Vietnam Veterans' Scholarship
New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) with the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (NMDVS)
Tuition, required fees and books for honorably discharged Vietnam veterans with New Mexico ties, for undergraduate or graduate study.
- How much
- Tuition, required fees, and required books
- Who qualifies
- Vietnam veteran (Vietnam Campaign Medal, Aug 5 1964 - end of conflict), honorably discharged
- NM resident; NM resident at entry or 10+ years in NM; certified by NMDVS.
- For undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school
- When to apply
- Apply any time No fixed deadline stated; apply through NMDVS before the term.
- How to apply
- Apply to the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services with the Vietnam Veteran Scholarship application (DVS7) and your DD-214
- NMDVS certifies you and billing goes to NMHED
- Contact: vet.benefits@dvs.nm.gov, 1-866-433-8387
- What you'll need
- state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (hed.nm.gov), page 2, page 3 and page 4
The details
For New Mexico residents who were honorably discharged, were New Mexico residents when they entered the armed forces or have lived in New Mexico 10+ years, and were awarded the Vietnam Campaign Medal for service in Vietnam between August 5, 1964 and the official end of the conflict; NMDVS certifies eligibility. Pays tuition at any state-funded institution plus fees and books; at non-state institutions tuition reimbursement is capped at the highest resident tuition at a state institution. One academic year at a time, renewable with satisfactory progress.
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