The 2025-2026 FAFSA is available now! When completing, be sure to include the Buffalo State school code, 002842.

The 2025-2026 Excelsior application will open in May 2025.

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Fall 2025 scholarship applications are open now in the  CAPS Scholarship Portal! Apply through April 17th.

Book deferments are available online two weeks before the semester and run through the end of the drop/add period to register.  

A student is only eligible for a book deferment if they are expecting a refund, it will reduce the amount of a student's refund by the amount requested.

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