Scholarships Opportunities

ENMU-Ruidoso Scholarships available

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ENMU-Ruidoso Foundation Scholarships available

Scholarship Name	Annual Award	Requirements	Renewal Requirements
Back 2 U	$250.00	Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Lincoln County or Mescalero Resident Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Bennett Trust Fund	$500.00	Currently enrolled at least half-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Lincoln County or Mescalero Resident Native American Seeking a Certificate of Completion (Medical, Culinary, etc.)	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Bill Rakocy Art Scholarship	$250.00	Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Based on demonstrated need or exceptional aptitude Enrolled in art classes Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Eddy McMinn, Vivian & Staci Belmont (McMinn), & Daena Johnson Memorial Scholarship	$250.00	Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Minimum 12 Credit Hours completed Degree Seeking in Science, Health Care or Education Lincoln County resident Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Gene Burdine Scholarship	$1,000.00	Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Community Service/financial need considered Business Administration Majors Hospitality & Tourism Majors Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria Awarded in fall for fall and spring
City Bank Scholarship	$250.00	Currently enrolled at least half-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Lincoln County resident Non-traditional student Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Community Choir	Free Tuition Only for class	Enrolled in Community Choir
Classic Industries, Inc. General Contractors Richard J. and Gloria I. Lara Scholarship	$500.00	Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Enrolled in a degree-seeking program Single parent with dependent children living in the household Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria Awarded in fall for fall and spring
Daniel P Austin Memorial Scholarship	$1,000.00	Need Based Has minimum of 30 earned hours Degree-seeking in Business, Science or Education Maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Deborah Hewitt MD Scholarship	$500.00	Currently enrolled at least half-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Low income female with children	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Dr. Bernie and Phyllis Hulme Scholarship	$1,000.00	Degree-seeking in Computer Science, Business, Accounting or Education Single Mom or returning student Need based	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Drs. Steve and Martha Ellis Scholarship	$1,000.00	ENMU-Ruidoso student Must have completed 24 credit hours Financial need a consideration, but not required Must be a History or Psychology Major Minimum 2.75 GPA	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Hubbard Foundation Scholarship Prorated: 12 hours Prorated: 9 hours Prorated: 6 hours	$1,500.00 $1,125.00 $ 750.00	Currently enrolled at least half-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Must have completed 6 hours at ENMU-Ruidoso Non-traditional student Degree plan for an Associate’s Degree or Certification Maintain a 3.0 GPA	Renewable up to four years provided the student maintains requirements. Interview with donor required
The Ilana Cornelius ‘Pay It Forward’ Scholarship	$500.00 $1,500.00	Non-Traditional adult who chooses advanced practice licensure as a career Must be a HS or GED graduate Must meet all entry-level GPA requirements for nursing Must attend at least full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso for obtaining pre-requisites and co-requisites; ENMU-Roswell for AND; BSN and advanced study at the college of applicant’s choice	Continuous scholarship if all requirements are met Upon receipt of RN applicant commits to donate a like amount back to the scholarship
Jim and Nancy Miller Scholarships	$1,000.00	Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso High school or GED graduate Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Josie’s Framery Art Scholarship	$250.00	Degree seeking in Art Need based Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Linda Miller Art Scholarship	$250.00	Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Based on demonstrated need or exceptional aptitude Enrolled in Art classes Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher
Dr. Steven Gamble, President Emeritus Scholarship	$200.00	Lincoln County resident Non-traditional student Must have completed the fall semester with a 3.0 Enrolled in 6 or more hours for the spring semester Spring scholarship only
New Mexico Land & Title – Chili Currier Scholarship	$1,000.00	Must be a U.S. Citizen Must be a current New Mexico resident Must be a NM high school graduate or have received a GED through a NM Dept. of Education approved program Enrolled in minimum of 6 hours if maintaining a full-time job/minimum of 9 hours with a part-time job (15-20 hrs. week)/minimum of 12 hours if not employed Need based 3.0 GPA for maximum of 2 semesters Letter of recommendation from an individual within the title industry Letter of recommendation from an individual in the community	Must reapply
Rotary	$1,000.00	Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Lincoln County Resident Non-traditional Student Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Ruidoso White Mountain Medical Scholarship	$150.00	Currently enrolled at least half-time at ENMU-Ruidoso	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
The Lincoln County Community Foundation Legacy Fund	$250.00	Must be registered for summer classes Only awarded in the summer Must be a Lincoln County resident Need based	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Sacramento Mountain Unitarian Universalist Fellowship	$800.00	Lincoln County or Mescalero resident Financial need a consideration	One-time award
Sara Dalton Memorial Scholarship	$500.00	Lincoln County or Mescalero resident Non-traditional student Currently enrolled in 6 or more hours at ENMU-Ruidoso Need based Degree-seeking in Health Care Must have completed 30 hours Maintain a 2.5 GPA	Must reapply Must meet same criteria
Viola Montes	$1,000.00	Hondo High School graduate Need based Maintain 2.5 GPA or higher Currently enrolled full-time at ENMU-Ruidoso	One time award
Wesley Brown Memorial Scholarship	$1,000.00	Ruidoso High School graduate (any year) Need based ENMU-Ruidoso student only	One time award
Zia Natural Gas Company Scholarship	$1,000.00	Currently enrolled at least half-time at ENMU-Ruidoso Ineligible for the NM Lottery Non-traditional Freshman Enrolled in the fields of Engineering, Business or Science Maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher	Must reapply Must meet same criteria