UNM Alumni Asociation Scholarship Application Guide

The University of New Mexico Alumni Association Scholarship Application Guide Deadline for consideration:

Contact information:

Your completed application and all supporting materials must be received by the UNM Alumni Association by 5 p.m. (MST) on Friday, March 20, 2020. Late applications are not considered.

For any questions or more information, feel free to contact the Alumni Relations Office by phone at 505-277-5808 or by email at alumni@unm.edu.

Thank you for your participation in the UNM Alumni Association Scholarship Program! Our online scholarship application form is set up to match your responses to the scholarships you could be eligible to apply for.

Things to remember: 1. The scholarship application is a two-part application form. You must fill out both parts of the application for your application to be considered.

2. In part one of the application, you will answer questions about your eligibility.

The eligibility form will match your responses to the scholarships you could be eligible to apply for.

3. Please make sure you provide current information so that you don’t miss the opportunity for a scholarship because of an incorrect or incomplete answer. The scholarship review committee uses the information you provide with both parts of your application to make their decision.

4. After you submit part one, you will receive the link to part two of the application via email, listing the scholarships you are matched to. If you are not matched to any scholarships, then your responses did not meet the eligibility requirements for UNM Alumni Association Scholarships.

5. Please refer to the scholarships listed in your email when completing part two of the application.

Application Downloads and Resources: Upload at time of application?

Document Name

Purpose

Personal Statement Worksheet

Use this document to prepare your personal statement.

Yes. Please upload a PDF of this worksheet.

Alternate Statement of Need Worksheet

If you do not have a FAFSA score, and are applying for a need-based scholarship, use this document to prepare your alternate statement of need.

Yes. Please upload a PDF of this worksheet.

Application Checklist

Use this document to track your progress in completing your scholarship application package.

No

Scholarship Criteria

Reference guide for scholarship criteria.

No

Scholarship FAQs

Tips for completing your application.

No

Resume Guide

Reference for organizing your experience for your resume.

No

Letters of Recommendation

Use this document to track your letters of recommendation.

No

Converting Documents to PDF

Reference guide on creating PDF files.

No

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Part One: Scholarship Eligibility Form Step 1: Determine your eligibility To the right is a sample screenshot of the questions that you will be asked to determine if you are eligible to apply for a UNM Alumni scholarship.

These questions will match you to the available scholarships based on your responses.

The questions will be slightly different based on if you are applying for an undergraduate or a graduate scholarship.

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Step 2: Scholarships available to you To the right is a screenshot of a sample list of scholarships matched to a student.

Depending on your answers to the questions, the form will give you a list of scholarships for which you are potentially eligible. You will pick from this list which scholarships you wish to apply for by checking the box next to the scholarship.

If scholarships are not listed, you have not met the eligibility requirements for UNM Alumni scholarships. Please note that all of the scholarships require a least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Remember that the scholarship committee will make the final decision based on the information you provide in your application as well as your supporting documents.

Congratulations! You have completed part one of the application process.

A confirmation email will be sent to you at your preferred contact email address. Emails are sent from Alumni Relations at alumni@unm.edu. Print out this email for your records as you will need to refer to it when selecting the scholarships you are applying for in part two of the application.

Email description Purpose

• To notify the applicant of the scholarships that you have met the eligibility requirements for. If scholarships are not listed, then you did not meet the requirements for the UNM Alumni Association Scholarship Program. • To give the applicant the link to part two of the application. You must submit your final application through this link in order to complete the application process.

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Sent to the applicant at the contact email address supplied in the application.

Subject line

Confirmation: Scholarship Eligibility Submission

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Part Two: Scholarship Application Form Once you submit part one of the scholarship application, you will receive an email that lists the scholarships you may be eligible to apply for, as well as the link to the scholarship application. You must complete part two of the application to be considered for any scholarship awarded by the UNM Alumni Association.

Please watch out for the following emails throughout part two of the application process.

Emails are sent from Alumni Relations at alumni@unm.edu.

Confirmation Email

Notification Email

Notification Email

Purpose

To notify the applicant that their application has been received. The email will contain useful information about the application process.

To notify each reference of the letter of recommendation submission link. This email includes useful information about the process.

To notify the applicant that a reference has submitted their letter of recommendation to the UNM Alumni Relations Office.

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Sent to the applicant at the contact email address supplied in the application.

Sent to each reference at the email address supplied in the application.

Sent to the applicant at the email address supplied in the application.

Subject line

Confirmation Receipt: UNM Alumni Scholarship Application

Recommendation Link: UNM Alumni Scholarship Application

Notification: UNM Alumni Scholarship Recommendation has been received

Step 1: Personal Details. Please provide the following information in your application: • •

Your name Your UNM ID number

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Contact email address Telephone number

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Mailing address Degree information

Step 2: Scholarship Choices.

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Step two of the form lists all of the scholarships that the UNM Alumni Association has available.

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Refer to your confirmation email from part one for the list of scholarships you could be eligible to apply for.

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To choose the scholarship(s) you are applying for, check the box next to the scholarship name.

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The list of scholarships is different depending on if you are applying for an undergraduate or a graduate scholarship.

Step 3: Uploads. You will need to upload the following documents in a PDF file format on this page: • Personal statement • Alternate statement of need (if applicable) • Transfer transcript (if applicable) • Resume

Things to remember when uploading documents to the form: 1. The documents must be in PDF file format with a file size of 5 MB or less.

2. If you have multiple transfer transcripts, please combine them into one PDF file.

3. Use the “Choose File” button to find and select the file you want to upload.

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Step 4: Letters of Recommendation.

Two letters of recommendation are required. Contact your references ahead of time to confirm a valid email address they prefer to be contacted at and to verify that they will be able to submit their recommendation by 5 p.m. (MST) on Friday, March 22, 2020.

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Immediately after you submit your application, your references will receive an email with instructions on how to submit their recommendation. We will only accept recommendations submitted online through the link sent to them. For alternative file formats or delivery options, contact t h e Al u mn i Rel a t i o n s Of f i c e.

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If your references have not received the link within 24 hours, please contact the Alumni Relations Office.

The email could be in their spam or junk folder. We can resend the link if necessary.

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Once your reference has submitted their recommendation online, a notification email will be sent to your supplied email address that a recommendation has been received by the UNM Alumni Relations Office.

The email will not contain any of the personal details that were included in your application.

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IMPORTANT! If you have not received notification email by Friday, March 20, 2020, then we have not yet received your recommendations. Contact your references to check the status of their submission, and to make sure they are able to submit their reference by the application deadline of 5 p.m. (MST) on Friday, March 20, 2020. It is your responsibility to make sure we have received your letters of recommendation. Two letters of recommendation are required for an application to be considered complete.

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If you have any questions, contact t h e A l u m n i R e l a t i o n s O f f i c e .

Step 5: Signature Page By typing your name on this page, you certify that the information contained in the application is true and complete to the best of your knowledge, and you do hereby consent to the release of information concerning academic status to the UNM Alumni Association Awards Committee and Scholarship donors.

Congratulations! Part two of the application has been submitted.

Once you submit your application, two emails are sent. A confirmation email to you, and notification emails to your references. If you or your references have not received the notification emails, please check your junk or spam folders. Please let the Alumni Relations Office know if your references have not received the link. We can resend the link if necessary.

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