AiS Challenge Scholarships

Each AiS Challenge year, scholarships may be awarded based on qualities demonstrated by individuals applying for the Scholarship Program. These scholarships are not automatic, and students wishing to be considered MUST apply.
Application details are at the bottom of this page.

Note: Only Seniors are Eligible to Apply

School Specific Scholarships:

• NMSU Physics Scholarship: $4,000 ($1,000 per year - renewable up to four years)
  Conditions: must major in physics at NMSU (could be a double major), must maintain GPA of 3.0 or better, AiS Challenge project must have a strong physics component.

• One time $2,500 financial award to New Mexico State University

• One time $2,400 financial award to the University of New Mexico

• One time $2,400 financial award to New Mexico Tech

• One time $1,300 Scholarship to Eastern New Mexico University

Flexible Scholarships

• One time $2,500 Scholarship from Intel to any accredited institution of higher education in New Mexico

• One time $500 Scholarship from Mesa Analytics & Computing

• One time $500 Scholarship from New Mexico CHECS to any member institution in New Mexico. This scholarship will be awarded randomly to a student or teacher in attendance at the Awards Ceremony.

All scholarships are valid only through the institution's fall registration cycle for the calendar year in which the recipient graduates from high school.

All scholarship applicants are subject to the following:

• be an active member of a AiS Challenge team
• plan to attend a four-year university
• pursue a science, engineering or mathematics major
• Meet the university GPA requirements

Any senior student wishing to be considered for a scholarship award MUST submit the following by April 14^th, 2004:

• A letter describing his/her contribution to the team project with an emphasis on the specific areas of leadership.
• The sponsoring teacher MUST endorse the team member's letter and outline the qualities and examples from the teacher's perspective.
• The Project Advisor and/or other team members may also provide supporting statements of this individual's role and contribution to the team effort.
• A recent transcript.

AiS Challenge
P.O. Box 30102
Albuquerque, NM 87190
ATTN: SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

Note: Do not include any other team project documentation with this application.

Based on receipt of the above information, the scholarship competitors will be invited to appear before a panel of AiS Challenge judges to present their qualities in conjunction with the team project. This is a general discussion session with questions and answers. The judges will have already received the application, supporting documents and the team project. Scholarship competitors will appear before the panel of judges on the day of the Expo in Los Alamos.