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Financial Aid Department

Timeline & To-Do Lists

Timeline and Schedule

Date Action
October 1, 2022 FAFSA Available to Complete Online 
Early November  2022  - April 2023  Scholarship offers mailed (see Admissions Letter for Details)
March 1, 2023 Priority Deadline for the FAFSA - Students must be admitted, and have the FAFSA and any required financial aid documents on file by March 1 in order to be considered for limited-funding programs
Mid-March 2023 Federal student aid is awarded to students who met the FAFSA priority deadline. Awards will continue to be made throughout the 2018-19 year, as long as the student has completed the FAFSA and any other requirements in Banweb
April 1, 2023 Incoming transfer students must be admitted by this date in order to be considered for an incoming student scholarship
June, July, or August, 2023 Incoming students are strongly encouraged to attend New Student Orientation
August 1, 2023 Students are encouraged to have the FAFSA (if applying for federal student aid) and all financial aid requirements complete in order to avoid any delays in processing aid for the fall semester
August 7, 2023 As long as the student is pre-registered and has all financial aid requirements completed in Banweb, financial aid will pay to the student's account
August 11, 2023 Payment plans are available through Touchnet
August 12, 2023 Refunds are available at the cashier's window (8am-4pm) for students who have a credit on their account.   Thereafter, any credits that are produced after the start of the semester are available at the cashier's window on Fridays.  Alternately, students can set up direct deposit for refunds on Touchnet
August 14, 2023 The Financial Aid Office will be open 10am-1pm on Saturday to assist with any last-minute items or questions
August, 2023 First day of the semester - fall balances must be paid in full, or a payment plan must be in place

Contact Financial Aid

Office Hours: new hours until further notice Monday - Friday 8 AM-4 PM

Location: Second floor of Fidel Center. Bear left at the top of the stairs; we are just past the Cashier's Office

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address:  
New Mexico Tech - Financial Aid
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801

Phone: 575-835-5333

Fax: 575-835-6519