Federal Department of Education Important Dates
2025-2026 FAFSA for Ozarks Tech semesters: fall 2025, spring 2026, summer 2026
FAFSA becomes available for submission: October 1, 2025
Annual deadline to submit a 2025-26 FAFSA (and received at FAFSA’s processing center either online or by mail): June 30, 2026
Note: Ozarks Tech must receive the student’s 2025-2026 before they cease attendance for the 2025-26 academic year. This date may be sooner than June 30, 2026.
State of Missouri Important Dates
Access Missouri Program
April 1, 2025: 2025-2026 FAFSA deadline for priority consideration. A 2025-2026 FAFSA must be submitted before this date
If a FAFSA is submitted between April 1 and June 30, 2025, the student may still be considered for state-based financial aid, but receipt is not guaranteed.
A+ Scholarship Program
2025-2026 FAFSA should be received by the end of the semester in which the student is otherwise eligible to receive A+ funding.
Example: If student is otherwise eligible to receive A+ funding for the Spring 2026 semester, 2025-2026 FAFSA should be received by the last day of the Spring 2026 term.
Ozarks Tech Financial Aid Office Important Dates
Early Action Dates:
Know what you will receive in financial aid before the semester begins.
Fall 2025 semester: July 15, 2025
Spring 2026 semester: November 1, 2025
Summer 2026 semester: April 1, 2026
Federal Direct Student Loan Dates:
Students must complete all required listed in their MyOTC portal, have completed loan Entrance Counseling, signed a Master Promissory Note, and have confirmed attendance in enough credit hours to receive a loan on the dates shown below:
Fall 2025: December 1, 2025
Spring 2026: May 1, 2026
Summer 2026: July 15, 2026
Satisfactory Academic Appeal Dates:
Students must submit complete all steps of the SAP appeal by the dates shown below:
Fall 2025 November 21, 2025
Spring 2026 May 1, 2026
Summer 2026 July 17, 2026
Scholarship Application Open and Close Dates
Ozarks Tech Institutional Scholarships
Fall 2025: December 1 – June 1
Spring 2026: September 1 – November 1
OTC Foundation Scholarships
Fall 2025: December 1 – June 1
Spring 2026: September 1 – November 1
Summer 2026: December 1 – June 1