1. A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, a scholarship may be re-awarded to a student who:

   1. (1) was an award recipient the previous year;
   2. (2) maintains a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and remains in good academic standing as determined by the eligible institution; and
   3. (3) is enrolled in at least six credit hours in a graduate field of study.
2. B. A graduate scholarship may be granted until the award recipient either receives a terminal degree or has qualified and received eight semesters of scholarship, whichever occurs first.

History: Laws 1988, ch. 111, § 6; 1991, ch. 262, § 12; 2025, ch. 92, § 3.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, revised the eligibility conditions for scholarships; added new subsection designation "A" and redesignated former Subsections A through C as Paragraphs A(1) through A(3), respectively; in Subsection A, after the subsection designation, added "Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, in Paragraph A(1), after "an award recipient" deleted "of a New Mexico graduate scholarship", in Paragraph A(2), after the paragraph designation, added "maintains a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and", and in Paragraph A(3), after "enrolled" deleted "as a full-time graduate student as determined by the institution" and added "in at least six credit hours in a graduate field of study"; and deleted former Paragraphs D and E and added a new Paragraph B.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "scholarship" for "fellowship" in the introductory paragraph and in Subsection A.