ALBUQUERQUE BRANCH NAACP-UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ABRAHAM LINCOLN MITCHELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
FALL 20011 AND SPRING 2012
The Albuquerque
Branch, NAACP Abraham Lincoln Mitchell Memorial Scholarship Committee and UNM will award scholarships for post-secondary education
designed to assist UNM students. Scholarships will be awarded for fall 2011 and spring 2012 terms to applicants
who have completed at least a full year of undergraduate work at UNM and are planning to attend UNM during these semesters.
*Application below
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
· Must have completed freshman year of college
· Must have at least a 3.0 G.P.A. from most
recent course work
·
Must plan to
enroll to complete at least 12 credit hours and maintain a 3.0
Cumulative G.P.A.
· Must have a financial need for the scholarship
REQUIRED
DOCUMENTATION:
·
Complete scholarship
application
·
Personal essay
addressing
o Educational goals
o Career Objectives
o
Community Involvement
o Extracurricular activities
· Two letters of recommendation (no relatives)
·
Academic transcripts
of most recent course work
Applications are available from the NAACP-Albuquerque Branch office, NAACP Scholarship
Committee
members, churches, and UNM Scholarship office. Please call NAACP, (505) 265-0020 for more information.
Turn in completed forms to:
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP)
P O Box 1922
Albuquerque NM 87103-1922
Incomplete applications will not be processed.
APPLICATION
DEADLINE – JULY 9, 2011