New Mexico Coal
Community
Scholarship Program
Purpose
The purpose of New Mexico Coal’s Community Scholarship
Program is to promote the educational endeavors of individuals
who have the potential to contribute to sustainable long-term
value and to ensure lasting social and economic benefit in the
community in which we operate.
Applicant Eligibility
The applicant must meet the following criteria:
• Must be a registered tribal member of Navajo or
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
• High school graduate or continuing college student with a
minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Be accepted as a full-time college student at an accredited
college or university.
• Must submit all required documents according to
application deadline.
Exclusions
What Documents to Include
1.Complete the Community Scholarship Application (see over)
The following will not be considered for funding:
2.A clear copy of high school or college transcripts (caution:
faxed transcripts may be illegible)
• Incomplete Applications and/or incomplete or unclear
supporting documents
3.Certificate of Tribal Membership – must be an enrolled Navajo
or Ute Mountain Ute tribal member
• Applicants enrolled in less than full-time enrollment
4.Letter of acceptance, enrollment verification or copy of course
schedule for the coming semester.
• Graduate level applicants
• Non-Navajo or Ute Mountain Ute tribal members
Other Information
How to Apply
The Community Scholarship Application and supporting
documents are to be emailed, faxed or delivered to the BHP
Billiton Farmington Office by close of business, 4:00 pm on
June 30th OR mailed with a postmarked by June 30th.
The financial support period is from July 1st to June 30th and only
includes Fall/Winter/Spring terms. Summer term is not funded.
This scholarship is non-renewable. Therefore, all students must
reapply each year and provide transcripts at the end of each term.
Applications cannot be guaranteed full funding, regardless of
their merit. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their
application by letter.
Send Application Packets to:
BHP Billiton – New Mexico Coal
Attention: Community Scholarship Program
300 West Arrington, Suite 200
Farmington, NM 87401
Fax: 505-598-4300
Email: [email protected]
Who to contact for questions
If you have questions, contact Kay Nave-Mark,
Community Relations Specialist at 505- 598-4359/4200 or
email [email protected].
New Mexico Coal
Community Scholarship Application
Contact Information
Full Legal Name:
Local/Permanent Address:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Address at College/University:
Email Address:
Institutional Information
High School:
College Classification (circle one):
Date of HS Graduation:
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
College/University:
Planned Graduation Date:
College Major and Minor/Emphasis:
Professional Information
What profession do you plan to pursue?
How will it support the purpose of the BHP Billiton Community Scholarship?
Extra-curricular Information
List any extra-curricular activities in which you have participated in the last 5 years.
Please explain what type of activity it was and how you were involved.
Activity:
What type of activity?
How were you involved?
Activity:
What type of activity?
How were you involved?
(Add separate page to include more activities.)
I verify that the above information is true and accurate.
It is my responsibility to notify BHP Billiton if there are
any changes.
Signature: It is my responsibility to provide all other requested
documents in a timely manner.
Date:
4:00 pm on June 30th is the deadline for submission of the application and all required documents.
Return all required documents to:
For more information:
BHP Billiton Community Scholarship Program
Phone: 505-598-4200 or 4359
300 West Arrington, Suite 200
E-mail: [email protected]
Farmington, NM 87401
Fax: 505-598-4300