Learn about financial aid credit balances for students studying off campus in the spring, details on spring financial aid disbursements, and when to apply for financial aid for the next academic year.
Spring 2025 Off-Campus Study Programs
For students participating in Spring 2025 Off-Campus Study Programs, credit balances from excess financial aid can be refunded two weeks prior to the program departure date. If there is an anticipated credit on the spring bill, contact the Office of Student Accounts at stuaccounts@colgate.edu to request an early release of the credit balance.
Spring 2025 Financial Aid Disbursements
Spring 2025 financial aid is scheduled to disburse on January 13, 2025. After the Office of Student Accounts assesses Spring 2025 charges, spring financial aid should display as a memo (an anticipated credit) towards those charges. If a financial aid memo is missing from the first spring billing notification, contact the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@colgate.edu.
2025–2026 Returning Student Financial Aid Requirements
The Financial Aid Office is tentatively planning to email 2025–26 financial aid instructions to returning students in early December 2024, as soon as the 2025–26 FAFSA is widely available for all students to complete. When instructed by the Colgate Financial Aid Office, most domestic students should complete both the 25–26 CSS Profile and the 2025–26 FAFSA to apply for financial aid.