Private Scholarships
NMSU students often qualify for private or external scholarships based on various criteria, including need, academic performance, interests, and background. Below we have organized some private scholarships by their deadline that we believe students would be interested in. Please keep in mind, these awards are funded by public and private organizations and not NMSU.
Be Cautious When Applying for Outside Scholarships
Always take precaution when applying for any external scholarships by following these simple tips:
- Never provide personal financial or bank information.
- Do not pay for information or to receive the scholarship. You should never have to give money to any organization.
- Use precaution on websites with consistent pop-ups and advertisements.
- Set up anti-virus software or ad-blocker browsers to ensure online browsing security.
- Be wary of sites that ask for personal contact information, and not your school credentials. These sites tend to spam you with advertisements.
Financial Aid does review all scholarships before posting, but still encourages students to always be cautious with online scholarship applications.
General Scholarships
Scholarship |
Amount |
Deadline |
Student Type |
Field of Study |
Innovation in Education Scholarship |
$500 |
The 20th of each month |
Undergraduate Students |
Any |
Goostree Law Group Bright Futures Scholarship |
$2,500 |
September 17th, 2025 |
Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
Any |
HostingAdvice Future Web Developers Scholarship |
$1,000 |
September 30th, 2025 |
Undergraduate Students |
Computer-Science Related |
First Generation College Student Scholarship |
$2,500 |
October 1st, 2025 |
First Generation Undergraduate Students |
Any |
2025 BOC Sciences Chemistry Scholarship |
$1,000 |
October 31st, 2025 |
Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
Chemistry Related Sciences |
The 2025 Ridge Ohio Scholarship |
$2,500 |
November 1st, 2025 |
Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
Medical |
The Whitlock Law Hope and Opportunity Scholarship |
$1,500 |
November 5th, 2025 |
Degree Seeking Students who spent a portion or entirety of their childhood in the foster care system. |
Any |
Atla Scholarship |
$1,500 |
November 15th, 2025 |
Undergraduate Sophomores and above |
Any |
ROI CX Act Now Scholarship |
$2,500 |
December 1st, 2025 |
Undergraduate Students |
Any |
Community Leaders Scholarship |
$2,500 |
February 2, 2026 |
Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
Any |
Glen Larson Law Injury Attorneys Scholarship |
$1,500 |
May 1st, 2026 |
Undergraduate Students |
Any |
Barkhordarian Law Firm Scholarship Opportunity Scholarship |
$1,000 |
August 1, 2026 |
Undergraduate Students |
Any |
Scholarship Databases
Database |
Description |
Career One Stop
|
Database and career resources guide for various scholarships. |
DREAMer's Roadmap
|
Mobile App Database and resource guide for DACA students. |
EduPASS
|
Database and resource guide for international students. |
Fastweb
|
Database for various scholarships. |
Finaid
|
Database and financial aid resource guide for various scholarships. |
NMSU Army ROTC
|
In addition to the Army scholarships, the ROTC program at NMSU has the following merit based scholarship opportunities for participating Cadets. |
Scholarship Guidance
|
Database for various scholarships. |
Scholly Scholarships by SallieSM |
Database for various scholarships. |
StudentScholarships.org
|
Database for various scholarships. |
Unigo
|
Small scholarship database for DACA students. |