Section 21-21G-5 - Conditions for first-year eligibilityPriority will be given to New Mexico students from those groups with the most severe underrepresentation and students with the greatest financial need. A scholarship may be awarded to an individual who:
A. is a citizen of the United States or who has a permanent resident visa;B. has met the admission requirements and is accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in an underrepresented graduate or professional field of study, as determined by the institution;C. has complied with all the rules and regulations adopted by the commission [department] for award of the scholarship and the provisions regarding the administration of state graduate scholarships adopted pursuant to the Graduate Scholarship Act; andD. agrees to serve in an unpaid internship or assistantship at the eligible institution, a government agency or private industry approved by his major department for ten hours per week during the academic year.Laws 1988, ch. 111, § 5; 1991, ch. 262, § 11.