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Financial Aid

This is a simple flow chart to give you an idea of the overall financial aid process. Use this as a guide to determine what your next steps should be. Don’t forget to look at our other pages for more detailed information regarding financial aid.

  1. Apply for financial aid by March 1 of every year for the following school year. Go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov to complete the application.
  2. Within 5 - 10 business days, the financial aid office should have your results. Call 575-439-3710 to check on the status of your file.
  3. Bring any required documentation in order to complete your file.
  4. Within 5 - 10 business days, these should be processed. You can check the status by calling us or going to the financial aid page at http://my.nmsu.edu.
  5. Once the processing is done, your file is reviewed and completed. Within 4 - 8 business days, you can see your awards at the financial aid page of http://my.nmsu.edu, or by visiting our office.
  6. Aid will pay out at the start of the semester, or within a few business days of the awards being posted, if the semester has already started. You can check with us to see when the financial aid pays out.
  7. Financial aid will credit to your student account, and is processed by Accounts Receivable at the Las Cruces campus. If there are funds left over after your charges have been taken out, a check will be cut to you, or the funds will be directly deposited into your bank account. You can sign up for direct deposit at the financial aid page of http://my.nmsu.edu.
  8. If you opt for a paper check, it is usually at our Business Office within 2 business days. If it is not here within 4 business days, call our Business Office at 575-439-3603 so they can assist you in tracking it down.
  9. If you request a loan, and it is your first one, you must select a lender at the financial aid page of http://my.nmsu.edu, and complete debt management and a master promissory note at http://fa.nmsu.edu/loans.
  10. If you are receiving a scholarship, be sure to bring us the award letter as soon as you receive it. We will bill for scholarships about 3 weeks into classes, and they usually pay within 2 weeks after that.
  11. If you want to request work-study funding, you must call us or stop by our office to be put on the list. Check back within 5 business days to see if you are eligible.

Financial Aid Blog Posts

Financial Aid Night 2010

Financial Aid Night 2010 WHO: All graduating high school seniors and their parents WHEN: Wednesday, February 10th, 6:30pm WHERE: NMSU-Alamogordo Student Services WHY: Get tips on: The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Pell and other grants Lottery and other scholarships Student loans Workstudy For more information contact NMSU-A’s Financial Aid Office at 575-439-3710 or see your high school counselor. (read more)

NMSU-A Financial Aid Office closure

The NMSU-A Financial Aid Office will be closed Friday, January 15, 2010 from 8:00am to 1:00pm.  During the closure, students can check the status of their financial aid at their my.nmsu.edu or call/visit our office after 1:00pm and before 5:00pm on Friday.  Thank you for your cooperation as we try to process your paperwork on [...] (read more)

Student Book Charge Account

Beginning on or about December 31, 2009, students can apply for a Student Book Charge Account so that they may charge their books. Here are the instructions: Go to the main campus bookstore website at http://www.nmsu.edu/nmsubookstores/. Click on link for applying for a Student Book Charge Account. Fill out the application. Print out application for your records. Submit the [...] (read more)

Finals Week Stress Tips

It’s finally here, finals week, and you can barely see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Ahhh…papers to write, studying to do, and that pesky family is demanding some of your time too.  Do you have a game plan?  Here are some tips to help you survive long enough until the Christmas stress [...] (read more)

Financial Aid Direct Deposit

Please be advised that direct deposit of financial aid funds is available to students.  To enroll follow these easy directions: Go to: http://my.nmsu.edu Login Click on “Student and Financial Aid” Click on “Banner Self-Service” Click on “Financial Aid” Click on “Direct Deposit Enrollment” Follow the instructions to enroll. (read more)

Scholar Dollar$

The scholarship application for the Fall 2010-Spring 2011 academic school year is now open! This application serves all NMSU students, regardless of campus! Our goal is to provide you with a single application that will collect information and allow you to be considered for all scholarships at NMSU for which you may be eligible. The system [...] (read more)

McCarthey-Dressman Education Foundation Scholarship

Scholarship/Mentoring Program • Are you enrolled and in good standing in a teacher education program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, West Virginia University, the University of Texas, Austin or New Mexico State University? Will you be student teaching during the next school year? • Can you justify a need for financial assistance during your year [...] (read more)

Financial Aid Petition for Income Adjustment

The NMSU-A Financial Aid Office would like to get the word out to students and prospective students that are currently unemployed that now is the time to see about applying for a Petition for Income Adjustment (PIA).  A person whose income significantly dropped for any reason from 2008 (which is the information used on the [...] (read more)

Noyce Scholarship

This is a scholarship for an Education student who has completed at least 90 credit hours towards a Bachelors degree in a STEM (Science, Math, Engineering, or Technology) field. Contact IMMEDIATELY: Dr. Susan Brown at 575-646-1397 O’Donnell Hall Room 136 susanbro@nmsu.edu (read more)

American Education Week

November 15-21, 2009 is the National Education Association 88th Annual American Education Week.  NEA’s American Education Week (AEW) spotlights the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education from kindergarten through college, and the need for everyone to do his or her part in making public schools great. Through out the week [...] (read more)