Deadline Dates

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