General Scholarship Program

 
 

Students need not apply for specific scholarships, the Scholarship Office will match applicants with available awards. Complete the General Scholarship Application at the bottom of this page to apply for the General Scholarship pool. Students must have completed at least one semester of course work at UNM Main Campus to be considered and the majority of awards will be given based on grade point average and a combination of other factors, including, but not limited to: field of study, financial need or unmet need.

(The application for this program can be downloaded at the bottom of this page)
 

 

Frank H. Allen, III Memorial
♦Graduate of Valley High School
♦Academic achievement
♦Letters of recommendation demonstrating intellectual curiosity, physical vigor, leadership, and moral courage
♦Full-time student

Arab Womens Scholarship
♦Arab students
♦Contact the Scholarship Office

Ballut Abyad
♦Junior or senior (graduates may be considered if previously received)
♦Financial need
♦Satisfactory academic progress

Bader/Nelson
♦New Mexico resident
♦Full-time undergraduate
♦Satisfactory academic progress

Louise Bell
♦General criteria
♦Contact the Scholarship Office

Philo Bennett
♦Freshman woman
♦Spring only
♦New Mexico resident

Downer-Bennett
♦Non-traditional students
♦Single parent

Elva Benson Memorial
♦Financial need
♦Full-time student of Native American descent

L. Beverly Damron
♦Member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity
♦High GPA
♦Contact the Student Activities Office

Hartley B. Dean
♦American Indian
♦Undergraduate, graduate
♦Preference to students who would not be able to continue without support
♦Satisfactory academic progress
♦Financial need

Predicanda DeGeer Scholarship
♦Financial need
♦Full-time student
♦First preference to native New Mexican students of Hispanic descent

James Doolittle
♦Financial need
♦Incoming freshman
♦High scholastic average

Marguerite M. Drum Endowed Memorial Scholarship for
Native American Students
♦Student must be Native American
♦Must be enrolled full-time as either a graduate or undergraduate
♦GPA of 2.5/4.0
♦Demonstrate financial need
♦Preference to students enrolled in a Native American Studies program or a degree program with a concentration in Native American Studies

Filipino-American Scholarship
♦Active member of the FAANM
♦At least one-quarter Filipino descent
♦Demonstrate financial need
♦Full-time student

Bobby Foster
♦Financial need
♦Part-time or full-time
♦Juniors and seniors
♦2.0 GPA minimum
♦Minorities

Edward Grisso
♦Junior
♦Male
♦Improvement in grades during sophomore year

Robert Hammond Scholarship Fund
♦Contact the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District, State of New Mexico

Dorothy Hatch
♦American Indian
♦Contact the Scholarship Office

Lena Heath
♦Satisfactory academic progress
♦Junior or senior

C.L. Herrick
♦Academic ability
♦Financial need

Simon Herztein
♦Sophomores/full-time
♦Resident of Union County, NM

Bertha B. Hollis
♦American Indian
♦Contact the Scholarship Office

Louise E. Johnson
♦American Indian or African American
♦Contact the Scholarship Office

Frederick/Christine Kent
♦Freshmen
♦Spring only
♦New Mexico resident
♦Financial need
♦High school grades, recommendations from principal or counselor

James M. & Luella Key Endowed Scholarship
♦Scholarship for students thereof engaged in courses qualifying them to pursue a gainful occupation (nursing, teaching, engineering, etc.)
♦Financial need
♦Aptitude
♦Grades

 

 

Charles May
♦Arts and Sciences student
♦Pre-med
♦Outstanding academic standing
♦Sophomore, junior, or senior

Louis McRae
♦Freshman
♦New Mexico resident

Abraham Lincoln Mitchell Memorial
♦African-American
♦Contact the Scholarship Office

Esther D. Morin Scholarship
♦Demonstrate academic achievement
♦Demonstrate financial need
♦Be Native American women, preferably Navajo

Clyde Oden
♦Financial need and/or academic ability

Myrtle Okey
♦American Indian
♦Satisfactory academic progress

Tony Oliver Memorial
♦Returning students 35 years or older
♦Contact the Dean of Continuing Education

Blase Padilla
♦Financial need
♦Satisfactory academic progress

**Manuel Pino
♦Hispanic
♦Contact the Scholarship Office

L.B. Reeder
♦Deserving students with financial need

Austin Roberts
♦General
♦Academic ability
♦Financial need
♦San Juan County, NM

Kathleen Rogers
♦Graduate and undergraduate
♦Satisfactory academic progress

Manuel F. Saenz Jr. Memorial Scholarship
♦Native American ancestry; preferably Navajo
♦Involvement in athletics
♦Full or part-time enrollment

Rita G. Sanchez
♦New Mexico resident
♦Preference given to Hispanic student
♦Undergraduate
♦Full-time student
♦Academic ability
♦Financial need

Carrie Schaeffer
♦African American
♦Academic merit
♦Recommendation by the directors of African American Studies and African American Student Services

Harrison Schmitt
♦New Mexico high school graduate
♦Freshman
♦Financial need/academic ability

John Schneid
♦Full time
♦American Indian students
♦General criteria

Mary Blackmar Shelden Scholarship For Native American Students
♦Academic achievement
♦Financial need
♦Preference to Native Americans

Raymond Shoemaker
♦Single parents
♦U.S. citizen
♦NM resident
♦Financial need

Esther Thompson
♦Contact Scholarship office

Doris and Thornton Seligman Memorial Scholarship
♦Undergraduate
♦New Mexico resident
♦Academic ability

Dr. Dan Trigg
♦Academic ability
♦NM resident

Glen T. Simpson
♦American Indian student
♦Senior
♦Academic achievement and financial need

Luther Sizemore
♦Academic ability
♦Member of working family
♦Contact Scholarship Office

Ralph M. Watrous
♦Demonstrate academic achievement
♦Demonstrate financial need
♦Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate Native American woman
♦First preference will be given to Native American women who have attended New Mexico high schools
♦Proof of enrolled tribal membership and residence of New Mexico shall be provided by the recipient

Lawrence White
♦Satisfactory academic progress
♦New Mexico resident
♦Financial need

Gerald T. Wilkinson
♦Academic achievement
♦Financial need
♦Native American
♦Full time student
Undergraduate or graduate degree program

 

 

Scholarship Deadline
May 15, 2008

 

Download Application PDF DOC
 General Scholarship Application 08-09