University of New Mexico Scholarships

The University of New Mexico Scholarship Office lists scholarship opportunities for new students. Scholarships are merit-based and competitive. The page states that scholarships consider an applicant’s unweighted cumulative GPA and that many listed awards are renewable for 4 years, based on renewal policies and procedures.

The page groups scholarships for Freshman New Mexico Resident and Freshman Non-Resident students, and it also lists state-funded scholarships (Legislative Lottery and NM Opportunity Scholarship) and institutional scholarships. It also includes specific categories such as Tuition Scholarships, Housing Scholarships, and Military & Veteran Scholarships (content is truncated after the “Maintaining Your Schol…” heading).

To be considered, the page states you must meet the criteria for consideration, be admitted by the Application Deadline, and complete any application materials noted. It also states that scholarships are competitive and that a limited number are available for several listed awards.

Several scholarships are described as renewable for 4 years, with renewal tied to maintaining the stated GPA and completing required credit hours each semester (and additional conditions for certain programs). For Legislative Lottery, the page describes renewable terms for consecutive fall/spring semesters and summer semesters (summers optional). For NM Opportunity Scholarship, the page states that awards are reviewed after the registration add/drop deadline to ensure additional tuition and/or fees are covered in full.

• Must meet the criteria for consideration for the specific scholarship listed.
• Must be admitted by the Application Deadline for the scholarship.
• Must complete any application materials noted.
• Scholarships consider unweighted cumulative GPA.
• Scholarships are merit-based and competitive.
• Limited number of scholarships available for several listed awards.
• Freshman New Mexico Resident: Regents’ Scholarship minimum requirements include minimum cumulative GPA and a GED Scaled score requirement.
• Freshman New Mexico Resident: Regents’ Scholars requirement includes completing required credit hours with a specified GPA each semester and living in the Scholars Wing in Hokona Hall.
• Freshman New Mexico Resident: Presidential Scholarship includes minimum cumulative GPA, GED Scaled score requirement, and an annual sponsor thank you letter requirement by the December 1 date listed for that scholarship.
• Freshman New Mexico Resident: National Merit Finalist Scholarship requires admission to UNM by the February 1 date listed and includes completion of required credit hours with a specified GPA each semester.
• State Funded (Legislative Lottery): Students must qualify for the Legislative Lottery Scholarship during their first semester.
• State Funded (Legislative Lottery): At least 12 credit hours per semester and a 2.50 cumulative GPA during their first college semester.
• State Funded (Legislative Lottery): NM High School Graduate or NM GED recipient.
• State Funded (Legislative Lottery): Must successfully complete 12 new credit hours each semester (repeated classes do not count toward credit hours earned) and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
• State Funded (Legislative Lottery): Must successfully complete 30 credit hours per academic year (Fall, Spring, and Summer).
• State Funded (Legislative Lottery): If a student drops below full-time status at any time during the semester, the scholarship will be canceled for that specific semester and the student will be responsible for all incurred charges.
• State Funded (NM Opportunity Scholarship): Criteria for consideration varies; see NMHED for more information.
• State Funded (NM Opportunity Scholarship): 2.50 cumulative GPA and successfully complete 6 credit hours or more.
• State Funded (NM Opportunity Scholarship): Students on NM Lottery Scholarship must meet NM Lottery requirements to maintain scholarship.
• Institutional Scholarships (Woodward Scholars): Apply to UNM by the December 1 date listed; requires unweighted cumulative GPA range and NM High School Graduate or NM GED recipient with GED Scaled score requirement; requires completion of 15 new credit hours with a specified GPA each semester.
• Institutional Scholarships (UNM Achievers): Apply to UNM by the December 1 date listed; requires unweighted cumulative GPA range and NM High School Graduate or NM GED recipient with GED Scaled score requirement; requires completion of 15 new credit hours with a specified GPA each semester.
• Institutional Scholarships (Bridge to Success): Apply to UNM by the December 1 date listed; first-time freshman only; requires GPA range.
• Institutional Scholarships (Bridge to Success): First-time freshman only is stated; additional maintaining criteria are not included in the provided text.
• Freshman Non-Resident: Regents’ Scholarship requires minimum cumulative GPA and GED Scaled score requirement.
• Freshman Non-Resident: Regents’ Scholars requirement includes completing required credit hours with a specified GPA each semester and living in the Scholars Wing in Hokona Hall; for Sophomore and above, completing required credit hours with a specified GPA each semester.
• Tuition Scholarships (Amigo): Apply to UNM by the February 1 date listed; requires minimum GPA and ACT/SAT conditions or alternate GPA and ACT/SAT conditions; requires completion of 15 new credit hours with a specified GPA each semester.
• Tuition Scholarships (Arizona Reciprocal): Apply to UNM by the February 1 date listed; requires 3.0+ GPA and Arizona resident; requires completion of 15 new credit hours with a specified GPA each semester.
• Tuition Scholarships (Colorado Reciprocal): Apply to UNM by the February 1 date listed; requires 3.0+ GPA and Colorado resident; requires completion of 15 new credit hours with a specified GPA each semester.
• Lobo Undergraduate Exchange Program (LUE and LUE Plus): Apply to UNM by the February 1 date listed; eligible candidates are residents of states not included in the WUE region; requires stated GPA or ACT/SAT conditions for LUE and LUE Plus; requires completion of 15 new credit hours with a specified GPA each semester; LUE recipients pay 1.5 times the resident rate and LUE Plus recipients pay New Mexico resident tuition rate.
• Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE and WUE Plus): Apply to UNM by the February 1 date listed; eligible candidates are residents of listed locations and must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; requires stated GPA or ACT/SAT conditions for WUE and WUE Plus; requires completion of 15 new credit hours with a specified GPA each semester; WUE recipients pay 1.5 times the resident rate and WUE Plus recipients pay New Mexico resident tuition rate.
• Housing Scholarships (Lobo Housing Scholarship): Best consideration is being admitted to UNM by the February 1 date listed; requires a limited number and uses GPA ranges to determine the first-year-only amount; first-time freshman with a Tuition Scholarship (WUE, LUE, WUE Plus, LUE Plus, CO Reciprocal, AZ Reciprocal) is included in the criteria section.
• Housing Scholarships (Lobo Housing Scholarship): Non-renewable.

