Presidential Scholarship Program
Presidential Scholar Graduate Award
The Presidential Scholarship program changes lives and embodies the best of New Mexico providing Scholars the ability to focus on their educational careers with significantly less financial burden. Now it’s time for us to do more! That’s why a few forward-thinking donors stepped forward to help launch the first of its kind Presidential Scholar Graduate Award. This scholarship will help recruit and retain Presidential Scholars after they graduate with a bachelor’s degree and provide much needed financial assistance to attend UNM graduate school. Your gift of $5,000 will keep Presidential Scholars at UNM with a graduate scholarship. You will provide the assistance a student needs to pursue their next step towards success, which is otherwise not possible for some.
For more information, please contact Presidential Scholarship Program Director Terry Mulert at Terry.Mulert@unmfund.org or (505) 313-7679.
Many of New Mexico’s highest achieving and most committed high school graduates attend UNM each year thanks to their Presidential Scholarship. These scholars earned the right to be called Presidential Scholars through their academic performance and community service. They enrich New Mexico and exemplify student success as Lobos on the UNM campus throughout their college careers and long after they graduate. With an annual gift of $3,200, you will create your very own named Presidential Scholarship. This award is currently valued at over $14,000 with the help of our leveraged funds, and it covers a Scholar’s tuition, fees, books, and more. As a Sponsor, you are matched with a Presidential Scholar, attend special invitation-only events, and have an opportunity to make a personal connection with the student whose life you are helping to change. Alternately, you may make a gift of any size to the UNM Presidential Scholarship Program and “Share a Scholar” with other generous donors. These gifts make a difference by providing many additional Presidential Scholarships. For giving in perpetuity, an investment of $75,000 or more establishes an endowed Presidential Scholarship, which can bear the donor’s name, or the name of a living or deceased loved one, colleague, or mentor. You may create an endowment with a one-time gift or pay over five years or less.
Scholars Since 1976
5,133
FY 2023-2024 Scholars
325
NM High Schools Represented Since 1976
200+
New Scholarships 2023-24
37
Total PSP Alumni Donors
808
Endowments
$13.2M
Total Gifts to PSP Since 1976