New Mexico News

Here's a list of what's available:

	Athletic Scholarships Provides for the cost of tuition and fees to student-athletes pursuing a higher education in New Mexico. Eligibility requirements vary depending on the educational institution offering the scholarship.

	Competitive Scholarships Provides outstanding non-resident students the opportunity to enroll in public educational institutions in New Mexico at in-state tuition and fee rates.

	Legislative Endowment Scholarships Up to $2,500 per year to financially needy undergraduate students attending New Mexico educational institutions.

	Lottery Success Scholarships Scholarship provides up to 100% of college tuition for New Mexico graduating high school seniors who meet the programs’ eligibility requirements.

	New Mexico Scholars Provides for the cost of tuition, books, and fees to graduating New Mexico high school seniors to attend one of the following New Mexico private colleges: The College of Santa Fe, St. John's College in Santa Fe, or the College of the Southwest.

	Senior Citizen's Reduced Tuition Provides for a $5 per credit reduction in tuition costs (up to 6 credits per semester) for New Mexico Senior Citizens to attend postsecondary educational institutions in New Mexico.

	Student Choice Grants Provides financial awards to needy New Mexico undergraduate students who are attending the following NM educational institutions: The College of Santa Fe, St. John's College in Santa Fe, and the College of the Southwest.

	Student Incentive Grants Up to $2,500 per year to financially needy New Mexico undergraduate students.

	3% Scholarships Provides for the cost of tuition and fees for eligible New Mexico undergraduate and graduate students.

	Vietnam Veterans' Scholarships Provides for tuition, fees, and book expenses for Vietnam Veterans who are New Mexico residents attending a postsecondary educational institution in New Mexico.

	Work Study This program provides funding to create employment opportunities for eligible New Mexico undergraduate students.

Graduate Loans & Scholarships

	Allied Health Student Loan-for-Service Athletic Scholarships Up to $12,000 per year to New Mexico health care students if they will practice as an allied health professional in a designated area in New Mexico.

	WICHE Loan-for-Service Provides loans to New Mexico students to enroll in out-of-state graduate programs not offered in New Mexico with the condition that they return to New Mexico to practice in their licensed field.

	Graduate Scholarship Program Up to $7,500 per year to New Mexico graduate students enrolled at a New Mexico four-year postsecondary educational institution.

	Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Up to $12,500 per year to help repay student loans for New Mexico health professionals if they will practice full-time in a medical shortage area in New Mexico for two years.

	Medical Student Loan-for-Service Up to $12,000 per year in educational loans to New Mexico medical students if they will practice in a medical shortage area in New Mexico.

	Minority Doctoral Assistance Program Up to $25,000 per year to New Mexico minority graduate students under the condition that they will teach their selected academic discipline at the sponsoring educational institution.

	Nursing Student Loan-for-Service Up to $12,000 per year in educational loans to New Mexico nursing students if they will practice as a nurse in a medical shortage area in New Mexico.

	Oseteopathic Medical Student Loan-for-Service Up to $12,000 per year in educational loans to New Mexico osteopathic medical students if they will practice as an osteopathic physician in a medical shortage area in New Mexico.

	New Mexico Teachers Loan-for-Service Up to $4,000 per year in educational loans to New Mexico students if they will provide teaching services in a public preschool, elementary, or secondary school in New Mexico for a specific amount of time.

To apply for or get more information on any of the state programs listed on this page, contact the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education:

New Mexico Commission
on Higher Education
1068 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
http://hed.state.nm.us