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πŸ’° New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Merit Scholarships

Total Scholarships
20
Automatic
17
In-State Awards
$2,000-$10,000/yr
Out-of-State Awards
$2,000-$10,000/yr
Multi-Year Awards
$1,400-$15,000 total
Typical Requirements for Automatic Merit
2.5 GPA / 21 ACT

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology awards merit scholarships automatically on GPA and test scores, with no separate application. Awards run $2,000-$10,000/yr for out-of-state students. Eligibility starts at 2.5 GPA / 21 ACT. Against tuition of $25,665, students receiving the largest award pay about $15,665 a year before other aid.

What you'd actually pay at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Tuition & fees
$25,665
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Largest annual award
$10,000
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Students receiving it pay about
$15,665/yr

Tuition and fees only β€” housing (about $10,350), books and travel are extra. Awards must still be won and may carry renewal conditions. Need-based aid is separate and may reduce this further.

Official Scholarship Information
View complete details on New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's website
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Automatic merit scholarships at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology β€” no separate application

17 awards granted on your admission application, based on GPA and test scores.

Competitive Scholarship - non-resident
Out-of-State Requirements
GPA 3.2+ β€’ ACT 27+ β€’ SAT 1260+
Student pays resident tuition rates. Renewable, for a maximum of four (4) years.
Eligibility: Must be a non-resident student with a 3.25 high school GPA and ACT 27 or SAT 1260 - Competitive Scholarship recipients will also qualify for a merit scholarship based on GPA.
How to apply: ["Be a non-resident student", "Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
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Copper Scholarship - incoming freshmen
Award
$2,000/yr in-state
$2,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.0+ β€’ ACT 23+ β€’ SAT 1130+
$2,000 per year, renewable for a maximum of four (4) academic years (Eight (8) academic semesters, excluding summer semesters)
Eligibility: High School GPA of 3.0 and ACT 23 or SAT 1130
How to apply: ["Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships (no separate scholarship application required)", "Be enrolled full time (12 hours or more per semester)"]
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CORE - Colorado Reciprocity
Out-of-State Requirements
GPA 2.5+ β€’ ACT 21+ β€’ SAT 1070+
Student pays resident tuition rates. Renewable, for a maximum of four (4) years.
Eligibility: Must be a Colorado resident 2.5 high school GPA CORE recipients may also qualify for a merit scholarship based on GPA.
How to apply: ["Be a Colorado resident", "Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
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Gold Scholarship - incoming freshmen
Award
$5,000/yr in-state
$5,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.5+ β€’ ACT 30+ β€’ SAT 1360+
$5,000 per year, renewable for a maximum of 4 academic years (8 academic semesters, excluding summer semesters)
Eligibility: High school GPA of 3.5 and ACT 30 or SAT 1360
How to apply: ["Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships (no separate scholarship application required)", "Be enrolled full time (12 hours or more per semester)"]
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New Mexico Legislative Lottery Scholarship
Pays tuition Awarded beginning with second semester of enrollment. Renewable, for a maximum of seven (7) semesters and three (3) summer semesters
Eligibility: Must be a NM resident who has graduated from an NM high school or completed the NM GED/HiSET within 16 months of enrolling at NMT
How to apply: ["Be a New Mexico resident and meet state lottery scholarship eligibility", "Automatically Awarded for first time students"]
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Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship
Award
$6,000/yr in-state
$6,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.5+
$6,000 per year, renewable, for a total 3 years (excluding summer semesters)
Eligibility: Must submit certificate verifying PTK membership, must have 3.5 cumulative college GPA and 45 college credits
How to apply: ["Submit certificate verifying PTK membership", "Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
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Presidential Scholarship - incoming freshmen
Award
$6,000/yr in-state
$6,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.5+
$6,000/year, renewable for a maximum of four (4) academic years (Eight (8) academic semesters, excluding summer semesters)
Eligibility: National Merit Finalist Certificate and high school GPA of 3.5
How to apply: ["Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships (no separate scholarship application required)", "Be enrolled full time (12 hours or more per semester)", "Pursuing first Bachelor's Degree"]
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Regents Transfer Scholarship
Award
$5,000/yr in-state
$5,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.5+
$5,000 per year, renewable, for a total 3 years (excluding summer semesters)
Eligibility: 3.5 cumulative college GPA and 30 college credits.
How to apply: ["Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
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Silver Scholarship - incoming freshmen
Award
$4,000/yr in-state
$4,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.2+ β€’ ACT 27+ β€’ SAT 1260+
$4,000 per year, renewable for a maximum of four (4) academic years (Eight (8) academic semesters, excluding summer semesters)
Eligibility: High School GPA of 3.25 and ACT 27 or SAT 1260
How to apply: ["Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships (no separate scholarship application required)", "Be enrolled full time (12 hours or more per semester)"]
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S-STEM Scholarship - new freshmen (any major, automatic identification variant)
Award
$5,000/yr in-state
$5,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.5+
Up to $10,000 per year for up to 4 years (CS & IT majors variant); Up to $5,000 per year for up to 4 years (new freshman any major variant)
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident; enrolled full time; high school GPA of at least 3.6 (CS/IT variant) or 3.5 (other variant); maintain minimum GPA of 3.0; demonstrated financial need as determined by FAFSA
How to apply: ["U.S. citizen or permanent resident (for some variants)", "Some variants: students will be automatically identified by the Financial Aid Office"]
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA Source β†—
Tech Transfer Scholarship
Award
$2,000/yr in-state
$2,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.0+
$2,000 per year, renewable, for a total 3 years (excluding summer semesters)
Eligibility: 3.0 cumulative college GPA and 30 college credits
How to apply: ["Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
Source β†—
Tech Tuition Assistance - NM residents
Award
$1,400/semester in-state
$1,400 for the first semester
Eligibility: Must be a NM resident who has graduated from an NM high school or completed the NM GED/HiSET within 16 months of enrolling at NMT
How to apply: ["Be a New Mexico resident who graduated from an NM high school or completed NM GED/HiSET within 16 months of enrolling", "Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
Source β†—
Transfer Excel Scholarship
Award
$4,000/yr in-state
$4,000/yr out-of-state
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.2+
$4,000 per year, renewable, for a total 3 years (excluding summer semesters)
Eligibility: 3.25 cumulative college GPA and 30 college credits
How to apply: ["Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
Source β†—
Tuition Reduction Agreement - college transfer students
Out-of-State Requirements
GPA 3.0+
College transfer recipients pay 150% of resident tuition rates. Renewable, for a maximum of 3 years for transfer students.
Eligibility: Must be a Texas resident Recent high school graduates: 2.5 high school GPA and ACT 21 or SAT 1070 College transfer students: 3.0 Transfer GPA and at least 30 college credits
How to apply: ["Be transferring from or a resident of an institution with an active transfer agreement", "Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
Source β†—
Tuition Reduction Agreement - recent HS graduates
Out-of-State Requirements
GPA 2.5+ β€’ ACT 21+ β€’ SAT 1070+
Recent high school graduates pay 150% of resident tuition rates. Renewable, for a maximum of 4 years. May also qualify for a merit scholarship.
Eligibility: Must be a Texas resident Recent high school graduates: 2.5 high school GPA and ACT 21 or SAT 1070 College transfer students: 3.0 Transfer GPA and at least 30 college credits
How to apply: ["Be transferring from or a resident of an institution with an active transfer agreement", "Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
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WUE Plus - tuition reduction
Out-of-State Requirements
GPA 3.2+ β€’ ACT 27+ β€’ SAT 1260+
Student pays resident tuition rates. Renewable for a maximum of four years
Eligibility: Must be a resident of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming. 3.25 high school GPA and ACT 27 or SAT 1260 - WUE recipients will also qualify for a merit scholarship based on GPA
How to apply: ["Be a resident of eligible WUE states", "Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
Source β†—
WUE - Western Undergraduate Exchange
Out-of-State Requirements
GPA 3.0+ β€’ ACT 23+ β€’ SAT 1130+
Student pays 150% of resident tuition rates. Renewable, for a maximum of 4 years
Eligibility: Must be a resident of eligible WUE states. 3.0 high school GPA and ACT 23 or SAT 1130 - WUE recipients will also qualify for a merit scholarship based on GPA
How to apply: ["Be a resident of eligible WUE states", "Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission and Scholarships"]
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Other scholarships at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (3)

