New Mexico Scholars Program

The New Mexico Scholars Program was created to encourage New Mexico high school students to attend public post-secondary institutions or the following private colleges in New Mexico:

College of Santa Fe
St. John's College
College of the Southwest

Eligibility Requirements:
* New Mexico residents
* Graduate from New Mexico high school in the top 5% of their class or score 25 on ACT
* Attend eligible college of university by the end of 21st birthday
* Undergraduate
* Enroll full-time
* Combined family income may not exceed $30,000 per year
* If 2 or more family members are in college, combined family income may not exceed $40,000 per year

Application deadline varies by post-secondary institution.

For more program information, please visit:
http://fin.hed.state.nm.us/content.asp?CustComKey=194783&CategoryKey=195118&pn=Page&DomName=fin.hed.state.nm.us

Latest College & Financial Aid News

Staying Sharp Over the Summer

by Kara Coleman, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern Thousands of college students across the country have been making their way home from school to spend the summer relaxing and taking a break from studying. But how do you keep from forgetting everything you’ve learned throughout the academic year? Here are a few simple tips: Rack up the credit hours. The most obvious way to keep your study [...]

Confessions of a College Graduate

by Jessica Seals, Scholarships.com Virtual Intern After my high school graduation, I could not wait to start attending college and gain more life experience by being out on my own. Before I graduated from college, however, I heavily anticipated the break that I would be taking before I began law school. I dreamed about all of the extra rest that I would be getting and became even more [...]

Study U

The average college student has lots of free time on his or her hands but add in part-time jobs, internships, group work and even commuting and those hours disappear fast. Time spent studying has dipped from 24 hours to 15 hours per week since the 1960s but according to the Washington Post and the National Survey of Student Engagement, students still make ample time and they’ve listed five [...]

Follow Us:

facebook twitter rss feed