Financial Aid
Student Book Charge Account
December 22, 2009
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 application.
Processing time is approximately 48 hours. Students can charge books one week before and up to two-weeks after the first day of classes.
Your charges will not be taken out of your financial aid disbursement. You will need to make your payment to the NMSU or NMSU-A Business Office. Your balance must be paid by the end of the semester or no further book charges will be allowed.
This application must be filled out each new semester.
Financial Aid Direct Deposit
December 8, 2009
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.
Scholar Dollar$
December 3, 2009
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 has some great features, so feel free to look around - check out the FAQ and Tips pages!
To start the application, log in with your NMSU User ID and password (this is created when you activate your MyNMSU account). This log-in provides you with several benefits including information, security, application status, award status, deadlines and information on additional opportunities that become available throughout the year.
Your MyNMSU account must be activated in order to apply for scholarships. Complete and submit the admission application if you have not yet done so. By submitting your application and creating a MyNMSU account you are in no way making an obligation to attend NMSU or any of its campuses.
Application Deadlines:
- January 18th, midnight (MST), to be considered for the President’s Associates Excellence Scholarship (to view requirements click here)
- March 1st, midnight (MST), for all other scholarships
Note: You may log in and review/update your application as many times as you wish prior to the application deadline.
To proceed click one of the following links:
McCarthey-Dressman Education Foundation Scholarship
November 20, 2009
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 in which you will be student teaching?
• Are you looking for a mentor who can guide you through the challenge of student teaching?
If you are interested in receiving financial support and educational guidance for student teaching, the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation may be interested in providing you with assistance.
The purpose of the scholarships is to provide financial assistance to students who are completing their preparation to be teachers. The Foundation will award four scholarships in the amount of $6,000 each, to college students enrolled in teacher education programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, West Virginia University, the University of Texas at Austin and New Mexico State University. The scholarships are for one year, provided the eligibility requirements continue to be met. A trustee of the Foundation will be significantly involved with the recipient in the successful completion of her or his degree/licensure/certificate.
Eligibility:
College students who are:
1. Full-time in the final year of the teacher education program,
2. Specializing in elementary or secondary education (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate),
3. In good academic standing at their institutions,
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4. Willing to work with a mentor
Please visit http://mccartheydressman.org for more information including how to apply.
Financial Aid Petition for Income Adjustment
November 20, 2009
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 FAFSA) to 2009 can request that the financial aid office do a PIA. This allows the financial aid office to collect 2009 income information and make adjustments to a student’s FAFSA based on 2009 information.
Those that experienced a decline in income may then become eligible for Pell Grant or in some cases may be eligible for a larger amount of Pell Grant. It may be possible to have the resulting change in eligibility, be retroactive to Fall 2009, if the students was enrolled. The newly established eligibility is effective FA09, SP10 and Summer 10. This is not something a student can go online at the FAFSA website and do himself, it requires that a Financial Aid Advisor use professional judgement to make the adjustments.
We must have the complete 2009 income and tax information. The student does not have to have filed a 2009 tax form. If the student can get that information to us early January, we will be able to tell within a few working days what the new eligibility will be. Although it will be unlikely to have their aid here by the beginning of classes, we would recommend that the student enroll in classes. Should the student want to withdraw, there will be no charge if it is done within the 100% refund period. The first payment is not due to the business office until February 19th.
The idea is to reach out to the people that have been so adversely affected by the down-turned economy and help them get in classes (or stay in classes) for Spring 2010.
Call (575-439-3710) or come by the financial aid office.
Noyce Scholarship
November 18, 2009
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
Vietnam Veterans’ Scholarship
November 13, 2009
The Vietnam Veterans’ Scholarship Program was created to provide aid for Vietnam veterans who are undergraduate and graduate students attending public post-secondary institutions or select private colleges in New Mexico.
Contact the New Mexico Veterans’ Service Commission at 1-505-827-6300 or the Financial Aid Office at any New Mexico public or eligible private institution.
Vette for a Vet
November 11, 2009
The United States Volunteers - America, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides Military Funeral Honors for Veterans, is sponsoring a raffle to raise funds for the administration of the USV Military Funeral Honors Mission and purchase of insignia, equipment, and uniforms.
To be given away is a 2010 Corvette.
See this website for more information:
VA Redesigned Web Site
November 10, 2009
There is a new look to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website. This is the first and most visible phase of a big web renovation project that will better serve our nation’s Veterans. The conversion will begin on November 8th, and is scheduled to be completed in time for Veterans Day, November 11th.
One major change of this redesign is the elimination of the left side navigation. Items that are currently in the left navigation of the current “look and feel” will now be located at the far right of the top mega menu bar.
T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship
November 6, 2009
T.E.A.C.H. scholarships offer financial support for tuition and books, release time from work, and bonuses or raises for early childhood teachers who want to work on Associate, Bachelor or Graduate Degrees in early childhood education.
You may qualify for a scholarship if you:
- Work at least 20 hours a week as a teacher or director at an early childhood program licensed by the Children, Youth and Families Department or recognized by a Native American tribe; a public school NM PreK site; or a registered or licensed family child care home.
- Are currently enrolled or are interested in enrolling in an early childhood education degree program at a college or university in New Mexico.
- Are willing to commit to work at your current program for the year of the scholarship plus one additional year.
- Think that your employer will be willing to pay a portion of the scholarship costs and in many cases provide paid release time from work (which T.E.A.C.H. will help pay for).
Applications are taken at all times. Occasionally T.E.A.C.H. posts a deadline for applications for a particular semester because we want to award contracts in time for students to register for classes.
Note that T.E.A.C.H. scholarships are only available for people who are currently working in early childhood programs. Scholarships are NOT available for college programs such as elementary education, special education or family studies, only early childhood education.
Scholarships are awarded for one year at a time, and recipients working on undergraduate degrees are expected to complete at least 9 credit hours of classes within the year. Note that students can fulfill the requirements of the contract by taking about one class per semester, which is enough work for many students.
T.E.A.C.H. scholarships have been demonstrated to reduce teacher turnover, help increase compensation (partly through providing raises and bonuses under the scholarship), and boost the educational level of early childhood teachers, many of whom have little or no college education.
All participants contribute to making T.E.A.C.H. scholarships work. Early childhood programs or schools all pay a portion of costs for T.E.A.C.H. scholarships; the T.E.A.C.H. scholar also contributes. This creates a partnership among the student, T.E.A.C.H., and the student’s employer.
The programs and schools have a variety of ways they can contribute to supporting the scholarship.
T.E.A.C.H., which has been active in New Mexico since 2004, is administered by the New Mexico Association for the Education of Young Children, which is licensed by Child Care Services Association in North Carolina, the T.E.A.C.H. parent office, to offer scholarships in the state.
Funding for New Mexico scholarships come from a variety of sources:
- Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD).
- New Mexico PreK with state general funds managed through the NM Public Education Department and CYFD.
- New Mexico SPARK, an initiative of the NM Community Foundation with funding from the Kellogg Foundation.
- Brindle Foundation.
- Kiwanis Club of Albuquerque.
- Individual donors to the Lenore Wolfe Scholarship Fund.
If you want to talk to a T.E.A.C.H. counselor about the scholarships, please call (505) 243-5437. Program directors and principals may call the counselors to get estimates on costs for program or school participation. You may also email Project Director Dan Ritchey at dan@nmaeyc.org or email one of the counselors: Susan Perry at susan@nmaeyc.org or Marisol Avilés at marisol@nmaeyc.org.
