Transfer Student Scholarships

Amount: $200-$700 per academic year

Application deadline: for priority consideration, apply by Aug. 1 for fall and Jan. 3 for spring. Applications may be considered until two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. In order for us to be able to process your scholarship application, you should apply for admission first, because you won't be eligible to receive an Admissions Scholarship until you are admitted to ENMU.

Eligibility: be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and meet one of the following requirements:

• 3.5 cumulative college GPA

Continuation: may be awarded up to four consecutive semesters or receipt of degree (whichever comes first) if you complete at least 15 hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

For information about the Transfer Academic Scholarship, please contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 575.562.2178.

Apply for Admissions Scholarships

Amount: in-state: $450 per semester; Out-of-state: $450 per semester, plus a waiver of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Only a limited number of this scholarship are awarded.

Eligibility:

• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Be a Phi Theta Kappa member with a 3.5 cumulative college GPA, who has earned an associate degree or minimum of 60 hours of college credit.
• Proof of Phi Theta Kappa membership is required. Please provide a copy of your membership card.

Application deadline: for priority consideration, apply by Aug. 1 for fall and Jan. 3 for spring. Applications may be considered until two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. In order for us to be able to process your scholarship application, you should apply for admission first, because you won't be eligible to receive an Admissions Scholarship until you are admitted to ENMU.

May be awarded up to four consecutive semesters or receipt of degree (whichever comes first) if you complete at least 15 hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.

For information about the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, please contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 575.562.2178.

Apply for Admissions Scholarships

Pending finalized rules set to be published July 1, 2022

Amount: to be authorized by the New Mexico State Legislature annually, up to 100% of tuition and required fees at any New Mexico public college or university starting in the Fall, 2022 semester.

Eligibility:

• Be an established New Mexico resident.
• Enroll in a minimum of 6 credit hours at an eligible New Mexico public college or university toward certain certificate programs, an associate degree or first bachelor's degree.
• Not be in excess of maximum time frame, 90 overall attempted credit hours for an associate degree or 160 overall attempted credit hours for a first bachelor's degree.

Continuation: If you satisfactorily complete all enrolled hours each semester with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, you are eligible to continue receiving the scholarship until you reach the maximum time frame or complete your program.

Contact Financial Aid at 575.562.2194 for more information about the New Mexico Lottery Opportunity Scholarship.

Amount: to be authorized by the New Mexico State Legislature by June 1 of each year.

Initial Qualification Requirements:

• Be an established New Mexico resident.
• Graduate from a public or accredited private New Mexico high school, complete requirements as a home-schooled student registered by the New Mexico Public Education Department, or received a high school equivalency credential recognized by the state of New Mexico while maintaining residency in New Mexico.
• Enroll full-time within 16 months of high school completion at a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution and maintain consecutive full-time enrollment in fall and spring semesters.
• Enroll full-time in at least 12 hours and obtain a 2.5 semester GPA in the first semester. Complete at least 30 credit hours at an eligible four-year school or (24 credit hours at an eligible two-year school) with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA throughout the academic year, fall and spring, summer is optional.

Continuing Eligibility: Students must maintain consecutive enrollment throughout the academic year (fall and spring, summer is optional), earn 30 credit hours at an eligible four-year or 24 credit hours at an eligible two year New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA. Students must maintain consecutive enrollment throughout the academic year (fall and spring, summer is optional), earn 30 credit hours at an eligible four-year or 24 credit hours at an eligible two year New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA.

The scholarship begins with the second semester of consecutive fall and spring enrollment. Students may renew the scholarship each semester for 3.5 academic years at a four-year institution or until the student graduates with their first bachelor's degree, whichever is sooner. Community college students may renew for 1.5 academic years. The scholarship is transferable from one eligible New Mexico public college or university to another with a financial aid transfer transcript request.

Loss of Eligibility and Appeal: Scholarships are renewable, subject to revocation for failure to maintain eligibility requirements. Students who fail to meet one of the eligibility requirements may appeal to their institution's financial aid office. The appeal process includes detailing and documenting the extreme mitigating circumstances which prevented them from meeting the eligibility requirements.

