Current Students
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General Endowed Scholarships
There are many scholarships with varying criteria and renewal requirements available through colleges and departments for all students. Award values vary. A scholarship application is required. There's a deadline of March 1st and a FAFSA is required for scholarships requiring financial need.
The scholarship application will be available at http://scholarships.nmsu.edu .
Renewal Requirements
Students currently on renewable scholarships awarded for the academic year 2009-2010 and prior. The renewal requirements for scholarships awarded beginning the academic year 2010 will change.
Note: "New credit hours" refers to credit hours not yet earned toward a degree.
New Mexico Legislative Lottery Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester
- Completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 2.5 cumulative GPA each semester
- 8 semester maximum at a 4-year institution or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
President's Associates Honors Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- 3.5 semester GPA first semester and 3.5 cumulative GPA thereafter
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
NMSU Leadership Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- 3.25 semester GPA first semester and 3.5 cumulative GPA thereafter
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
Crimson Honors Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- 3.25 semester GPA first semester and 3.5 cumulative GPA thereafter
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
Crimson Academic Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- 3.25 semester GPA first semester and 3.5 cumulative GPA thereafter
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
Regents Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- 3.0 semester GPA first semester and 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
New Mexico Scholars
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- Earn 24 new credit hours each academic year (fall/spring) at Las Cruces campus
- 3.5 cumulative NMSU GPA
- 8 semester maximum at a 4-year institution or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
National Merit Scholars Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- 3.0 semester GPA first semester and 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
National Merit Semi-Finalist Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- 3.0 semester GPA first semester and 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
National Hispanic Scholars
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- 3.0 semester GPA first semester and 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
Transfer Tuition Scholarship
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- completion of 12 new graded credit hours each semester
- 3.5 cumulative NMSU GPA
- 4 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
Out-of-State Scholarship - Undergraduates
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Seeking a Bachelor Degree
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 12 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- Earn 24 new credit hours each academic year (fall/spring) at Las Cruces campus
- 3.25 cumulative NMSU GPA
- 8 semester maximum or attainment of a Bachelor Degree (graduation), whichever comes first
* Transfer Students - semester maximum includes all transfer semesters from previous institution(s)
Out-of-State Scholarship - Graduates
(International students)
- Continue to be admitted to NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Consecutive enrollment
- Minimum enrollment of 9 new credit hours each semester at Las Cruces campus
- Earn 18 new credit hours each academic year (fall/spring) at Las Cruces campus
- 3.25 cumulative NMSU GPA
- 4 semester maximum or attainment of a degree (graduation), whichever comes first