Financial Aid - WCU of PA

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The 2025-26 FAFSA is now available at https://studentaid.gov. If you need help please visit https://wcupa.edu/fafsa to register for an appointment. We expect to begin to send Financial Aid Offers out to incoming students in March 2025. PA residents should monitor pheaa.org/grantus for updates on the 2025-26 PA State Grant Application process.

All students (both returning and incoming) are encouraged to complete the WCU General Scholarship Application

Incoming First Year students for fall 2025 can setup their logon for WCU by using the following instructions.

Once Incoming Fall 25 accepted and deposited students setup their logon they can then access the WCU First Year Scholarship Application.

For additional scholarship opportunities, please review our scholarship page https://wcupa.edu/scholarships for any new scholarship applications including the Summer Study Abroad Scholarship application.

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Applying with FAFSA
Forms
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The
Financial
Aid Process

1. Apply

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Apply for Financial Aid: In-State

Apply for Financial Aid: Out-of-State

Apply for Financial Aid: Summer and Winter Terms

Apply for Special* or Unusual Circumstances*
*Circumstances could include changes to household income, medical expenses, household size, etc.
**Appealing for a Dependency Status Override for Undergraduate Students

Students can review an estimate of their costs and anticipated financial aid by using our Net Price Calculator