Minority Doctorial Loan Repayment Program 2025

General Information

The purpose of the New Mexico Minority Doctoral Loan Repayment Assistance Program is to increase the number of ethnic minorities and women available to teach engineering, physical or life sciences, mathematics, and other academic disciplines in which ethnic minorities and women are demonstrably underrepresented in New Mexico colleges and universities.

Eligibility Requirements:

· Citizen of the United States;

· Completed a doctoral degree in an eligible doctoral field of study (engineering, physical or life sciences, mathematics and other academic disciplines in which certain ethnic minorities or women are demonstrably underrepresented in the teaching faculty at the public college or university where the applicant is employed);

· Hired by a public post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico for a full time, tenure-track faculty position.

*Tenure track faculty position means a full-time faculty appointment at a public postsecondary educational institution that has passed any probationary period and can be terminated only for cause or under extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the institution. Recipients who have completed their probationary period and serve an additional year in a tenure track faculty position shall receive credit for one year for the purpose of calculating any loan repayment award amounts.

Application Process:  

·                               Application

· Employment Verification Letter from the Institution of Higher Education containing the following information:

o Full Name of Employee

o Job Title of Employee

o Specific courses within the disciplines to be taught during the Fall23/Spring24 Semesters by Employee

o Name of Institution of Higher Education

o Address

o City, State, Zip

o Dates of Employment (if contract, please specify)

o Employment Status (full-time, part-time)

o Number of hours worked per week

o Brief summary of employee’s responsibilities and duties

· Copy of doctoral diploma

· Copy of driver’s license

· Loan Statements

 Selection Process: Preference shall be given applicants who have completed a post-secondary degree at the following institutions:

· Eastern New Mexico University 

· New Mexico Highlands University 

· New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 

· New Mexico Military Institute 

· New Mexico State University 

· University of New Mexico 

· Western New Mexico University 

Award Amounts:

The maximum annual award is $25,000.00; however, the actual award amount will be determined based on the applicant's overall reported educational debt at the time of application and available funding for the program. Participants may apply for renewal up to four years. Award amounts may be modified based upon funding availability or other special circumstances.