Annual Honors Scholarships
These Scholarships listed here are awarded annually. Most are funded by generous donations from UNM Honors alum. Honors scholarships are available for current Honors College students. In selecting Scholarship awardees, the Honors College will consider the quality of each candidate's academic work, level and quality of their university participation and involvement, strength of the faculty recommendation. The online scholarship application must be submitted by 3:00 pm on March 26. You must name at least one faculty member in the Honors College who has positively impacted your education and provide your transcript (can be unofficial). Students may apply for more than one scholarship through a single application form. The scholarships will be applied to the 2026- 2027 academic year. If you are graduating before August 2026, you are not eligible. The scholarship recipients will be asked to write a professional letter for the Honors College donors to express their gratitude.
Application Form Deadline: March 26, 2026 at 3pm MT
Annual Honors Outstanding Student Awards
The UNM Honors College invites Honors faculty and staff to nominate students for the Honors Outstanding Student Awards awarded annually to freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The awards recognize Honors students for their academic achievement as well as their involvement in the Honors community, in the larger UNM community, or in communities beyond UNM. These awards are intended to recognize exceptional students whose efforts go beyond our usual expectations of high-achieving students.
Nominations require names of nominees and brief comments. Only current Honors College faculty (full-time, term instructors, and adjunct) and professional staff may nominate candidates. Nominators can submit up to four students in the nomination form. Nominees for the senior awards may have graduated in December or expect to graduate at the end of the spring or summer semesters of the current academic year. Students will be informed that they have been nominated for an award and encouraged to submit applications. Only nominees who submit applications prior to the deadline will be considered by the Honors Awards and Scholarships Committee. Deadline for nomination forms is February 25, 2026 11:59 MT.
Nomination Form Deadline: February 25, 2026 at 11:59pm MT
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