Scholarships

Scholarships may be awarded based on qualities demonstrated by students who apply — they are not automatic.

Overview

Application deadline: March 1, 2027

Note: Only high school seniors are eligible to apply.

Scholarships recognize students who demonstrate leadership, computational merit, and commitment to their team project.

Scholarship ceremony at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Scholarship finalists are honored at the Awards Ceremony during Expo week.

School-specific scholarships

  • One-time $2,500 financial award ($1,250 per semester) to New Mexico State University
  • Two one-time $2,400 financial awards to New Mexico Tech
  • Two one-time $2,400 ($1,200 per semester) scholarships to Eastern New Mexico University
  • One-time $250 financial award to Northern New Mexico College
  • One-time $250 financial award to Clovis Community College
  • UNM Computer Science Scholarship — $4,000 ($1,000 per year, renewable up to four years). Conditions: must major in computer science at UNM, maintain GPA of 3.0 or better in computer science courses, Supercomputing Challenge project must have a strong programming component.

Flexible scholarships

We are currently soliciting sponsors for the flexible scholarship fund which can be used for in-state or out-of-state universities.

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

Eligibility

All scholarship applicants are subject to the following:

  • Be an active member of a Supercomputing Challenge team, with preference given to participants that have been in the Challenge for more than one year
  • Applicant's team submits a final report
  • Plan to attend a two- or four-year university
  • Pursue a computing, engineering, mathematics or science major
  • Meet the university GPA requirements

How to apply

Any senior student wishing to be considered for a scholarship award must submit the following via email by March 1, 2027:

  • A letter describing his/her contribution to the team project with an emphasis on the specific areas of leadership
  • The sponsoring teacher must provide a written endorsement of the team member's letter and outline the qualities and examples from the teacher's perspective
  • A letter from the Project Mentor and/or other team members may also provide supporting statements of this individual's role and contribution to the team effort
  • A scanned unofficial transcript
  • Please include information as to what college you plan to attend, if available, and what major you plan to declare

Send the information to Scholarships@supercomputingchallenge.org.

Current high school seniors in good standing with the Challenge (interim reports and project evaluation presentations) will be notified by email of the steps in the online process.

Based on receipt of the above information, scholarship competitors will be contacted by the scholarship judges for more information. We might do virtual interviews or personal interviews the day of the Expo. Be sure to check your email for information and interview schedules in the weeks before the Expo.