Partially funded

International Amigo Scholarship (Graduate)

University of New Mexico, United States

Scholarship overview

The International Amigo Scholarship grants international graduate students (non-immigrant visa holders) the New Mexico resident tuition rate, a value of over $15,000 per year. All applicants are automatically considered and no additional paperwork is needed.

Not all graduate programmes are eligible; programmes of the James & Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership with flat-rate tuition are not eligible.

Award Information

  • Admission to a full-time degree-granting programme (managed online programmes not eligible)
  • Non-immigrant visa status, preference to F-1 or J-1 holders
  • No prior attendance at UNM at the current degree level
  • 3.0 GPA on a US scale in the previous undergraduate degree
  • Reduces non-resident tuition to resident tuition, over $15,000 per year
  • 2027-2028 estimated annual tuition and fees with the scholarship $9,956 (9 credit hours), against $23,553 without; total estimated cost $30,594
  • Renewable up to four years for freshman applicants and two years for transfer applicants; graduates maintain 9 main campus credit hours and a 3.0 GPA each semester
  • Fall admission: February 15
  • Spring admission: September 1
  1. Review programme details and scholarship/assistantship options.
  2. Apply online and pay the $70 application fee.
  3. Submit official English proficiency score if needed.
  4. Receive the admission decision and any scholarship nomination.
  5. Accept admission and submit financial and academic documents for the I-20.

Official links

How selection works

Automatic consideration; the highest-value eligible scholarship is offered and awards cannot be stacked. Graduate assistantships (teaching, research, graduate and project) are also available through departments and may cover between half and the full cost of attendance.

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