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.
FAFSA correction deadline: estimated September 20, 2026 (date determined by the Department of Education).
Note: Ozarks Tech must receive the student’s 2025-2026 FAFSA 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
Document Request Dates
Ozarks Tech must receive verification documents no later than 120 days after the student’s last date of enrollment for the 2025-2026 financial aid year or September 20, 2026 (estimated Department of Education deadline), whichever is earlier.
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