UNM Parent Association Scholarship

The UNM Parent Association is soliciting applications for scholarships for the 2012-2013 year. The scholarships will be awarded based primarily on financial need and academic achievement. The following will be awarded:

Undergraduate Scholarships

Thirty-two $1,000 scholarships ($500 per semester) – Included in these are the following named scholarship sponsors from the Parent Association’s Annual Golf Tournament:

One Scholarship - AUI Inc.
One Scholarship - W. W. Reed Co.
One Scholarship - La Farge
One Scholarship - GLHN
One Scholarship - ACC Campus Communities
Two Scholarships - Pete’s Landscaping
Two Scholarships - WHPacific Inc.
Three Scholarships - Kone
Three Scholarships - ICSI
Seventeen ($1,000) Scholarships – from Golf, Silent Auction and Holiday Ornament revenue

Graduate Scholarships

Six $1,000 scholarships ($500 per semester) from Golf, Silent Auction and Holiday Ornament revenue

Daughters of Penelope Scholarship

One $1,000 scholarship ($500 per semester) to a female undergraduate or graduate student

TheraSpeech LLC (1/2) / Parent Association (1/2)

One $1,000 Scholarship ($500 per semester) for an undergraduate or graduate student studying speech/communication disorders

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

• Have a minimum of a UNM 2.5 cumulative grade point average
• Undergraduates: Must be full-time enrolled (12 credit hours or more) sophomore, junior or senior during award year with at least two full-time semesters remaining until graduation
• Graduates: Must be full-time enrolled (9 credit hours or more, or 6 hours and an assistantship) master’s or doctoral student with at least two full-time semesters remaining until graduation (continuing graduate students and new graduate students who are continuing on from their UNM undergraduate degree the previous semester are eligible
• New undergraduate or graduate transfer students for the 2012-2013 academic year are not eligible
• International students are not eligible

• Parent Association Scholarship Application Form
• A brief statement describing the reasons you are applying for this scholarship. Please describe how this scholarship will help you achieve academic success (no more than 250 words)
• Recommendation letter from one of your UNM instructors
• Unofficial UNM transcript
• UNM Financial Aid Award Package for the 2012-2013 Academic Year

Only complete application packets received by April 20, 2012 will be considered. Incomplete packets will be disqualified, and not considered for an award. Mailed applications must be received by April 20, 2012. Faxed and electronic applications will not be accepted.

Scholarship Application Form

There are two options available to students for submitting your complete Parent Association Scholarship packet:

Attention: Deborah Vigil Kieltyka
Student Support & Services Center
Parent Association Scholarship Committee
1155 University Blvd SE
Albuquerque NM 87106

Or

Attention: Deborah Vigil Kieltyka
Student Support & Services Center
Parent Association Scholarship Committee
1 University of New Mexico
MSC11 6300
Albuquerque NM 87106

Initial notification by email to scholarship recipients for the 2012-2013 academic year will happen by June 1, 2012.

Continuation of the Parent Association Scholarship award for the Spring 2013 semester is contingent upon the successful completion of full-time credit hours and a continued cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, and verification of full-time enrollment for the Spring 2013 semester.

The Parent Association mission is to promote student success and academic excellence; engage parents in the University’s mission and goals; empower parents to play a supportive role in student education; and provide a forum for networking.