News & Announcements
FAFSA Open for 2027-2028
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open for the 2027-2028 year.
Continuing students will need to resubmit a FAFSA and UCSF Financial Aid Application each year to reapply for grants, scholarships, Health and Human Services Funding, and Federal Direct Loans.
Incoming students or students applying for the first time will need to complete at least the FAFSA and will be sent further information about completing the UCSF Financial Aid Application and CSS College Board Profile after you are accepted.
Federal Loan Updates for 2026-2027
Significant changes to federal direct loans were recently enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3). These changes will affect how graduate and professional students finance their education for the 2026-2027 academic year:
- Elimination of Direct Graduate PLUS Program
- Changes to loan limits and aggregate loan limits
- Proration of loans based in full-time or part-time enrollment
- Changes to Loan Repayment
If you have not borrowed a Federal Direct Loan in 2025-2026 but would like to, please contact our office: [email protected]
National First Gen Day
Thursday, November 5
12:00-1:00pm
Mission Bay
November 3, 2026
Mission Hall
Parnassus Campus
November 5, 2026
Clinical Sciences
Happy National First Gen Day (Nov 8)! To celebrate this year, we'll be having special events at Parnassus and Mission Bay celebrating the first gen identity. Come grab lunch, giveaways, and UCSF First Gen swag, and hear from our featured speakers of UCSF First Gen faculty and residents who will share about how they've navigated in the first gen identity in education and healthcare.
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.
Veterans Day Lunch
Monday, November 9
12:00-1:00pm
Student Success Center
RSVP
Join the Student Veteran and Military Support Services at the Student Success Center (MU-100w) for a Veterans Day lunch as they recognize the student veteran population. All military affiliated students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend.
Come connect the military affiliated community at UCSF.
For reasonable accommodations, contact [email protected].
UCSF Cultural Night
Monday, November 9
5:15-6:30 p.m.
Millberry Union Gym
RSVP
The Graduate & Professional Student Association invites you to UCSF Cultural Night featuring cultural student organizations, various ethnic foods, and music.
Featured RCOs:
• Association of Native American Medical Students
• Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
• Filipino American Medical Student Association
• Hispanic Student Dental Association
• Indian Student Association
• Korean American Health Professional Students Association/Korean American Medical Student Association
• Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
• Student National Dental Association
• Vietnamese Student Association
The evening will also include raffle prizes and a photo station.
To request accommodations for this event, please contact [email protected] at least one week before the event date.