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Students should check their WMU email and goWMU to review financial aid communications including outstanding documents, financial aid offers and regular updates. Bronco Express is available to assist students and families by phone or drop-in.
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Mission

The mission of the Student Financial Aid Office is to increase access to a rigorous and affordable college education by being WMU’s central source for financial aid funding, information, planning and education.
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Each year, apply for the upcoming aid year by Oct. 1 with a Michigan priority deadline of March 1.
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Located within the Student Financial Aid office, Bronco Express is your first stop for financial aid and billing.
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Student Financial Aid

Processing Times: The current processing time for paperwork, appeals, PLUS loans and alternative loans is 4 weeks and our response time for email inquiries is 5 to 10 business days.

Student Financial Aid, home of Bronco Express is located in Faunce Student Services. Drop-in hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon. Phone hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our staff is also available to assist you by email at finaid-info@wmich.edu. Our adjusted hours are supporting the necessary time needed to improve our processing of documents for our students.

Services provided:
Student Financial Aid supports the recruitment, retention and degree completion of a dynamic and culturally diverse student body, in preparation for a lifetime of personal and professional success. Bronco Express assists students with transactions and questions related to financial aid, making payments, student accounts and general registration information.

With no appointment needed, students can apply for financial aid or pick up appropriate forms, check financial aid status, make payments on accounts and check account balances and receive clarification on charges.

If your circumstances require further advising, an appointment with a Financial Services Specialist can be made. For the most current information regarding your financial aid, visit goWMU!

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Work-study Cancellations begin Oct. 27 2023

October 3

Fall federal work study recipients must have earnings charged to their fall work study offers by Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 or those offers will be canceled. If a student has been hired, but will not be paid through work study until after this date, the student or the employer must notify the financial aid office by e-mailing sfas-fundmgmt@wmich.edu before the Oct. 27 deadline. E-mails received after Oct. 27 may not be considered and once an offer has been canceled it may not be reinstated.

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2024-25 FAFSA

April 5

The 2024-25 academic year FAFSA will be available to apply sometime in December with a Michigan priority deadline of May 1. This is a change from prior years. Be sure to be prepared and have 2022 tax information available. Almost everyone is eligible to receive some type of financial assistance.