Wartime 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 New Mexico combat veterans (service after August 1, 1990), for undergraduate or graduate study.
- How much
- Tuition, required fees, and required books (tuition capped at the highest full-time undergraduate tuition charged at an institution)
- Who qualifies
- combat veteran with a campaign/service medal for armed conflict after August 1, 1990, honorably discharged
- NM resident; NM resident at entry or 10+ years in NM; certified DD-214.
- For undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school
- When to apply
- Apply any time No fixed deadline; first come, first served through NMDVS.
- How to apply
- Apply to the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services with the Wartime Veterans Scholarship application (DVS14) and a certified DD-214 showing a combat campaign or service medal and honorable discharge
- 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 honorably discharged veterans who were New Mexico residents at entry or have lived in New Mexico 10+ years and who received the Southwest Asia Service Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Iraq or Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or another campaign medal for service in an armed conflict after August 1, 1990. Covers tuition, required fees and books for undergraduate, master's or doctoral work; tuition covered may not exceed the highest full-time undergraduate tuition charged at an institution. Applications are approved first come, first served. Renewable with satisfactory progress. NMDVS describes it as intended for veterans who have used their GI Bill benefits.
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