Scholarships/Funding Assistance
AASS General Scholarship - Applications Reviewed twice a semester.
All AASS General Scholarship funding is granted at $250- $500 per student/academic year and is processed through your Bursars account. You are responsible for informing AASS if you have a balance on you Bursars when applying for funding. Students who work in AASS via work-study, student employment, GA are not eligible to apply for funding unless extenuating circumstance and need is discussed with Director. Staff who work at UNM are not eligible to apply for funding. Priority is given to those who have not received funding from our office in previous semesters and who actively participate in AASS.
Scholarship interviews are offered Fridays the week of the application deadline. Please book a scholarship interview with J. or Cedric via Student Hub immediately after applying. If you can not meet at the times offered on loboachieve email Jgourdin@unm.edu immediately after applying.
Please prepare additional documentation that demonstrates immediate financial need before your interview.
Deadline Dates:
Fall 2025: September 15th and November 17th
To apply for AASS General Scholarship Funding assistance click: AASS Scholarship
To give back to AASS: Giving Page
AASS Conference Assistance
Conference Funding is awarded on a rolling monthly basis and is reviewed the second Tuesday of every month (i.e. if you apply on September 1, you will not be notified until the week of October 7th). We encourage students request funding at least 3-4 months before anticipated attendance to help secure cost-affordable transportation and lodging. However, we recognize opportunities sometimes come at the last minute. Should you be in search of funding support within a shorter window than our requested time, please email the director explaining the circumstance and earlier review may occur at discretion of the reviewing team.
To apply for AASS Conference Assistance: AASS Conference Assistance
Open Scholarships Below! Deadline to apply September 5, 2025 at 11:59pm
Trajuan Briggs Community Impact Scholarship
The Trajuan Briggs Community IMPACT Scholarship provides financial assistance to undergraduate students enrolled at the University of New Mexico. This scholarship not only benefits students through financial assistance but also provides them the tools to make an IMPACT (Individuals Making Progress Amongst our Communities Together) during their matriculation at UNM through academic support, community service, and relationship building with the staff of African American Student Services. Scholarship recipients will be notified late September. Please contact our office for questions or assistance in filling out the application.
Apply Now: Scholarship Application
To give to this scholarship fund click: Giving Page
Tomorrow Needs You Scholarship
Tomorrow needs you. As well as every day after that. A saying that has come to mean so much to us after watching ones we loved lose their battle against mental illness. Tomorrow needs you is a two-way street. Not only do we need those battling mental illness to keep fighting; reach out for help even though it's hard- we also need compassionate individuals in the mental health field working to provide our communities with the resources needed to address mental health. The Tomorrow Needs You Scholarship will provide financial assistance to students at The University of New Mexico in partnership with African American Student Services who are pursuing a career or working to make a difference in the mental health field. Scholarship recipients will be notified late September.
Apply Now: Scholarship Application
To give to this scholarship fund click: Giving Page
UNM Black Alumni Chapter: Josephus "Joe" Long Scholarship
The Josephus (Joe) Long Scholarship Fund is named in honor of Josephus (Joe) Long, the first Black Student Union President at UNM in 1967. The purpose of the scholarship fund is to honor Joe for his leadership and commitment to equality in the field of education for Black students. He attended UNM from the fall of 1967 to the fall of 1969 and majored in Art Education. He received a Master of Arts degree from UNM on June 3, 1970.Scholarship recipients will be notified late September. Please contact our office for questions or assistance in filling out the application.
Apply Now: Scholarship Application
To Give to this Scholarship Page: Giving Page
Ethel Jones Johnson Scholarship
The Ethel Jones Johnson Scholarship fund is named in honor of Ms. Ethel Jones Johnson, a community leader and educational social justice warrior. The purpose of the scholarship fund is to honor her legacy and commitment to educational advancement of students. Ms. Ethel's legacy lives on through the scholarship establishment, reminding us to follow her example, to be the best, and to never lose sight of what truly matters. Scholarship recipients will be notified late September.
Apply Now: Scholarship Application
