The following information is reprinted from the official FAFSA site for your edification regarding individual state grant and loan application deadlines.

State Student Financial Aid Deadlines

State deadlines may be earlier than the federal deadline.

TIP: State forms do not replace filling out the FAFSA. You must fill out the FAFSA to receive federal student aid.

Note: Date received means received by Federal Student Aid unless otherwise indicated. Remember to apply early before funds run out.

State    Deadlines

Alabama: Check with your financial aid administrator

Alaska : April 15, 2011 @

American Samoa: Check with your financial aid administrator*

Arizona: Check with your financial aid administrator

Arkansas: For Academic Challenge – June 1, 2011 @

For Workforce Grant – check with your financial aid administrator

For Higher Education Opportunity Grant – June 1, 2011 (fall term) @; November 1, 2010 (spring term) @

California: For initial awards – March 2, 2011 +*

For additional community college awards – September 2, 2011 – date postmarked +*

Colorado: Check with your financial aid administrator

Connecticut: February 15, 2010 #*

Delaware: April 15, 2011 @

District of Columbia: June 30, 2011 @#*

Federated States of Micronesia: Check with your financial aid administrator*

Florida May 15, 2011 – date processed

Georgia: Check with your financial aid administrator

Guam: Check with your financial aid administrator*

Hawaii: Check with you financial aid administrator*

Idaho:  Opportunity Grant – March 1, 2011 @#*

Illinois: As soon as possible after January 1, 2011. Awards made until funds are depleted.

Indiana            : March 10, 2010 &

Iowa:               July 1, 2011 @

Kansas:             April 1, 2011 @#*

Kentucky:       March 15, 2011 &#

Louisiana         July 1, 2011 @

Maine:             May 1, 2011 @

Marshall Islands: Check with your financial aid administrator*

Maryland:        March 1, 2011 &

Massachusetts May 1, 2011 @#

Michigan:        March 1, 2011 &

Minnesota:      30 days after term starts @

Mississippi:      MTAG and MESG Grants – September 15, 2011 @#

HELP Scholarship – March 31, 2011 @#

Missouri:         April 1, 2011 @#

Montana:         March 1, 2011 #&

Nebraska:        Check with your financial aid administrator*

Nevada:           Check with your financial aid administrator*

New Hampshire: May 1, 2011 @

New Jersey:     2011-2012 Tuition Aid Grant recipients – June 1, 2011 @

All other applications – October 1, 2011, for fall and spring terms @;

March 1, 2011, for spring term only @

New Mexico:  Check with your financial aid administrator*

New York:      May 1, 2011 @+*

North Carolina: Check with your financial aid administrator

North Dakota: March 15, 2011 &

Northern Mariana Islands:      check with your financial aid administrator*

Ohio:               October 1, 2011@

Oklahoma:       April 15, 2011 @#

Oregon            :           OSAC scholarship – March 1, 2011

Oregon:           Opportunity Grant – check with your financial aid administrator

Palau:  Check with your financial aid administrator*

Pennsylvania   All 2009-2010 State Grant recipients and all non-2009-2010 State Grant recipients in degree programs – May 1, 2010 @*

All other applicants – August 1, 2010 @*

Puerto Rico     Check with your financial aid administrator

Rhode Island  March 1, 2010 &#

South Carolina            Tuition Grants – June 30, 2010 @

SC Commission on Higher Education – no deadline

South Dakota  Check with your financial aid administrator*

Tennessee        For State Grant – February 15, 2010 @#

For State Lottery – September 1, 2010 @#

Texas   Check with your financial aid administrator*

U.S. Virgin Islands     Check with your financial aid administrator*

Utah    Check with your financial aid administrator

Vermont          Check with your financial aid administrator*

Virginia           Check with your financial aid administrator*

Washington     Check with your financial aid administrator

West Virginia  April 15, 2010 @#*

Wisconsin        Check with your financial aid administrator

Wyoming        Check with your financial aid administrator*

* Additional form may be required. Contact your financial aid administrator or your state agency.

+ Applicants encouraged in obtaining proof of mailing.

# For priority consideration, submit application by date specified.

@ Deadline by midnight, Central Daylight Time.

& Deadline by midnight, Central Standard Time.

This information can greatly speed up the application process and give you a head start. The sooner you get answers about the free monies you have applied for the sooner you can get started on your application for the no-cosigner student loan.