Daniels Fund
UNM is proud to work with the Daniels Fund and its Scholars. The Daniels Fund offers financial and personal support throughout the attendance at UNM. More than $108.5 million in undergraduate scholarships are dispersed to more than 3,000 students.
What do Daniels Fund Scholars represent?
- Strength of Character
- Leadership potential
- Academic performance or promise
- Willingness to give back to the community
- Well-Rounded personality
Eligibility
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
- Be a resident of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming
- Be a high school senior graduating from a school in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming
- Willingness to give back to the community
- Earn ACT scores of at least 17 in each category (math, English, reading, science); or an SAT math score of at least 400 and a critical reading score of at least 440. All test scores must come from a single test and must be submitted by the application deadline. Super scoring is not accepted.
- Demonstrate financial need
Expectations
- Maintain minimum academic requirements (2.0 GPA) while in college and be on track to graduate with a bachelor’s degree within four academic years
- Live on-campus during freshman year
- While in college, work in a paid position during the academic year (5 hours per week the first year in college and 10 hours per week every year after)
- While in college, participate in the Daniels Scholarship Enrichment Program, a series of online workshops led by local and national experts on topics including ethics, character, patriotism, civics, free enterprise, entrepreneurship, leadership, critical thinking, and etiquette
- Honor and live by the Daniels Scholar Code of Conduct
- Provide regular updates to Daniels Fund associates
- Meet deadlines to complete scholarship requirements and renewal documents
- Attend our scholarship orientation conference prior to freshman year
