THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUND WILL COME UP A LITTLE SHORT OF COVERING TUITION COSTS AT UNM THIS SEMESTER. NOW, THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT WILL MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE FOR MORE THAN HALF THE STUDENTS AFFECTED…AMOUNTING TO 56 DOLLARS PER STUDENT. UNM'S DIANNE ANDERSON SAYS THEY WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE COVERED EVERYONE BUT ARE COVERING THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED AND GETTING MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS.
UNM GOT WORD JUST BEFORE THE WINTER BREAK FROM THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND WOULDN'T COVER 100-PERCENT OF TUITION. THE COST TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COVERING THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE ABOUT 280-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
