Regents Scholarship
ListedCollege program
- Award
- For 2027-28, approximately $15,500 per year for New Mexico residents or $24,000 for nonresidents, covering base tuition, fees and housing; nonresidents also receive a waiver to resident tuition rates. Four years/eight consecutive fall-spring undergraduate semesters, about 12 new awards annually. Additional board/books coverage described on the undated program site is not itemized in the 2027-28 table.
- Timeline
- Dec 1, 2026Complete admission and the separate Regents application by for 2027-28. Selection/acceptance dates are not confirmed for this cycle
- Aug 20The latest linked 24 handbook used January 31 offers and May 1 acceptance.
- How to apply
- Gain admission and complete the separate Regents application linked through the UNM Scholarship Office/AwardSpring. The program’s application page confirms essay questions and a video. The latest linked 2024 handbook specifies activities/awards, three 350-word essays and a video of at most two minutes; confirm current portal instructions.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- An essay
- A video
- Who can apply
- Incoming freshmen, New Mexico residents and nonresidents, with at least 3.90 unweighted cumulative high-school GPA; the table also lists a GED scaled score of 175 or higher. No Regents-specific citizenship restriction is stated. Maintain 15 new credit hours and at least 3.3 GPA each fall/spring semester.
- Good to know
- Freshmen must live in Scholars Wing, Hokona Hall, with documented exceptions. Main-campus credit rules apply; AP/CLEP/concurrent credits and failed/audited courses do not meet renewal requirements. First bachelor’s completion ends eligibility and ineligible semesters count toward eight; approved leave/co-op can pause funding. The latest linked 2024 handbook adds Honors degree/certificate progress, an annual report and increasing service/leadership requirements, but the entering-year handbook governs and a 2027 version is unpublished.