Financial Aid

About 98% of MSU undergraduates receive financial aid—loans, grants, scholarships, and other resources that make a Morehead State education more affordable.

MSU is recognized as a 2025-26 College of Distinction - Best Colleges for Affordability.

FAFSA Info

If you are applying for aid, there are significant changes to the FAFSA (federal app for aid). You will need to apply as soon as possible during your senior year. The 2026-27 FAFSA opens Oct. 1, 2025; the 2025-26 FAFSA is currently open and goes through June 2026, and students may still apply for 2025-26 aid.

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Last year, MSU awarded $48.6M in scholarships and grants from federal, state, institutional and external sources.
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Navigating the Financial Aid Process

Financial aid helps students and their families pay for educational expenses. It can be need- or merit-based. It can include loans you pay back, grants or scholarships that don’t require repayment, and even student jobs.

Applying for financial aid can be confusing, but our team can help every step of the way. Meet our counselors, ask questions, or download an aid checklist to review the financial aid process.
Your first step is to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and have your results sent to Morehead State (FAFSA code 001976). FAFSA results determine whether you qualify for need-based aid.

Applying for Aid

Get step-by-step info about filing the FAFSA and other milestones in the financial aid process.

Apply for Aid

Important Dates

Complete the FAFSA as soon as possible this fall. It opens Oct. 1.
March 15: Scholarship priority deadline.

MSU’s Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships is open to walk-in traffic and in-person appointments. You can reach us by email at finaid@moreheadstate.edu or by phone at 606-783-2011.