Northern Scholarships Application Now Open for Spring 2025
Deadline is Friday, December 20, 2024
Northern is offering several scholarships for current and prospective students to help cover the cost of a college education. Northern considers a variety of factors
in determining scholarship awards including campus and community involvement, major,
and personal experiences. Please complete this application no later than Friday, December
20, 2024.
Students selected for any Northern Scholarship will receive the funds in the Spring 2025 semester upon verification of recipients' enrollment at Northern.
Who is eligible: All current Northern students, college transfers, high school seniors, and high school equivalency students who will be attending in the spring, including international students, are encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to students who register for the Spring 2025 semester by December 1, 2024.
Scholarship general eligibility requirements include that the student is pursuing a degree or certificate at Northern New Mexico College,
is enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credit hours during Spring 2025, and for current
Northern Students must have a minimum of a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Eligible applications will be evaluated and scored by the Financial Aid Office. The
application deadline is December 20, 2024. Award recipients will be notified via the
student's NNMC email. For more information: Please contact the Financial Aid office at finaid@nnmc.edu or 747-2128.
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- The Lottery Scholarship covers 100% of tuition for recent New Mexico high school graduates.
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NORTHERN SCHOLARSHIPS
The application for Northern Scholarships is offered each year for current and prospective students to help cover the cost of their college education. Northern considers a variety of factors in determining scholarship awards, including campus and community involvement, major, and personal experiences. Please check your northern email for the application opening date and closing deadlines.
NORTHERN BRIDGE Scholarship
Bridge Scholarship Application
You are eligible if you are a New Mexico resident, and you have graduated from a New
Mexico public high school, or an accredited New Mexico private high school within
16 months with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better upon graduation, or you
have received a NM HSE/GED within 16 months. Citizenship status does not affect eligibility
for this scholarship. Students must:
- Enroll in 15 credits at Northern for the Spring semester.
- Have declared a major and have been accepted into a degree or certificate program.
- Have provided the Financial Aid Office with a final copy of your high school or HSE/GED transcript.
- Complete, or have on file with the Financial Aid Office, a current year FAFSA form or Student Aid Report.
- Financial information on FAFSA does not affect eligibility for this scholarship.
Teacher Preparation Affordability Scholarship
APPLY HERE: Teacher Preparation Affordability Scholarship
The Teacher Education department at Northern New Mexico College has received funding for the Teacher Preparation Affordability Program Scholarship for the Academic 2024-25 year.
- Complete and submit a 2024-25 FASFA application. This completed application must be on file with the Financial Aid Office to be considered for the scholarship. Even if you don't think you will qualify for federal aid, the FASFA application must be on file with the Financial Aid Office. For help filling out the FAFSA application, please contact the Financial Aid office at finaid@nnmc.edu or 505-747-2128; or the Educational Opportunity Center at eoc@nnm.edu or 505-695-4026.
- You must be a Teacher Education student in good standing and making progress towards program completion.
- You must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours.
LANL Foundation Scholarships
The LANL Foundation awards two scholarships of interest to Northern students. One application enables you to be considered for over 30 scholarship opportunities. For more information, go to the LANL Foundation.
- Four-Year Undergraduate scholarships for high school seniors and current undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in any field of study.
- Career Pathways Scholarships for high school students and adult learners with a high school diploma or GED/High School Equivalency (HSE). who have a specific career in mind and are committed to earning an associate’s degree or certification in any field or trade. Awards range from $1,000 up to $20,000 for students from Northern New Mexico pursuing undergraduate degrees in any field of study.
AMP STEM Scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP FOR CURRENT & TRANSFER STEM STUDENTS
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Are you pursuing a STEM degree at Northern? You could be eligible for $1,000 per semester for research through the National Science Foundation's Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) scholarship. To learn more contact: Dr. David Torres, davytorres@nnmc.edu, 505-747-2174
To be eligible, students must:
- Declare their major to be a STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math).
- Have a minimum GPA of 2.8.
- Be enrolled full-time at NNMC.
- Be a minority (Hispanic, Native American, Black, ...).
- Be a U.S. citizen or possess status as a national, refugee alien, or permanent resident alien.
- Identify a faculty mentor willing to oversee research.
- Scholarships are also available for minority transfer students from community colleges majoring in STEM degrees.
- Transfer students do not have to have a research project to be eligible for the scholarship.