Scholarship Programs for Entering Freshmen
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| Scholarship |
Eligibility |
Amount
per Year
|
Duration of Award |
How to Apply |
Deadline |
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Gold
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National Merit Finalist Certificate and High School GPA of 3.5 |
$6,000/year
Renewable for up to four years for a total of $24,000 |
First time scholarships are renewable for a maximum of 4 academic years (8 academic semesters, excluding summer semesters) |
Complete NMT Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships.
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Feb 1 |
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Silver
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National Merit Semi Finalist Certificate or High School GPA of 3.5 and ACT 30 - or SAT 1320 |
$5,000/year
Renewable for up to four years for a total of $20,000 |
Feb 1 |
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Presidential
|
High School GPA of 3.25 and ACT 27 - or SAT 1200 |
$4,000/year
Renewable for up to four years for a total of $16,000 |
March 1 |
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Copper
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High School GPA of 3.0 and ACT - 23 - or SAT 1050 |
$2,000/year
Renewable for up to four years for a total of $8,000 |
March 1 |
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Bronze
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NM first time students with High School GPA of 3.0 and ACT 21 or SAT 970 |
$1,000/year
Renewable for up to four years for a total of $4,000 |
March 1 |
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Science Award
|
Winners at NM Science Fair or NM Science Olympiad |
$700 |
1 year |
Automatically awarded
upon enrollment |
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Mesa Award
|
Mesa participants |
$800 |
1 year |
Application available online.
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NM Legislative Lottery Scholarship
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NM resident graduated from a NM High School and enrolled at NMT the semester immediately following High School Graduation or GED completion and earned 12 credit hours with a GPA of 2.5 the first semester.
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Full Tuition: 2011-2012 $2321.28/semester
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Awarded beginning with second semester of enrollment.
Renewable for a maximum of 8 academic semesters excluding summer semester.
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Automatically Awarded.
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None |
Mills Family Scholarship
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- A current resident of the following New Mexico counties: San Juan, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Sandoval, Taos, Mora, Santa Fe, Colfax, Union, Harding, San Miguel or,
-A New Mexico Tribal Member from any county in the state.
- A graduating high school senior within the last 24 months (exceptions to this requirement may be granted at the discretion of the University);
- A cumulative high school GPA of 3.2 minimum, or college GPA of 3.2, or documentation of home-schooled equivalency;
- SAT score of 1100 minimum (or 24 ACT); and
- Eligible for federal Pell grants having an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) comparable to that of a Pell-eligible undergraduate student. Financial need and merit will be considered in the awarding of this scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded to those students who show the lowest EFC – as determined on the federal financial aid forms.
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Up to three $2,500 scholarships per year |
Awardees who continue to meet eligibility will be renewed for up to five years or 180 credits.
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Applications will be accepted beginning September 1st of each year. Applications available online.
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March 1 |
