New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 7 - TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID
Part 9 - NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Section 5.7.9.8 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

(1) is a citizen of the United States or an eligible non-citizen and resident of New Mexico as defined in 5.7.18.9 NMAC;

(2) will graduate or has graduated from a New Mexico high school and who enrolls in an eligible institution by the end of his twenty-first year provided that the graduate meets the resident requirements defined in 5.7.18.9 NMAC;

(3) has met the admission requirements and is accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at an eligible institution;

(4) has maintained a level of performance in high school reflected by a junior or senior score or placement level of:

(5) has a total combined family income of no more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) per year in either of the calendar years ending within the student's junior or senior years in high school; in the case of a student whose immediate family has more than one family member enrolled full-time in an eligible institution of post-secondary education, the total combined family income shall be an amount as determined by the department as of August 19, 1991; and

(6) has complied with all the rules and regulations adopted by the department for award of the scholarship and the provisions regarding the administration of scholarships adopted pursuant to the New Mexico Scholars Act.

(1) maintains satisfactory academic progress as defined in these rules and regulations;

(2) stays enrolled for consecutive academic years.