The New Mexico Commission on Higher Education Graduate Scholarship was created to increase graduate enrollment at public post-secondary institutions for students from groups underrepresented in graduate education. Priority will be given to New Mexico students from those groups with the most severe under-representation and students with the greatest financial need. Applicants must agree to serve in an unpaid internship or assistantship at the eligible institution, a government agency or private industry approved by his major department for ten hours per week during the academic year. They must be eligible according to a standard needs analysis or financial aid officer's professional judgment. A recipient may receive the scholarship for a total of two years for master's degree program students. Students shall contact their institution's financial aid office for the deadline information, information on how to apply, and information on where or how to submit their application. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Financial Aid Division of the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education for more information.