APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED, RE-OPENS IN AUG/SEP
Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 1st of December, 2023.
Scholarship Summary:
NMSU is awarding a limited number of the prestigious President’s Associates Excellence Scholarship to freshman students from New Mexico with exceptional academic credentials. These scholarships will be awarded using a blind selection process with a maximum of 15 awards offered each year.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must;
i. Be New Mexico residents
ii. Obtain a minimum high school 3.75 GPA and 28 ACT or 3.5 GPA and 30 ACT
iii. Have a High school diploma from a NM accredited school, a NM GED, or a NM-HiSET.
iv. Be attending their first regular semester after graduating from high school.
Value of Scholarship:
Recipients of the NMSU President’s Associates Excellence Scholarship will receive the following benefits;
i. Tuition and required fees
ii. $3,250 stipend per academic year and
iii. One-year NMSU Housing Award
Renewal Criteria: 3.25 GPA first semester (3.5 cumulative GPA thereafter) and pass 15 new Las Cruces campus credits per semester
Scholarship Application Guide:
To apply;
i. Complete an application for admission into NMSU and submit all the required credentials by December 1.
ii. Complete and submit a Scholar Dollar$ application and have all the required credentials on file by December 1.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the NMSU Freshman Scholarship Page.