These require a separate application, or the school does not publish their eligibility criteria.

New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship
Covers any gap in tuition and and allowable fees owed by a student after other forms of state aid, such as the NM Lottery Scholarship are applied. Can cover up to 100% of tuition and allowable fees
Eligibility: Must be a NM resident
How to apply: ["Be a New Mexico resident", "Eligibility and award determined after other state aid is applied"]
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S-STEM Scholarship - CS & IT majors (incoming freshmen)
$10,000/yr
Up to $10,000 per year for up to 4 years (CS & IT majors variant); Up to $5,000 per year for up to 4 years (new freshman any major variant)
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident; enrolled full time; high school GPA of at least 3.6 (CS/IT variant) or 3.5 (other variant); maintain minimum GPA of 3.0; demonstrated financial need as determined by FAFSA
How to apply: ["U.S. citizen or permanent resident (for some variants)", "Complete application where required (link provided)"]
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William D. Henderson Ethics Challenge Scholarship
$15,000
Up to $15,000
Eligibility: -Full-time undergraduate enrollment -24 credits that apply toward an NMT degree by the end of the spring semester Must have at least four semesters remaining in program Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher from NMT Financial need as determined by 2023-2024 FAFSA results Must be a US citizen
How to apply: ["Full-time undergraduate enrollment", "Application (link provided)", "FAFSA (financial need determination)", "Must meet credit and GPA criteria"]
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Deadlines that affect merit consideration at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Regular Decision
07/29/2026

Common questions about New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology scholarships

How much merit aid does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology give?

Published awards range $2,000-$10,000/yr. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology lists 20 merit scholarships in total.

What GPA or test scores do you need for a scholarship at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

The lowest published threshold across automatic awards is 2.5 GPA / 21 ACT. Individual scholarships set their own cutoffs.

Does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology give merit scholarships to out-of-state students?

Yes. Awards for out-of-state students run $2,000-$10,000/yr.

Is there a full-ride scholarship at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

Not a full ride. The largest published award covers about 39% of tuition.

Do you have to apply separately for merit scholarships at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

15 of the published awards are granted automatically on your admission application, with no separate scholarship application.

When is the scholarship deadline at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

Merit consideration usually follows the admission deadline, which is 07/29/2026. Confirm scholarship-specific dates with the financial aid office.

πŸ’‘ Tip: Award amounts and cutoffs change year to year. Confirm current figures with New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's financial aid office before making decisions β€” or check their scholarship page.

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