Financial aid disburses to your student account at the beginning of each semester. All financial aid will disburse directly to the Temple University account to pay all direct charges on the account first. If there is a credit balance on your account after disbursement, the excess funds will be released as a refund.
Disbursement Dates
Listed below are the tentative disbursement dates for the current academic year. Please keep in mind that the dates listed are the earliest possible dates the funds will be released to the your account. It is not guaranteed that the financial aid will arrive on the exact date. In order for you to be eligible for loan funds, you must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credits for undergraduate students and 4.5 credits for graduate students) at the time the funds are disbursed to the account.
Effective Fall 2026: To comply with the Schedule of Reductions provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, disbursement of federal direct loans (subsidized, unsubsidized, and Graduate PLUS) will be delayed until after add/drop. Please consult the academic calendar for the semester-specific dates.
Pennsylvania State funding (PA State Grant) does not have a specific date for disbursement listed because SFS must verify your eligibility (i.e. enrollment, degree program, academic progress) prior to releasing funds to the your account. This review process occurs once the semester begins and is done throughout the semester. Students enrolled in a 7B course will not receive their state grant until after the end of 7B add/drop. Please consult the academic calendar for the semester-specific dates.
Temple Promise Grants are tied to PA State Grant eligibility and disburse alongside the state grants.
Factors that can Affect or Delay Disbursement
The dates quoted below are based on the assumption that students satisfy enrollment and financial aid requirements. Factors that an affect or delay disbursement include:
- Incomplete requirements, such as:
- Federal Verification
- Master Promissory Notes or Entrance Counseling
- Outstanding document requests
- Unconfirmed Fall Graduation
- Enrollment
- Temple University's definition of "full-time enrollment" is 12 credits for undergraduate students and 9 credits for graduate/professional students.
- Enrolling less than full-time will delay disbursement of some funds, such as federal direct loans, to comply with federal regulations.
- Unconfirmed Eligibility
- Complete any applications or outstanding tasks, such as the State Grant Form for the PA State Grant, or the application for DCTAG (if eligible)