• Regents’ Scholarship (Freshman New Mexico Resident): Approximately $15,500 per year; covers base tuition, fees, and housing; renewable for 4 years; approximately 12 new scholarships available annually.
• Presidential Scholarship (Freshman New Mexico Resident): Approximately $6,000 per year; renewable for 4 years; approximately 75 new scholarships available annually.
• National Merit Finalist Scholarship (Freshman New Mexico Resident): Approximately $15,500 per year + Bookstore Voucher; renewable for up to 4 years.
• Legislative Lottery (State Funded): Approximately $4,294 per semester beginning second semester (subject to legislative approval each year); renewable for 7 consecutive fall/spring semesters and 3 summer semesters (summers are optional).
• NM Opportunity Scholarship (State Funded): Covers any gap in tuition and fees owed after other forms of state aid are applied; can cover up to 100% of tuition and fees; does not cover facility fees and differentials; awards are reviewed after the registration add/drop deadline to ensure additional tuition and/or fees are covered in full.
• Woodward Scholars (Institutional): $4,000 per year; renewable for 4 years.
• UNM Achievers (Institutional): $2,000 per year; renewable for 4 years.
• Bridge to Success (Institutional): $1,000 per year; first-time freshman only is stated.
• Regents’ Scholarship (Freshman Non-Resident): Approximately $24,000 per year; covers base tuition, fees and housing; non-residents receive a tuition waiver to adjust non-resident tuition to NM resident tuition rates; renewable for 4 years; approximately 12 new scholarships available annually.
• Amigo (Tuition Scholarship for Freshman Non-Resident): Approximately $23,149 per year, plus a $200 per year stipend; renewable for 4 years.
• Arizona Reciprocal (Tuition Scholarship for Freshman Non-Resident): Approximately $23,149 per year; renewable for 4 years.
• Colorado Reciprocal (Tuition Scholarship for Freshman Non-Resident): Approximately $23,149 per year; renewable for 4 years.
• Lobo Undergraduate Exchange Program (LUE): LUE recipients pay 1.5 times the resident rate; LUE $18,854 per year; renewable for 4 years.
• Lobo Undergraduate Exchange Program (LUE Plus): LUE Plus recipients pay New Mexico resident tuition rate; LUE Plus $23,149 per year; renewable for 4 years.
• Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE): WUE recipients pay 1.5 times the resident rate; WUE $18,854 per year; renewable for 4 years.
• Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE Plus): WUE Plus recipients pay New Mexico resident tuition rate; WUE Plus $23,149 per year; renewable for 4 years.
• Lobo Housing Scholarship (Housing Scholarships): Non-renewable; first year amounts by GPA range: 4.0+ GPA $4,000 (first year only); 3.85–3.99 $3,000 (first year only); 3.6–3.84 $2,500 (first year only); 3.59 or less $1,000 (first year only).

1. For the listed scholarship, ensure you meet the criteria for consideration and that you are admitted by the scholarship’s Application Deadline.
2. Complete the admissions application and scholarship application by the deadline listed for the scholarship (for Regents’ Scholarship and Presidential Scholarship, the deadline listed is December 1).
3. Use the “Apply Here” link shown for the scholarship to submit the scholarship application.
4. For the National Merit Finalist Scholarship, the page states admission to UNM by the February 1 date listed and completion of the stated credit-hour requirements are part of the scholarship conditions.
5. Follow the scholarship renewal and awarding policies and procedures included under “Review non-Lottery scholarship renewal and awarding policies and procedures” and “Maintaining Your Scholarship.”

• Complete any application materials noted for the specific scholarship.
• For Presidential Scholarship (Freshman New Mexico Resident), submit a sponsor thank you letter by the December 1 date each year.