University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico Leadership Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

The University of New Mexico's Leadership Scholarship pays international undergraduates $17,000 a year on a 3.0 grade average, with no separate application.

It sits below the university's Amigo Scholarship, which cuts tuition to the in-state rate and is worth over $27,000. The two cannot be combined, so in practice this is the award for applicants who fall short of the Amigo's 3.5 threshold.

Renewal needs 15 credit hours and a 2.5 average every semester, which is a heavier load than most awards require.

What It Covers

Tuition

The university gives this as $17,000 a year in its scholarship table. Its cost-of-attendance column implies a slightly different figure, but the award's own row is the definition. Renewable for up to four years as a first-year entrant or two as a transfer, needing 15 main-campus credit hours and a grade average of at least 2.5 each semester. Awards cannot be stacked: a student receives one only and cannot combine it with another university scholarship. Online programmes are not eligible, and the award covers tuition, not fees.

Eligibility

A grade average of 3.0 on the American scale in upper secondary coursework. Renewable for up to four years as a first-year entrant or two as a transfer, needing 15 main-campus credit hours and a grade average of at least 2.5 each semester. Awards cannot be stacked: a student receives one only and cannot combine it with another university scholarship. Online programmes are not eligible, and the award covers tuition, not fees.

Eligible Countries

The university requires non-immigrant visa status, with preference to F-1 and J-1 holders.

All countries

How to Apply

No separate application. All undergraduate applicants are considered automatically. The priority deadline is 15 March for autumn and 1 May for spring, with later applicants considered subject to availability.

Application Routes and Dates

Autumn priority deadline

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Recurring deadline: Mar 15 (check provider for current cycle)

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Spring priority deadline

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Recurring deadline: May 1 (check provider for current cycle)

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