What is it?
A scholarship for eligible educational assistants who want to become licensed teachers.
How much is available?
Up to $6,000 per year, which can cover tuition, fees, books, supplies and other costs.
Eligibility Criteria:
Let us pre-qualify you for the GYO scholarships! In an effort to better identify students eligible for Scholarships in the College of HEST, we have created a supplementary intake form to collect information from potential recipients. Data collected from this form will be used with Banner/myNMSU and Scholar Dollar data in an effort to maximize awards.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and resident of New Mexico.
- Accepted into NMSU's teacher preparation program.
- Has not earned appropriate educational credentials to be licensed as a teacher by the Public Education Department.
- Has demonstrated financial need as verified by the financial aid office through the student's FASFA.
- Is in good employment standing with the New Mexico public school.
Scholarship recipients must:
- Meet satisfactory academic progress.
- Continue to be enrolled at least 6 hours in the program and institution that granted the GYOT scholarship.
- Maintain a 2.75 GPA throughout their participation in the program. Failure to maintain a 2.75 GPA will result in immediate removal of the program.
- Earn grades of at least a C or better. A grade of a D or F in this program is unacceptable.
