Financial Aid Disbursements
Financial aid funds will be provided in the order that we received your financial aid application. See below for payment dates and ways to get your money.
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Financial aid refunds are amounts due to the student after outstanding fees are deducted.
**Please note that you will receive your funds within 15 days after the disbursement date.**
| Pell Grant | |
| Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Summer 2023 |
8/12/22 and 9/09/22 1/12/23 and 2/10/23 TBD |
| Cal Grant | |
| Fall 2022 Spring 2023 |
9/09/2022 2/10/2023 |
| Full Year Loan** | |
| Fall 2022 Spring 2023 |
8/12/2022 1/12/2023 |
| Scholarships* | |
| Some vary request of donor, upon transfer, etc. | |
| Work-Study | |
| On the 15th of the month after time sheet is approved online | |
| Disbursement Adjustments | |
| Reverse disbursements occur when units enrolled decreases | |
*Regular refunds occur when:
- Application is completed prior to start of term, including loan requirements
- Enrolled in the required number of units at least one week prior to start of term
- Not subject to disqualification
- Have no holds
**For Direct Loan first-year borrowers, there is a 30-day delay in the release of a first loan disbursement. The 30-day period begins on the first day of the term, not of the loan application or approval date.
2022-2023 Loan Application Deadlines
| Semester | Last Day to Submit |
|---|---|
| Full-Year, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters | April 7, 2023 |
| Fall 2022 only | November 11, 2022 |
| Spring 2023 only | April 7, 2023 |
| Summer 2023 only | June 22, 2023 |
The San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) delivers your refund with BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc. Visit bankmobiledisbursements.com/refundchoices for more information.
Please Note: If prompted to enter your school name, use San Mateo County Community College District. We are enrolled with BankMobile Disbursements as a college district, not as three separate colleges.
Terms of Agreement
View our third-party servicer contract for refund management.March 27 - April 2, 2023
March 31, 2023
April 20, 2023