General Scholarships

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At The University of New Mexico we pay attention to your hard work and dedication towards achieving your educational goals. This is why we provide various scholarship opportunities to a wide array of individuals.

Students need not apply for specific scholarships, the Scholarship Office will match applicants with available awards. 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.

Deadline has passed for 2011-2012 General Scholarship Pool.


General Scholarships	Amount	Academic Criteria For Consideration
Frank H. Allen, III Memorial	Amount Varies	Graduate of Valley High School Academic achievement Letters of recommendation demonstrating intellectual curiosity, physical vigor, leadership, and moral courage Full-time student
Arab Women’s Scholarship	Amount Varies	Arab students Contact the Scholarship Office
Ballut Abyad	Amount Varies	Junior or senior (graduates may be considered if previously received) Financial need Satisfactory academic progress
Bader/Nelson	Amount Varies	New Mexico resident Full-time undergraduate Satisfactory academic progress
Louise Bell	Amount Varies	General criteria Contact the Scholarship Office
Philo Bennett	Amount Varies	Freshman woman Spring only New Mexico resident
Downer-Bennett	Amount Varies	Non-traditional students Single parent
Elva Benson Memorial	Amount Varies	Financial need Full-time student of Native American descent
L. Beverly Damron	Amount Varies	Member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity High GPA Contact the Student Activities Office
Hartley B. Dean	Amount Varies	American Indian\ Undergraduate, graduate Preference to students who would not be able to continue without support Satisfactory academic progress Financial need
Predicanda DeGeer Scholarship	Amount Varies	Financial need Full-time student First preference to native New Mexican students of Hispanic descent
James Doolittle	Amount Varies	Financial need Incoming freshman High scholastic average
Marguerite M. Drum Endowed Memorial Scholarship for Native American Students	Amount Varies	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	Amount Varies	Active member of the FAANM At least one-quarter Filipino descent Demonstrate financial need Full-time student
Bobby Foster	Amount Varies	Financial need Part-time or full-time Juniors and seniors 2.0 GPA minimum Minorities
Education Trust Board Pathways	Amount Varies	First Time Freshman New Mexico high school graduate from any public or private high school 3.5 GPA minimum Financial Need
Edward Grisso	Amount Varies	Junior Male Improvement in grades during sophomore year
Robert Hammond Scholarship Fund	Amount Varies	Contact the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District, State of New Mexico
Dorothy Hatch	Amount Varies	American Indian Contact the Scholarship Office
Lena Heath	Amount Varies	Satisfactory academic progress Junior or senior
C.L. Herrick	Amount Varies	Academic ability Financial need
Simon Herztein	Amount Varies	Sophomores/full-time Resident of Union County, NM
Bertha B. Hollis	Amount Varies	American Indian Contact the Scholarship Office
Louise E. Johnson	Amount Varies	American Indian or African American Contact the Scholarship Office
Frederick/Christine Kent	Amount Varies	Freshmen Spring only New Mexico resident Financial need High school grades, recommendations from principal or counselor
James M. & Luella Key Endowed Scholarship	Amount Varies	Scholarship for students thereof engaged in courses qualifying them to pursue a gainful occupation (nursing, teaching, engineering, etc.) Financial need Aptitude Grades
Charles May	Amount Varies	Arts and Sciences student Pre-med Outstanding academic standing Sophomore, junior, or senior
Louis McRae	Amount Varies	Freshman New Mexico resident
Abraham Lincoln Mitchell Memorial	Amount Varies	African-American Contact the Scholarship Office
Esther D. Morin Scholarship	Amount Varies	Demonstrate academic achievement Demonstrate financial need Be Native American women, preferably Navajo
Clyde Oden	Amount Varies	Financial need and/or academic ability
Myrtle Okey	Amount Varies	American Indian Satisfactory academic progress
Blase Padilla	Amount Varies	Financial need Satisfactory academic progress
Manuel Pino	Amount Varies	Hispanic Contact the Scholarship Office
L.B. Reeder	Amount Varies	Deserving students with financial need
Austin Roberts	Amount Varies	General Academic ability Financial need San Juan County, NM
Kathleen Rogers	Amount Varies	Graduate and undergraduate Satisfactory academic progress
Manuel F. Saenz Jr. Memorial Scholarship	Amount Varies	Native American ancestry; preferably Navajo Involvement in athletics Full or part-time enrollment
Rita G. Sanchez	Amount Varies	New Mexico resident Preference given to Hispanic student Undergraduate Full-time student Academic ability Financial need
Carrie Schaeffer	Amount Varies	African American Academic merit Recommendation by the directors of African American Studies and African American Student Services
Harrison Schmitt	Amount Varies	New Mexico high school graduate Freshman Financial need/academic ability
John Schneid	Amount Varies	Full time American Indian students General criteria
Mary Blackmar Shelden Scholarship For Native American Students	Amount Varies	Academic achievement Financial need Preference to Native Americans
Raymond Shoemaker	Amount Varies	Single parents U.S. citizen NM resident Financial need
Esther Thompson	Amount Varies	Contact Scholarship office
Doris and Thornton Seligman Memorial Scholarship	Amount Varies	Undergraduate New Mexico resident Academic ability
Dr. Dan Trigg	Amount Varies	Academic ability NM resident
Glen T. Simpson	Amount Varies	American Indian student Senior Academic achievement and financial need
Ralph M. Watrous	Amount Varies	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	Amount Varies	Satisfactory academic progress New Mexico resident Financial need
Gerald T. Wilkinson	Amount Varies	Academic achievement Financial need Native American Full time student Undergraduate or graduate degree program

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General Scholarships

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