2009 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions.
Article 21G - Graduate Fellowship
Section 21-21G-5 - Conditions for first-year eligibility.

21-21G-5. Conditions for first-year eligibility.

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 accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in an underrepresented graduate or professional field of study, as determined by the institution;   

C.     has complied with all the rules and regulations adopted by the commission for award of the scholarship and the provisions regarding the administration of state graduate scholarships adopted pursuant to the Graduate Scholarship Act [21-21G-1 NMSA 1978]; and   

D.     agrees to serve in an unpaid internship or assistantship at the eligible institution, a government agency or private industry approved by his major department for ten hours per week during the academic year.   

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