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Financial Aid Department

Timeline & To-Do Lists

Timeline and Schedule

Date Action
October 1, 2025 FAFSA Available to Complete Online 
November 1, 2025 Consideration of scholarships for Spring Semester
Early November  2025  - April 2026  Scholarship offers mailed (see Admissions Letter for Details)
March 1, 2026 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
March 1, 2026 Consideration of scholarships for the fall semester for first-time students
Mid-March 2026 Federal student aid is awarded to students who met the FAFSA priority deadline. Awards will continue to be made throughout the year, as long as the student has completed the FAFSA and any other requirements in Banweb
April 1, 2026 Incoming transfer students must be admitted by this date in order to be considered for an incoming student scholarship
June, July, or August, 2026 Incoming students are strongly encouraged to attend New Student Orientation
July 31, 2026 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 10, 2026 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 14, 2026 Payment plans are available through Touchnet
August 15, 2026 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 15, 2026 The Financial Aid Office will be open 10am-1pm on Saturday to assist with any last-minute items or questions
August, 2026 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: Monday - Friday 8 AM-5 PM

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

Email: financial_aid@nmt.edu

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

Phone: 575-835-5333

Fax: 575-835-6519