Financial Aid and Student Employment

About Financial Aid

Clyde, the UCCS Mascot, pointing to the entrance to Cragmor Hall

Earning a college degree doesn't have to mean graduating with a mountain of debt. It's our mission to assist you in finding a financial aid package that makes it possible to obtain a degree.

Each year, UCCS awards more than $100 million in financial aid to students, and we'll do our best to walk you through exploring aid options, applying for scholarships, and understanding your total college bill.

Financial Aid Programs

Grants

Educational Loans

Scholarships

Student Employment

Financial Aid Calendar

Spring 2026

January 2^nd	Spring 2026 Tuition charges are viewable in myUCCS portal
January 12^th	Financial Aid awards adjusted due to non-full time enrollment First Spring 2026 Financial Aid Disbursement ( aid funds released to UCCS – subtracted from tuition balance)
January 15^th	First E-bills Available in myUCCS portal Short Term Loans Available (bursar section of myUCCS portal)
January 19^th	Martin Luther King Holiday (UCCS Closed)
January 20^th	First Day of UCCS regular classes
January 29^th	Student Employment Fair (Berger Hall 11am-2pm)
February 1^st	1^st UCCS scholarship deadline (merit)
February 4^th	Census Date and Tuition due date*
February 5^th	*Financial Aid awards may be adjusted, if not enrolled full-time
February 6^th	FAFSAfest (get help with filing your FAFSA and scholarship application)
February 13^th	FAFSAfest (get help with filing your FAFSA and scholarship application)
February 20^th	FAFSAfest (get help with filing your FAFSA and scholarship application)
February 27^th	FAFSAfest (get help with filing your FAFSA and scholarship application)
March 1^st	UCCS FAFSA priority filing date and UCCS scholarship deadline
March 23^rd - March 27^th	Spring Break
April13^th- April 17^th	National Student Employment Week
April 20^th	Spring short term loan due date
April 21^st	Summer work-study application available in myUCCS portal
May 15^th	Spring 2026 Commencement
May 16^th	Spring Semester Last Day of Term

Fall 2025

July 15^th	Registered students can start applying for fall student employment positions on S.E.A.N
July 28^th	Tuition and fee charges will start to appear in portal (financial aid is not reflected)
August 15^th	First Fall 2025 Financial Aid Disbursement (funds released to UCCS)
August 18^th	First E-bills available in myUCCS portal (amount due after aid received)
August 20^th	Short Term Loans Available - apply though myUCCS portal (student financials section)
August 21^st	First Year Job Frenzy - Berger Hall - 11am-12:30pm & Job Fair 2.0 - Berger Hall - 1-2:30pm Free parking. Lunch provided between sessions on the Plaza.
August 25^th	First Day of UCCS regular classes (GPS starts 8/21)
August 31^st	Last day to add full semester course without instructor permission
September 1^st	Labor Day Holiday – UCCS Offices closed, no classes
September 11^th	Census Date/Tuition due date/Auto deduction enrollment deadline* _{*This is the Last Day to Register (Regular semester courses) 'Withdrawals (complete schedule dropped) through this date receive a 100% adjustment. Drops (partial schedule remaining) through this date will be refunded at 100% of tuition.}
September 12^th	Financial Aid awards may be adjusted
October 1^st	FAFSA for the Fall 2026/Spring 2027/Summer 2027 available
October 31^st	Last day to withdraw without special permission from your Dean
November 20^th	Short Term loan due
November 24^th- 30^th	Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices open Mon-Tues, closed Weds-Fri)
December 1^st	UCCS 2026-2027 Scholarship application available in myUCCS portal Spring 2026 Student Employment Jobs Begin Posting on S.E.A.N
December 19^th	Fall 2025 Commencement
December 20^th	Semester Ends
December 24^th-January 2^nd	Winter Break (no classes and UCCS offices are closed)

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