ENMU Updates Scholarship Application for Current Students

The Eastern New Mexico University Foundation is moving on from paper applications! The Foundation is developing a brand new online scholarship application for students to find, apply, and manage their scholarship awards online. The University anticipates that the new scholarship portal will be available by December 1^st 2017.

Here are a few of the scholarship opportunities that will be listed in the new ENMU portal:

Current Student Scholarships and Requirements

The Daniel’s Fund Boundless Opportunity Scholarship:

The organization describes the Daniel’s Fund as a scholarship program dedicated to providing financial support to non-traditional students who are using education to create a better life for themselves. The Daniel’s Fund has awarded over $13 million in scholarship funding to more than 4,300 students. Scholarship awards range from $500 to $5,000 per year. To apply for this scholarship, ENMU students must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Must be a non-traditional student. Here is an example of some previously successful non-traditional student applicant types:
  • GED recipients
  • Foster care youth
  • Reformed juvenile justice youth
  • Adult Learners
  • Veterans and returning military personnel
  • Students pursuing EMT/paramedic training
  • Students pursuing Early Childhood Education certification
• Must be pursuing an undergraduate degree or certificate program in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico

Native American Tribal Scholarship:

These are unique scholarships offered by ENMU in partnership with individual Native American Tribal associations such as the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblo of Laguna, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Kenaitze Indian Tribe, Navajo Nation, Pueblo of Zuni, and the Mescalero Apache Tribe. Eastern New Mexico University’s Office of Indian Education Programs also works with many other tribal associations to provide scholarship funding.

Eastern New Mexico University offers dedicated faculty who are committed to academic excellence and emphasize liberal learning, freedom of inquiry, and cultural diversity. With affordable tuition, evening classes as well as select online courses, ENMU offers an education that fits your lifestyle and puts your career goals within reach.  Visit the ENMU website to learn more about what ENMU offers.