| Name |
Legislative Lottery Scholarship |
| Number of Awards |
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| Award Value |
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| Award Type |
Need-Based Scholarship
Merit-Based Scholarship |
| Accept Applications |
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| Renewable |
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| Scholarship Links |
More Information
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| Contact |
New Mexico Commission on Higher Education
1068 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
87505-1650
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| Phone |
(505)476-6500 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
highered@che.state.nm.us |
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The Legislative Lottery Scholarship helps pay tuition expenses for New Mexico high school graduates (or GED recipients) who plan to attend an eligible New Mexico public college or university.
Students establish eligibility in the first regular semester immediately following their high school graduation and funding begins in the second college semester. To find out more about scholarships for the first regular semester, contact the financial aid or scholarship office at your college or university.
How much is the award?
* Tuition only
* Renewable if student maintains satisfactory progress and full-time status
* May receive scholarship for a total of eight (8) consecutive semesters
Who is eligible?
* New Mexico residents
* Graduated from a New Mexico public high school, an accredited New Mexico private high school, or have obtained a New Mexico GED.
* Home Schooled students are eligible only if they pass the New Mexico GED.
* Must be enrolled full-time and complete 12 credit hours, and a 2.5 grade point average at an eligible New Mexico public college or university, in the first regular semester immediately following their high school graduation.
* Undergraduate
* Enroll full-time