New Mexico Engineering Foundation supports engineering education in New Mexico through scholarship programs that serve students at multiple points in the academic pipeline. Its funding priorities reach both prospective and continuing engineering students, with eligibility standards tied to academic preparation, engineering study, and, in some programs, financial need, leadership, or service to engineering education.
A clear example is the Jack Verhines Memorial Scholarship, which opens on 3/15/2026 and closes on 5/15/2026. That program assists high school seniors graduating from New Mexico schools who plan to enroll in an ABET-accredited engineering program at a college or university in any state. It offers awards of up to $1,500 and requires a 3.0 GPA, U.S. citizenship, qualifying SAT or ACT scores, and an essay, with selection based on academic standing, extracurricular participation, leadership, character, and self-reliance. The foundation’s reach extends beyond incoming freshmen. Its scholarship portfolio also includes support for sophomores and above, transfer students from Central New Mexico Community College, graduate engineering students at the University of New Mexico and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and women majoring in engineering at the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.