Updated November 25, 2024
Find answers to frequently asked financial aid questions:
Financial Aid will begin disbursing on January 7, 2025 for students who completed all of their outstanding items. It is not too late to complete the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.gov.
The 2025-2026 FAFSA is now open. Financial Aid offers for incoming freshmen and transfers begins by late March 2025. Students admitted after this date are packaged on an ongoing basis (allow approximately 2 weeks after you are admitted to receive your aid offer). You will receive an e-mail when your aid offer is available to view in Wingspan. Financial aid offers for returning students, readmitted students, and all graduate students will be made by late June 2025. Student will receive an email when the aid offer is available to view in Wingspan.
Make sure you have checked Wingspan for any outstanding items for the 2024-2025 award year and submit items to the Office of Financial Aid (Wingspan, Self Service 9x - NEW, Financial Aid Dashboard, choose appropriate award year, Home). Due to the volume of paperwork we receive, it can take us several weeks to review your information so please submit it NOW.
Paperwork can be submitted securely through Wingspan, dropped by the Office of Financial Aid, or sent by fax to 803/323-2557. You can also mail your documents. If you choose to scan and e-mail to finaid@winthrop.edu, instead of document upload, we suggest you black out any private information like Social Security Numbers, because e-mail is not considered secure.
To submit documents through Wingspan, use the following steps once you have logged in to Wingspan:
Learn more about other funding options such as Parent PLUS Loan and Private Loan.
Winthrop University has an emergency fund for students experiencing sudden financial hardship. Access the application.
