Office of Student Financial Aid
Our Mission
The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) strives to support students throughout the financial aid process. OSFA has the overall responsibility of administering Federal or State financial aid and Scholarships awards at San Francisco State University. We determine the eligibility, awardin and the conditions in which these awards may be disbursed.
OSFA communicates with our students via their SF State E-mail and SF State Gateway. To keep yourself up to date - Make sure to check both regularly.
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Financial Aid Spotlight
2025-2026 Provisional awards are POSTED!
Provisional awards (Preliminary) for the 2025-2026 school year (Fall 2025 & Spring 2026) are now available for students who successfully completed their 2025-26 financial aid applications (FAFSA or CADAA). Please check your Student Center to view your projected awards. For more information regarding the provisional awarding process, please feel free to review the link provided right below.
Click here to review the provisional financial aid awarding process
Announcements
Summer 2025 awards will be posted in April!
YES - Financial aid will be available for students who will be attending for the Summer semester! For more information regarding the process, what students can expect to receive, and when the disbursement dates will be, please feel free to review the link provided right below.
February 21 (Friday) - Spring 2025 Tuition Payment Deadline
15th of every month - On-Campus housing payment due date
When it comes to any of these inquiries, please contact one of these two offices directly. They handle the processing for all these questions:
| Office | Phone Number | Inquiry | |
| Bursar’s Office | (415) 338-1281 | Online Inquiry | Tuition fees, payments, refunds, or direct deposit |
| Housing Office | (415) 405-2200 | housingfinancials@sfsu.edu | On-campus housing fees and payments |
January 22 (Wednesday) - First disbursement date of the Spring 2025 semester
For students who have been awarded official awards for the 2024-2025 school year (Fall 2024 & Spring 2025) here at SF State, our first disbursement date for the Spring 2025 semester was on Wednesday - January 22. For more information regarding the Spring disbursement process, please click on the link provided down below.
2025-2026 school year - Fall 2025, Spring 2026, & Summer 2026 semesters
Financial aid applications for next academic year are now available to complete. If you would like to be awarded financial aid for that school year here at SFSU, then please complete either a 2025-2026 FAFSA or CADAA. For more information regarding how the financial aid application process works, please feel free to visit the link provided down below.
Please click on the link listed down below in order to determine which office you need to contact so that you may receive the assistance you are seeking for.
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