Voices from Performance-Based Scholarship--New Mexico

There is little doubt that the ability to pay for college is a source of a major concern for low-income college students. Many enroll with little or no knowledge of how to navigate the confusing and intimidating world of financial aid — often relying on work to pay the bills, while going to school only part time. A new performance-based scholarship and advising program at the University of New Mexico (UNM) seeks to ease the financial burdens of students while incentivizing full-time enrollment and academic achievement.