Legislative Lottery Scholarship |
New Mexico resident. High school diploma from a NM accredited school, a NM GED, NM-HiSET or Confirmation of Registration with PED. Must enroll in college within 16 months after high school graduation or receipt of GED/HiSET. First semester college GPA of 2.5 and pass 15 credits. |
Percentage of tuition. |
2.5 cumulative GPA and pass 15 credits per semester for a maximum of seven semesters. |
No application is required. |
NM Opportunity Scholarship |
New Mexico resident. High school diploma from a NM accredited school, a NM GED, NM-HiSET, or Confirmation of Registration with PED. Must enroll in college within 16 months after high school graduation or receipt of GED/HiSET. Must have a 2.5 GPA or higher and enroll in 15 credit hours. |
Tuition and required fees. If the student already qualifies for a tuition-based award, for example, the NM Lottery Scholarship, the Opportunity Scholarship covers the remaining amount after those awards disburse |
2.5 cumulative GPA and pass 15 credit hours per semester up to 160 attempted credit hours. |
No application is required. |