Financial Aid
The University Honors Program offers several stipends to outstanding students. Candidates for these awards are nominated by the instructors and faculty of the Honors Program. In addition to these excellent awards, the following pages give important details, deadlines and contact information for many prestigious and competitive national and international scholarships, grants and fellowships.
Honors Scholarships
The Rana Rose & Hy Adler Memorial Prize
The family and friends of Rana Rose Adler, longtime UNM employee and mother of two UHP alumni, have established a memorial fund to honor her. Students receiving the Adler Prizes are formally introduced at the Honors Awards Ceremony in May. Conditions governing administration are: 1) the prizes are restricted to freshmen participating in the UHP; 2) the prize is in the amount of $300 and will be awarded each May to two outstanding freshpersons; 3) recipients are chosen on the basis of scholarly potential and achievement as well as their contribution to honors education; 4) instructors in the UHP shall identify prospective recipients; and 5) neither race, color, national or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, gender, sexual preference, nor marital status shall be determining factors in the selection of the recipient(s).
The Dudley and Thelma Wynn Memorial Prize
The family of Dudley Wynn has established a memorial prize to honor our founder and his wife. The prize is awarded each May to two outstanding seniors. Recipients of these prizes are chosen on the basis of scholarly achievement and potential as well as their contributions to Honors education. Students are nominated and selected for the prizes by UHP continuing faculty. As with the Adler Memorial Prize, neither race, color, national or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, gender, sexual preference, nor marital status shall be determining factors in the selection of the recipients. Recipients are formally introduced at the Honors Awards Ceremony in May.
Outstanding Senior Engineering/Science Award
Recipients of this annual award will be selected by UHP continuing faculty. Selection criteria include an outstanding academic record in departmental and UHP seminars as well as a demonstrated commitment to continued studies in the liberal arts. Students must be members in good standing of the UHP, majoring in engineering or a field of science. Students receiving this award are formally introduced at the Honors Awards Ceremony in May.
John A. Cantwell Memorial Prize
An annual award has been established in memory of Dr. John A. Cantwell. Recipients of the annual scholarship prize will be selected by the UHP continuing faculty based on high academic achievement and a broad range of academic course work. Students must be enrolled full-time, be in good standing with the UHP and have a junior-level status in the Anderson School of Management.
Genevieve Townsend Memorial Award
An annual award has been established in memory of Genevieve Townsend. Recipients of the annual scholarship will be nominated by the UHP faculty based on high academic achievement and a broad range of course work. Students must be enrolled full-time, be in good standing with the UHP and have a sophomore-level status.
