# SFA News

**Source**: https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/sfa-news/
**Parent**: https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/

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2025 Fall Disbursements

Check your [**ONE.UF**](https://one.uf.edu/) portal for any outstanding “To Do” items and “Holds” to make sure you have submitted or completed all requirements necessary to receive your financial aid. You must complete all federal financial aid requirements before any federal funds can be disbursed to you.

**Your Financial Aid Disbursement**

- **Your aid will be calculated and disbursed based on your total fall enrollment at the end of Drop/Add. If you add classes after Drop/Add those classes will NOT be used in calculating your eligibility for aid.**
- Disbursement of aid for students who have completed all federal requirements and are enrolled in 15 credit hours (undergraduates) or 12 credit hours (graduates) will begin the first week of classes.
- If you are enrolled **less** than 15 credit hours (undergraduates) or 12 credit hours (graduates), your financial aid (including loans) will be held until after the end of the Drop/Add period. Read more about [**determining financial aid minimum enrollment requirements**](https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/process/receiving-your-aid/enrollment-requirements/).
- **Florida Bright Futures Scholarships, Pell Grants, and Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships will be disbursed after Drop/Add ends.**
- **Due to federal regulations, you can only use financial aid for classes that count toward your declared degree or certificate program.**

[**MORE INFO ABOUT 2025 FALL DISBURSEMENTS.**](https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/2526-fall-disbursements/)

2025 Constitution Day

**Please join the University of Florida Levin College of Law for the 2025 Constitution Day Celebration.**

**Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol**, Stephen C. O’Connell Chair, Levin College of Law\
**Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky**, Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Chair in U.S. Constitutional Law\
**Michael Allan Wolf**, Richard E. Nelson Eminent Scholar Chair in Local Government

**Current Topics in Constitutional Law**

Please [RSVP for this event](http://bit.ly/2025ConstitutionDay). Lunch will be served.\
Contact [ruthm@law.ufl.edu](mailto:ruthm@law.ufl.edu) for more information.

**Date:** Wednesday, September 17, 2025\
**Time:** Noon ET\
**Location:** 355B Brock Hall, University of Florida

Apply for 2025-26 Financial Aid

**Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at [studentaid.gov](https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa).**

To receive the best financial aid offer, complete the FAFSA as early as possible. At UF, the 2025-26 FAFSA provides information on your aid eligibility for fall 2025, spring 2026, and summer 2026.

In order for UF Student Financial Aid and Scholarships to consider you for a financial aid package, you must be a degree-seeking, admitted student. Due to federal regulations, you can only use financial aid for classes that count toward your declared degree or certificate program.

**UF Federal School Code 001535.**

[**MORE INFO ABOUT HOW TO APPLY FOR AID.**](https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/process/how-to-apply-for-aid/)

FAFSA Simplification Act

**Simplifying the financial aid application process: the [FAFSA Simplification Act](https://studentaid.gov/help-center/answers/article/fafsa-simplification-act) is an initiative by the United States Department of Education to make applying for federal student aid easier for students.**

The 2024–25 FAFSA form expands eligibility for federal student aid, including Pell Grants, and provides a streamlined user experience. 610,000 new students from low-income backgrounds will be eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants due to updates to student aid calculations. Plus, applicants will be able to skip as many as 26 questions, depending on their individual circumstances. Some applicants could answer as few as 18 questions, which could take less than 10 minutes.

**[MORE INFO ABOUT FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION](https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/fafsa-simplification/)**.

2025 FAFSA Extravaganza

**The 2025 FAFSA Extravaganza will be held at the Reitz Union on October 8, 2025.**

**Get FAFSA Assistance, Financial Aid Advising, SNAP Info, Resource Tabling, and attend workshops on Graduate School, Undergraduate Research, Job, Internships, Scholarship Opportunities, and Managing Your Finances.**

SWAG • T-Shirts • Raffle while supplies last!

[**MORE INFO ABOUT THE FAFSA EXTRAVAGANZA.**](https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/fafsa2025/)

2025 Spring Disbursements

Check your **[ONE.UF](https://one.uf.edu/)** portal for any outstanding “To Do” items and “Holds” to make sure you have submitted or completed all requirements necessary to receive your financial aid. You must complete all federal financial aid requirements before any federal funds can be disbursed to you.

## **Your Financial Aid Disbursement**

- **Your aid will be calculated and disbursed based on your total spring enrollment at the end of Drop/Add.  If you add classes after Drop/Add those classes will NOT be used in calculating your eligibility for aid.**
- Disbursement of aid for students who have completed all federal requirements and are enrolled in 15 credit hours (undergraduates) or 12 credit hours (graduates) will begin the first week of classes.
- **Need funding before the end of drop/add?** A short-term loan or interim grant may be an option.  Contact the UF OneStop for more information.
- If you are enrolled **less** than 15 credit hours (undergraduates) or 12 credit hours (graduates), your financial aid (including loans) will be held until after the end of the Drop/Add period. Read more about[**determining financial aid minimum enrollment requirements**](https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/process/receiving-your-aid/enrollment-requirements/).
- **Florida Bright Futures Scholarships, Pell Grants, and Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships will be disbursed after Drop/Add ends.**
- **Starting fall 2024, Pell Grant amounts will be based on exact enrollment.**
- **Due to federal regulations, you can only use financial aid for classes that count toward your declared degree or certificate program.**

[**MORE INFO ABOUT 2025 SPRING DISBURSEMENTS.**](https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/2025-spring-disbursements/)