Chapter 21, Article 21G NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Graduate Scholarship Act”. History: Laws 1988, ch. 111, § 1; 1991, ch. 262, § 7. ANNOTATIONS The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, rewrote this section which read “Sections 1 through 11 of this act may be cited as the ‘Graduate Fellowship Act’.”
A scholarship is terminated upon the occurrence of: A. withdrawal from the institution by the award recipient, failure to reenroll for consecutive academic years or failure to be a full-time graduate student; or B. substantial noncompliance by the award recipient with the Graduate Scholarship Act or the rules, regulations or procedures promulgated by the commission […]
The commission [department] may adopt rules, regulations and procedures as necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of the Graduate Scholarship Act. A financial aid officer may exercise professional judgment when special circumstances exist to adjust the cost of attendance or the expected family contribution or to modify other factors that make the program responsive […]
It is the purpose of the Graduate Scholarship Act to increase graduate enrollment in the state’s public universities of students from groups underrepresented in graduate education. By encouraging groups underrepresented in graduate education to pursue advanced degrees in accredited graduate programs, particularly in academic fields of high regional and national priority and fields where their […]
As used in the Graduate Scholarship Act: A. “academic year” means any consecutive period of two semesters, three quarters or other comparable units commencing with the fall term each year; B. “award recipient” means a student awarded a graduate scholarship; C. “department” means the higher education department; D. “eligible institution” means any graduate-degree-granting state university […]
There are created “state graduate scholarships” which the commission [department] shall administer pursuant to the Graduate Scholarship Act. History: Laws 1988, ch. 111, § 4; 1991, ch. 262, § 10. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. For designation of the commission on […]
Priority will be given to New Mexico students from those groups with the most severe underrepresentation and students with the greatest financial need. A scholarship may be awarded to an individual who: A. is a citizen of the United States or who has a permanent resident visa; B. has met the admission requirements and is […]
A scholarship may be reawarded to a student who: A. has been an award recipient of a New Mexico graduate scholarship the previous year; B. remains in good academic standing as determined by the institution; C. is enrolled as a full-time graduate student as determined by the institution; D. is pursuing the second year of […]
Scholarship awards shall be for seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per year to be disbursed in equal installments over the period of an academic year. History: Laws 1988, ch. 111, § 7; 1991, ch. 262, § 13. ANNOTATIONS The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted “scholarships” for “fellowships” in the catchline; substituted “Scholarship” […]
Each scholarship is for a period of one academic year. History: Laws 1988, ch. 111, § 8; 1991, ch. 262, § 14. ANNOTATIONS The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted “scholarship” for “fellowship” in the catchline and in the text and inserted “academic”.
The commission [department] shall adopt rules, regulations and procedures for the distribution of scholarship funds to the eligible institutions. History: Laws 1988, ch. 111, § 9; 1991, ch. 262, § 15. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. For designation of the commission […]
