Veteran Scholarships

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Hello everyone!!!

The VRC is proud to announce that we have two scholarships available, The Ted S. Lopez Endowed Scholarship and The Arthur, Martha, and Alice York Endowed Scholarship.

The Ted S. Lopez Endowed Scholarship can be found at vrc.unm.edu/Forms/ted-s-lopez-memorial-endowment-scholarship.pdf; to apply, you will need to write a personal statement and:
 Be a UNM student (full or part time) and intend to graduate from UNM with an undergraduate or graduate degree;
 Be honorably discharged from any branch of service;
 Possess and maintain a UNM GPA of 3.0 or higher; and
 Have unmet financial need.

The Arthur, Martha, and Alice York Endowed Scholarship can be found at vrc.unm.edu/Forms/york-scholarship-application-2017-2018.pdf; to apply, you will need to write a 1 to 2 page personal statement and:
 Be attending UNM on a full or part time basis;
 Be an undergraduate or graduate student;
 Be a veteran of any branch of the U.S. military, including reserve or the National Guard;
 Have completed at least one full semester at UNM;
 Have had at least a 5 year break in your education;
 Possess and maintain a UNM GPA of 3.5 or higher; and
 Have unmet financial need.

The scholarships will be awarded in the fall and will be paid out half in the fall, half in the spring. The deadline to apply is September 22, 2017.

Good luck!


UNM Veterans Resource Center
505-277-3181