Scholarships

An application for these scholarships is available by contacting the New Mexico Baptist Foundation at 505-332-3777 or foundation@nmbf.com. Mail completed scholarship applications to:

New Mexico Baptist Foundation
PO Box 16560
Albuquerque, NM 87191-6560

Aulick Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Available for: Students attending Eastern New Mexico University, must be enrolled and attending Baptist Student Union at ENMU, male or female
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: Students attending Eastern New Mexico, students must demonstrate a financial need, copy of last semester transcript, must have 2.75 GPA, and three letters of recommendation (one specifically from Eastern New Mexico University, BSU Director).

Billie Holder Memorial
Amount: Varies
Available for: College or university (any state), male or female
Selection made by: Members of Billie Holder family and New Mexico Baptist Foundation
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: GPA 2.5 minimum, financial need, must provide three references, including a recommendation from the student’s pastor.

Bennett/McAfee Memorial
Amount: Varies
Available for: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary or Eastern New Mexico University, male or female
Selection made by: Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. McAfee
Application deadline: April 15
Awarded: June 1
Requirements: Approved by home church, maintain 2.5 GPA, involved in local Southern Baptist church and active in BSU, must carry minimum of 12 undergraduate semester hours or 10 graduate hours.

Jeri Sue Hollenbach Bauman Memorial
Amount: Varies
Available for: College or university, male or female
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: Full-time student (12 hours or more), member of a Southern Baptist church, member in good standing of cooperating Baptist church in New Mexico, former member/currently an active member of cooperating Southern Baptist church, students of any evangelical church may be considered, preference given to students attending New Mexico colleges or universities.

Jessie & Phyllis Allen Memorial
Amount: Varies
Available for: College only, male or female
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: Preference given in following order: Former members of Lesbia Baptist Church, students from Quay County, then other New Mexico students.

Ken Williams Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Available for: College or university (any state), male or female
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: Applicant must be a full-time college student, enrolled in an accredited college or university. Evidence must accompany a completed application. Student must demonstrate a financial need. Student must provide a copy of their last grade report and the GPA must be a 2.0 or higher.

New Mexico Baptist Foundation Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Available for: Male or female, college, university or seminary in New Mexico or elsewhere
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: Financial need, GPA 2.5 or better

O’Brien-Kollmar Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Available for: Male or female; New Mexico students attending Hardin-Simmons University
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: NM student attending Hardin Simmons University; financial need; GPA 2.5 or better

Sally McCord Fisher Memorial
Amount: Varies
Available for: College or university, male or female
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: Member of First Baptist Church, Roswell, NM or former member who is currently an active member of another Southern Baptist church or former resident of Roswell, NM area, GPA 2.5 for 2 semesters prior to application, financial need

Tori Tremaine
Amount: Varies
Available for: Hardin-Simmons female students only
Application deadline: April 15
Requirements: Must attend Hardin-Simmons University, child of missionary or child of a mission volunteer or she herself is a mission volunteer.

An application for these scholarships is available by contacting Cheryl Vaughn at 505-924-2314 or cvaughn@bcnm.com. Mail completed scholarship applications to:

Cheryl Vaughn
Baptist Convention of New Mexico
PO Box 94485
Albuquerque, NM 87199-4485

J.A. Land/B. F. Moyer Memorial
Amount: Varies
Available for: Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention only, male or female
Application deadline: Scholarships are awarded for the Fall and following Spring semesters. Due May 15th 
Requirements: Financial need, New Mexican committed to full-time Christian service, good GPA.

W.A. Bradshaw/New Mexico Singing Churchmen
Amount: Varies
Available for: College or seminary, male or female
Application deadline: Varies
Requirements: New Mexican, active in a Southern Baptist Church, called to vocational music ministry, 3.0 GPA, music major, full-time student (minimum-sophomore)

An application for these scholarships is available by contacting Cricket Pairett at 505-924-2315 or cpairett@bcnm.com. Mail completed scholarship applications to:

Cricket Pairett
Baptist Convention of New Mexico
PO Box 94485
Albuquerque, NM 87199-4485

Gladys Eickhoff Memorial
Amount: Amount varies
Available for: Seminary students, male or female
Application deadline: July 1 for fall semester, December 1 for spring semester
Requirements: New Mexico student attending seminary with consideration given to students enrolled in Doctor of Ministry Program.

Ira L. & Mary L. Harrison Memorial
Amount: Varies
Application for: College or seminary/evangelistic events/Native Americans
Application deadline: Applications approved by the Missions Mobilization Team at BCNM State Mission Board meetings. Deadlines are—Jan. 1.  Scholarships awarded at January meeting.
Requirements: Indian Christian education and Indian evangelistic work. Individual scholarship for attending college or seminary. Request for Indian evangelistic event: revival, camp, training event, etc.

Language Scholarship
Amount: $100 (Paid in one payment)
Available for: College or seminary, male or female
Application deadline: July 1 for fall semester, December 1 for spring semester
Requirements: Member of cooperating language church, recommended by pastor.

Spanish Baptist Convention of New Mexico
Amount: Varies
Available for: College or seminary, male or female
Application deadline: May 1
Requirements: Hispanic student surrendered to full-time Christian service and a member of a church in the Spanish Baptist Convention.

An application for these scholarships is available by contacting Cricket Pairett at 505-924-2315 or cpairett@bcnm.com. Mail completed scholarship applications to:

Cricket Pairett
PO Box 94485
Albuquerque, NM 87199-4485

Bernice F. Elliott Memorial
Amount: Varies
Available for: Female college or seminary students
Application deadline: Must be received by March 15.
Requirements: Christian, preference given to those committed to full-time Christian service, WMU background, financial need.

O.D. Lambirth Memorial
Amount: Varies
Available for: College only, male or female
Application deadline: Must be received by March 15.
Requirements: Financial need, New Mexico student attending a New Mexico school, GPA of at least 2.0.

Woman’s Missionary Union
Amount: Varies
Available for: College or seminary, male or female
Application deadline: Must be received by March 15.
Requirements: Involved with Missions Education, member of a church affiliated with the Baptist Convention of New Mexico.