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2022-23 New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition Scholarship

Policy Summary

This policy states the requirements for the award, disbursement, renewal, cancellation, and reinstatement of the New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition  Scholarships awarded for the 2022-23 academic year.

Policy Owner

Vice President, Finance and Administration

Approval Date

August 2021

Effective Date

August 2021 for FY 2022-2023 Awards

Search Terms

  vpfa, v, nmr, reciprocal, n

Scheduled for Review

April 2022

Section I. General Requirements for the New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition Scholarship

  1. The application for admission serves as the application for the New Mexico Reciprocal Scholarship, hereafter NMR scholarship.
  2. A student must be a permanent resident of New Mexico
  3. Students must be admitted as a first-time freshman or transfer in the Fall or Spring semester to be eligible for a NMR scholarship.
  4. A student receiving the NMR scholarship cannot receive another FLC tuition merit scholarship.
  5. NMR scholarships can only be applied to Fort Lewis College tuition expenses.
  6. NMR scholarship disbursements are applied to the Fort Lewis College tuition bill by the Accounting Office. 
  7. A student must have accepted the scholarship and its terms and conditions and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits by Census Date to be eligible for disbursement. 
  8. NMR scholarships will be disbursed at 50% of the annual award each Fall and Spring semester.
  9. A student receiving benefits under Fort Lewis College policy 4-13 Tuition Reduction Benefit Program for Spouses and Dependent Children are eligible for a NMR scholarship but the scholarship will be applied last, after the tuition reduction, up to the cost of in-state tuition.
  10. A student receiving full tuition benefits from an external agency is not eligible for a NMR scholarship.
  11. A student receiving partial tuition benefits from an external agency is eligible for the NMR scholarship, but the scholarship will be applied last, after the external agency tuition benefits, up to the cost of tuition, unless an agreement between an external agency and Fort Lewis College specifies otherwise.
  12. An employee eligible for tuition benefits under 4-6 Staff Study Privileges policy who is also eligible for a NMR scholarship will have their merit scholarship applied first.    
  13. The Director of Admission (or designee) may make exceptions to the initial award criteria for special circumstances which may include, but is not limited to, high school transcripts without pass/fail grading options, etc.  

Section II:  Eligibility Criteria for Initial Award of New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition Scholarship

  1.  Freshman New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition Merit Scholarship
    1. The minimum eligibility standards are:
      1. Must have a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.00 or higher or a GED score of 165 or higher in all subjects.
  2. Transfer New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition Scholarship
    1. The minimum eligibility standards are:
      1. A student must be pursuing his or her first baccalaureate degree.
      2. A student must have a minimum cumulative college grade point average of 3.00 on college-level credits at their prior institution(s).

Section III:  Annual Award Amounts

New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition Merit Scholarship annual award amount is the difference between the cost of out-of-state tuition and the student's share of in-state tuition. 

Section IV:  Renewal Criteria

The renewal criteria for the Freshman New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition Merit is:

  1. Credit Completion Criterion
    1. Cumulative Grade Point Average
      1. A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher on college-level coursework taken at Fort Lewis College.

The renewal criteria for the Transfer New Mexico Reciprocal Merit Scholarship is:

  1. Cumulative Grade Point Average
    1. student must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher on college-level coursework taken at Fort Lewis College.

Section V: Length of Award

  1. The  Freshman NMR scholarship is renewable, assuming renewal criteria have been met, up 8 semesters
  2.  The Transfer NMR scholarship is renewable, assuming renewal criteria have been met, up to 8 semesters or 120 earned credits, whichever comes first.
    1. All earned college-level credits, including credits earned through evaluation of prior learning, dual enrollment, or transfer count toward the 120 credit limit.
The 8 semesters will be counted from the student's first Fall or Spring term of attendance regardless of disbursement.

Section VI:  Evaluation of Renewal Criteria

  1. A student receiving a NMR scholarship, regardless of whether the initial award was in a Fall or Spring, will be evaluated for renewal criteria by the Financial Aid Office after posting of grades by the Registrar for the Spring semester.

Section VII:  Scholarship Cancellation

  1.  A student will have their NMR scholarship cancelled if they:
    1. Do not meet the renewal criteria set forth in Section IV.
    2. Has exceed the award length set forth in Section V.
    3. Does not meet the disbursement criteria set forth in Section I.
    4. Does not attend continuous Fall and Spring semesters after award of the scholarship. 
      1. A student who is enrolled in but subsequently officially withdraws from a semester will be considered to have failed to attend continuously.
      2. Enrollment in a Summer semester cannot substitute for failure to enroll in a Fall and Spring semester for purposes of meeting the continuous enrollment standard.

Section VIII:  Scholarship Appeals

  1. A student whose scholarship has been cancelled after initial award for any of the requirements stated in Sections I, IV or V may appeal for reinstatement to the Financial Aid Appeals Committee.

Section IX: Notifications

  1. Notification of Initial Award:
    1. The Office of Admission will send an official notice with the initial award.
  2. Notification of Changes to Initial Award:
    1. The Financial Aid Office will notify a student by email to the student's FLC email account of reductions or cancellations after initial award.  This notification will direct the student to their WebOpus account to view changes to their award.
  3. Notification of Cancellations:
    1. The Financial Aid Office will notify a student by email to the student's FLC email account if their scholarship is cancelled due to failure to meet renewal criteria. The notice will include the reason for cancellation and the process to appeal.
    2. The Financial Aid Office will notify a student by email to the student's FLC email account if a scholarship is being cancelled due to receipt of full tuition benefits from an external agency.  The notice will be sent when the Office of Financial Aid has become aware of the external resources. 
  4. Notification of Appeal Decisions
    1. The Financial Aid Office will notify a student by email to the student's FLC email account the decision made on a scholarship appeal.  
  5. Notification of Changes in Terms and Conditions

    1. The Financial Aid Office will notify students of any changes to terms and conditions approved by the President.

Section X: Reason for Policy 

To specify the requirements for award, disbursement, renewal, cancellation, and reinstatement of New Mexico Reciprocal scholarships initially awarded for the 2022-23 academic year.

Section XI: Responsibilities 

For following the policy: Students receiving scholarship awards; Director of Admission, Director of Financial Aid, Scholarship Appeals Committee

For enforcement of the policy: Vice President, Finance and Administration

For oversight of the policy: Vice President, Finance and Administration

For notification of policy: Policy Librarian

For procedures implementing the policy: Controller, Director of Financial Aid, Director of Admission