Contact Financial Aid at 575.562.2194 for more information about the New Mexico Legislative Lottery Scholarship.

Amount: waives the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition (Colorado Scholar and Texas 135-Mile scholarships awarded separately, see below.)

Application deadline: for priority consideration, apply by Aug. 1 for fall and Jan. 3 for spring. Applications may be considered until two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. In order for us to be able to process your scholarship application, you should apply for admission first, because you won't be eligible to receive an Admissions Scholarship until you are admitted to ENMU.

Eligibility: be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and meet one of the following requirements:

• 3.5 cumulative college GPA
• 3.0 cumulative high school GPA and a 23 ACT Composite or 1130 or higher
• 3.5 cumulative high school GPA and a 20 ACT Composite or 1030 or higher

ACT Composite comes from the following sections: English | Reading | Science | Mathematics

SAT Total comes from the following sections: Evidence-Based Reading/Writing | Mathematics

Continuation: may be awarded up to four consecutive semesters or receipt of degree (whichever comes first) if you complete at least 15 hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

For information about the Transfer Academic Scholarship, please contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 575.562.2178.

Amount: waives the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition (Colorado Scholar and Texas 135-Mile scholarships awarded separately, see below.)

Scholarship review is started each year on the first weekday in July for fall and spring. Applications are date stamped when received and reviewed in date order. In order for us to be able to consider your scholarship application, you should apply for admission first, because you won't be reviewed to receive an Admissions Scholarship until you are admitted to ENMU. You must reapply for this tuition waiver every year.

Listed below are the priorities in which the applications will be reviewed:

• Priority I: Returning ENMU student on the waiver with a cumulative ENMU GPA of 2.5 and successfully completed 12 credit hours the previous semester
• Priority II: New transfer students from an Arizona college with a minimum 2.5 transfer cumulative GPA
• Priority III: First-Time Freshman: Have a 2.5 cumulative high school GPA and a 20 ACT Composite / SAT Total of 1030 or higher

ACT Composite comes from the following sections: English | Reading | Science | Mathematics
SAT Total comes from the following sections: Evidence-Based Reading/Writing | Mathematics

Eligibility: be a Arizona resident and a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident meeting one of the above priorities.

Continuation: with yearly application, may be awarded for up to four consecutive semesters or receipt of degree (whichever comes first) if you complete at least 12 hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

For information about the Arizona Tuition Waiver, please contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 575.562.2178.

Apply for the Arizona Tuition Waiver online  View the Arizona Tuition Waiver PDF application

Amount: waives the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition

Eligibility: be a Colorado resident and a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, and have at least a 2.5 cumulative college GPA.

Continuation: may be awarded up to four consecutive semesters or receipt of degree (whichever comes first) with 2.5 GPA and 12 credit hours each semester

Application deadline: for priority consideration, apply by Aug. 1 for fall and Jan. 3 for spring. Applications may be considered until two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. In order for us to be able to process your scholarship application, you should apply for admission first, because you won't be eligible to receive an Admissions Scholarship until you are admitted to ENMU.

For information about the Colorado Scholar Tuition Waiver, please contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 575.562.2178.

Amount: waives the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition

Eligibility: be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and live within 135 miles of ENMU-Portales, renewal is automatic and is not based on GPA or number of hours taken.

Application deadline: there is no application required for this waiver, it will be automatically applied to your account if you meet the eligibility requirements.

For information about the Texas 135-Mile Tuition Waiver, please contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 575.562.2178.

The Western Undergraduate Exchange program is designed to allow students from selected states to attend ENMU at a reduced out-of-state tuition rate. To qualify for the WUE, you must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and a resident of one of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Guam and the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Application deadline: there is no application required for this waiver, it will be automatically applied to your account if you meet the eligibility requirements.

For information about the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), please contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 575.562.2178.