Who chooses winners of corporate-sponsored scholarships?
Committees of NMSC professional staff choose winners from among eligible candidates. The committees review each candidate’s academic record, essay, demonstrated leadership in school and community activities, and a high school official’s recommendation. Scholarship recipients are the candidates judged to have the strongest combination of abilities, skills, and accomplishments.
Committees of NMSC professional staff choose winners from among eligible candidates. The process involves evaluation of academic records of courses taken and grades earned, demonstrated leadership in school and community activities, essays written by the candidates, and school officials’ recommendations of the students. Scholarship recipients are the candidates judged to have the strongest combination of abilities, skills, and accomplishments.