Scholarship Opportunities
The EWI ASIST Scholarship is available to adults in a caregiving role who are facing economic, social, or physical challenges, and looking to improve their situation through educational opportunities.
EWI Albuquerque offers the ASIST Scholarship each year to a student at Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) or a student at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque.
Students first apply and compete at the local chapter level.
Chapter-level winners are submitted to the corporate level for the opportunity to be selected for additional funds.
Applications are now OPEN!
Click the link below for the information and application!
March 25, 2024 is the deadline for submissions to qualify for Corporate opportunity.
Additional Scholarship Opportunity
UNM
EWI Albuquerque funds an annual scholarship for a female graduate student at the University of New Mexico (UNM).
For details and to apply, please contact the UNM Financial Aid office.
Maliaq Kairaiuak
2019 ASIST Scholarship Winner
Maliaq Kairaiuak is a Yupik and Athabaskan, single mother from Alaska. She is a Graduate from UNM's Film & Digital Media Arts program. As a filmmaker she hopes to create a platform dedicated to underrepresented groups, especially highlighting indigenous representation. She hopes to extend that platform to indigenous youth through education.
Here is a link to her documentary:
"STEM'd From My Ancestors."
https://filmfreeway.com/STEMdFrom
MyAncestors and an episode she has produced and edited for PBS.
https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/colores/venancio-aragon-navajo-weaver/
Visit her website for more information: https://indigilensproductions.my.canva.site