UNM Anderson Scholarship Application

The contact information that you enter will ONLY be used for tracking who has responded.

UNM ID (9-digit number)

If you are an applicant, please use the same email and last name that was used on your application. If you are a current student, use your UNM email.

First Name

Last Name

UNM Email

What is your planned degree program?

The next series of questions are necessary for specific scholarship opportunities.

How many credit hours do you plan on being enrolled for Fall and Spring semesters?

	Yes	No
Are you a single parent?
Did you graduate from a high school located in New Mexico?
Are you going to be employed in the next academic year (2024-2025)?
Are you a member of a State or Federally recognized Native American or Alaskan Native Tribe?

Which New Mexico high school did you attend?

Example: Sandia

How many maximum hours per week do you plan to work?

2-character limit Example: 40

Which Native American or Alaskan Native Tribe are you a member?

Example: Navajo

The following questions for specific scholarships require additional information or short essays. To qualify for these scholarships, please answer as many that apply to you to the best of your ability:

List your extracurricular activities, projects, leadership positions or special interests.

Please comment on any special qualifications you might have or any special circumstances, personal or financial, of which the scholarship committee should be aware.

Please provide below in paragraph form your career plans once you graduate from Anderson. Indicate where you plan on working (company, state) and the type of work/duties that you envision performing.

Please provide a personal statement stating your academic and professional goals; and highlighting academic and/or creative achievements made while enrolled as a student at Anderson.

In a short essay, please describe how you have broadened participation in finance fields through active engagement in UNM or community-based programs that promote finance fields as a career for women.

In a 250-500 word essay, please answer the question: “How will your work and education positively impact the rich diversity of New Mexico (or your local community)?"

Women in Leadership Advisory Board Scholarship:

In a 250-500 word essay, please share a personal statement about what drives your decision to pursue a secondary degree, what you hope to achieve through this accomplishment and how your efforts align with the goals and objectives of the Anderson Women in Leadership Advisory Board’s goal of a more inclusive and equitable community for women.

Women in Leadership Advisory Board Scholarship:

Funds from this scholarship can be used for any financial need that supports your participation in college. These include but are not limited to, tuition and books, rent, car payments, food, child care, etc. Can you provide a brief statement about how this scholarship can support your desire to achieve a degree and how you might use the funds? Please limit to 250-500 words.

I acknowledge that if selected for a scholarship, I will compose a thank you letter that may be provided to the donor.