The UNM Parent Association is soliciting applications for scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. The scholarships, which are available to undergraduates and graduates, will be awarded based primarily on financial need and academic achievement.

Application forms are available at Parent Association Scholarships. Only complete application packages received by April 20, 2012 will be considered.

The following categories will be awarded:

Undergraduate Scholarships
Thirty-two $1,000 scholarships ($500 per semester)

Included below are scholarship sponsors from the Parent Association's Annual Golf Tournament.
One Scholarship - AUI Inc.
One Scholarship - W. D. Reed Co.
One Scholarship - La Farge
One Scholarship - GLHN
One Scholarship - ACC Campus Communities
Two Scholarships - Pete's Landscaping
Two Scholarships - WHPacific Inc.
Three Scholarships - Kone
Three Scholarships - ICSI
Seventeen ($1,000) Scholarships – from golf tournament, silent auction and holiday ornament revenue

Graduate Scholarships
Six $1,000 scholarships ($500 per semester) - from golf tournament, silent auction and holiday ornament revenue

Daughters of Penelope Scholarship
One $1,000 scholarship ($500 per semester) to a female undergraduate or graduate student

TheraSpeech LLC (1/2) / Parent Association (1/2)
One $1,000 Scholarship ($500 per semester) for an undergraduate or graduate student studying speech/communication disorders

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
• Have a minimum of a UNM 2.5 cumulative grade point average
• Undergraduates: Must be full-time enrolled (12 credit hours or more) sophomore, junior or senior during award year with at least two full-time semesters remaining until graduation
• Graduates: Must be full-time enrolled (9 credit hours or more, or 6 hours and an assistantship) master's or doctoral student with at least two full-time semesters remaining until graduation (continuing graduate students and new graduate students who are continuing on from their UNM undergraduate degree the previous semester are eligible
• New undergraduate or graduate transfer students for the 2012-2013 academic year are not eligible
• International students are not eligible

Documents Required (Complete Scholarship Packet)
• Parent Association Scholarship Application Form
• A brief statement describing the reasons you are applying for this scholarship. Please describe how this scholarship will help you achieve academic success (no more than 250 words)
• Recommendation letter from one of your UNM instructors
• Unofficial UNM transcript
• UNM Financial Aid Award Package for the 2012-2013 Academic Year

Application forms may be downloaded at Parent Association Scholarships. Only complete application packages received by April 20, 2012 will be considered. Incomplete packages will be disqualified and not considered for an award. Mailed applications must be received by April 20, 2012. Faxed and electronic applications will not be accepted.

There are two options available to students for submitting your complete Parent Association Scholarship packet:

1) Completed application packets may be dropped off at the front lobby desk at Student Support & Services Center during regular business hours – Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Attention: Deborah Vigil Kieltyka
Student Support & Services Center
Parent Association Scholarship Committee
1155 University Bl. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

or

2) Completed application packets may be mailed to:

Attention: Deborah Vigil Kieltyka
Student Support & Services Center
Parent Association Scholarship Committee
1 University of New Mexico
MSC11 6300
Albuquerque, NM 87106

** Note a slight difference in the mailing address which includes mail stop code. Include all information as listed at the above address (No. 2) to ensure proper delivery.

Initial notification by email to scholarship recipients for the 2012-2013 academic year will happen by June 1, 2012.

Continuation of the Parent Association Scholarship award for the Spring 2013 semester is contingent upon the successful completion of full-time credit hours, a continued cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and verification of full-time enrollment for the Spring 2013 semester.

The Parent Association mission is to promote student success and academic excellence; engage parents in the University's mission and goals; empower parents to play a supportive role in student education; and provide a forum for networking.

Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu.