Applications are available from the LAII, usually in mid-January. Title VI Fellowships provide a living stipend and a tuition waiver for full-time study during the academic year. Fellowships are also available for summer language study. Title VI support is limited to two academic years. The Thurmond E. Williamson Endowed Scholarship and the Pan American Roundtable II Scholarship, which provide small cash awards, are offered annually to students in Latin American Studies graduate programs.
All scholarships require academic achievement.
Each year the LAII is able to waive full-time tuition for five Latin American Studies students. To be eligible, the students must have New Mexico state residence and receive a departmental nomination. The nominations are based on academic merit or a combination of merit and need. Mexico Study Programs Summer study opportunities at various universities in Mexico are available to UNM students. Tuition scholarships are generally available to ten students for this program, but the student is expected to pay travel and living expenses.