1. A. The department may award a minority doctoral loan repayment assistance grant to a recipient who:

   1. (1) has completed a doctoral degree in an eligible doctoral field of study;
   2. (2) has been hired by a public post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico for a full time, tenure-track faculty position;
   3. (3) has complied with all of the rules adopted by the department pursuant to the Minority Doctoral Loan Repayment Assistance Act; and
   4. (4) is a citizen of the United States
2. B. The department shall give preference to a recipient who has completed a post-secondary degree at an institution designated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico.

[5.7.12.8 NMAC – N, 10/31/2017]