Disbursement Timelines

Understanding your financial aid disbursement timeline

At CMU, we want to ensure you receive your financial aid smoothly and on time. This timeline outlines the key steps in the disbursement process—when aid is applied to your account. Disbursement can vary based on your enrollment and when your classes begin, so it's important to review the details carefully. Use this page as a guide to help you plan ahead and stay informed each semester.

Fall

Aid is scheduled to disburse at the start of the second week of the semester, provided Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) has been met and all other requirements are complete. For students only enrolled in courses starting mid-semester, aid may disburse up to 10 days prior to the start of their earliest class. 

Spring

Disbursement occurs the Friday before the earliest course start date, pending SAP and all other requirements are met. Students in only a spring II course will have aid disbursed up to 10 days before the start of their earliest course.

Summer 

Aid cannot disburse until all spring grades are posted and SAP is processed. 

Students enrolled in summer will not receive fall disbursements until after summer grades are posted, and SAP is assessed. This will likely delay disbursement into the start of the fall term, though it will still follow the 10-day window prior to their earliest fall course.