We maintain a running journal of financial aid announcements, updates, and disbursement reports throughout the year.
Entries are listed chronologically.
Financial Aid Bulletins
- September 13, 2024The Patriot Forms system will continue to be available until September of 2025.
- August 28, 2024This is a friendly reminder that the deadline to submit your verification documents for the 2023-2024 award year is quickly approaching on August 30.
- July 2, 2024The last day to submit a SAP appeal for the summer is 5 p.m. on July 31, 2024.
- July 2, 2024The last day the Office of Student Financial Aid processes summer loans for the 2023-24 aid year is August 9, 2024.
- June 13, 2024The enrollment freeze date for the fall 2024 semester is September 18, 2024.
- May 24, 2024The enrollment freeze date for the summer 2024 semester is July 16, 2024.
- May 17, 2024George Mason University is extending the deadline for admitted freshman students to submit an enrollment deposit and confirm their spot in the Class of 2028.
- January 9, 2024The enrollment freeze date for the spring 2024 semester is February 6, 2024.
- January 5, 2024The last day to accept a loan for the spring semester is May 7, 2024.
- December 5, 2023The last day to accept a loan for the fall semester is December 12, 2023.
- August 9, 2023Information about the enrollment freeze for fall 2023.
- July 14, 2023Alethia Shipman was recently appointed as director of student financial aid at George Mason University. Shipman, who has been with Mason for more than a year serving as associate director of financial aid, assumes the position following the retirement of Sandy Tarbox.