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

The 2025-2026 Excelsior application is open now. Apply before the August 31st deadline.

Limited Fall 2025 scholarship applications are open now in the  CAPS Scholarship Portal! Spring applications will open during the fall semester.

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, which will reduce the amount of a student's refund by the amount requested.

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