has-white-background\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Review Financial Aid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To be considered for additional aid, such as Purdue departmental scholarships or loans, review your eligibility and the application process for&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/apply\/purdueaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purdue aid<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/apply\/privateaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">private aid<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/apply\/loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loans<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <div class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/mypurdue.purdue.edu\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Aid Notification (Opens in a new tab)\">View Aid Notification<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"column is- is-4-desktop is-half-tablet\"><div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story\"><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center has-white-background\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Mark Your Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, mark your calendar! Whether you are a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/students\/undergraduate\/incoming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newly admitted student<\/a>&nbsp;or a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/students\/undergraduate\/current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">current student<\/a>, don\u2019t miss important dates and deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <div class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/students\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Student Information (Opens in a new tab)\">Student Information<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-747","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6216,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747\/revisions\/6216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}