Academic Calendar- Class Start Dates

The official start date of classes is based on the academic calendar published by the Registrar's Office. The start and end dates of your program determines the effective date of your financial aid disbursements for the fall and spring semesters. You may view the academic calendar for your program and the established financial aid disbursement schedule for the current academic year.

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Award Notification

Incoming medical students are notified beginning in April; continuing students are notified beginning June 1.

All continuing students are notified by e-mail using their assigned JHED e-mail address. New students are notified using the e-mail address submitted at time of admission. All students are directed to accept and decline their awards through the Financial Aid Self-Service module. New students will be notified of the process once admitted. Continuing students will be notified of the process at time of awarding.

Awarding

First-year medical students who have completed both the FAFSA and CSS Profile applications will be considered for scholarships and loans as part of their award package. Students who have completed the FAFSA application but not the CSS Profile application at time of awarding will be offered loans only in their award package. For continuing scholarship recipients, students will not have to reapply every year because awards will be automatically renewed and adjusted to reflect the new cost of attendance and tuition fees; however, families (parents, current students and spouses) will need to submit tax returns annually to the Office of Financial Aid. Federal loan recipients are required to submit the FAFSA each year.

First-Time Federal Loan Borrowers

First time borrowers of Federal Direct loans will be required to complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) and the online Entrance Counseling Session through StudentAid.gov. Students can complete their MPN now.

All first-time borrowers of the Federal Direct GradPlus Loan will be required to complete an online Entrance Counseling Session. First time borrowers must complete a GradPlus Master Promissory Note (MPN). Because a credit check is required before this loan is approved, the Master Promissory Note is not completed until verification of the loan has been guaranteed and approval is received. Both the student and the Financial Aid Office are notified of the student's status.

No loan funds will be released for any of the above loan funds until all required information and promissory note confirmations have been received.

External Scholarships and External Loans

Students are required to report anticipated (non-SOM) scholarships and loans to the Financial Aid Office. These additional scholarships and loans may require an adjustment to the student's financial aid award. In all cases, if an adjustment has to be made, all loans offered will be canceled before SOM institutional scholarship.