| Form/Process | Available Date(s) | Deadline(s) | Notes and Instructions |
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Continuing Student Scholarships Application
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June 2025 |
TBD |
Continuing students who will be enrolled for the 2025-26 academic year are eligible to apply. These are generally one-time awards. Application will become available in June of 2025. |
| Cost of Attendance Adjustment Request (COAAR) Process |
August 15, 2024 |
The priority deadline to request a cost of attendance adjustment for the 2024-25 year is April 4, 2025. Submission deadline for fall only students: 11/15/2024 |
Deadline notes: April 4, 2025 is the recommended to accept additional offered loans (including completing all federal requirements such as the Master Promissory Note, Entrance Counseling, and/or the Graduate PLUS Loan requirements) to ensure disbursement before the end of the academic year. For fall only students, the deadline is December 1, 2024. |
| Bar Fee Addendum Form | October 15, 2024 |
Priority deadline is April 5, 2025. |
Please turn in the addendum and complete the Cost of Attendance Adjustment form. |
| March 2025 |
Priority deadline May 2025 |
See information about the University Bar Study Loan on our Loans page.
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| Loan Reduction Request Form | August 2024 |
Fall: 12/1/2024* Spring: 4/15/2025* *suggested/typical deadlines |
Please email financial-aid-law@berkeley.edu once complete. The Financial Aid Office will confirm the requested changes before they are made. |
| Need-Based Aid Appeal Application |
May 2025 and October 2025 |
June 2025 and November 2025 |
May – June application period is for continuing students who wish to be considered for additional need based aid beginning Fall 2025. October – November application period is for continuing students who wish to be considered for additional need based aid beginning Spring 2026. Please email financial-aid-law@berkeley.edu once complete. Expect to hear from our office by end of July or early December, depending on the semester you’ve applied for the appeal. |