Program Overview

New Mexico State University TRIO STEM-H Program

The TRIO STEM-H Student Support Services Program is designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Our mission is to provide valuable services to support the specific skills needed by students. Low-income, first-generation, and/or students with disabilities are welcome. You need to be pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, and health science.

Mission

The program maintains dedication to fostering the success of all participants. This environment allows STEM-H participants to be successful in their academics, graduate, and excel in graduate school or a career.

Key Components of Our Program

Peer Mentoring

Receive a one-to-one connection to help you transition, find answers to questions, and develop a plan to overcome obstacles.

Peer Tutoring

Available tutoring to help with challenging courses. We count with several tutoring sessions across the STEM-H spectrum.

Skill Workshops

Join several workshops to give you tools to create and sustain effective academic habits that can last a lifetime.

STEM-H Leadership Workshops

Workshops designed to offer exposure to skills and professional development specific to STEM and health sciences.

Financial Aid

We offer financial literacy workshops to help you make the most of your financial aid and to plan your financial future.

Grant Aid Awards

We offer a Grant Award to our most active program participants (pending availability of funds).

Other Services

• Career exploration
  • Scholarship information
  • General academic advising
  • Graduation cords
  • Free scantrons and testing supplies
  • Free printing
  • Access to our resource library (including computers, calculators, tablets, laptops, and textbooks that can be used within our STEM-H Success Center)
  • GRE fee reduction waivers All services are free to our program participants.

Eligibility

Students who meet the following criteria are encouraged to apply:

• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
• Enrollment or acceptance for enrollment at NMSU
• Current major in science, technology, engineering, math, or health sciences And one or more of the following apply:
  • Be considered low income
  • Parents or guardians did not graduate with a bachelor's degree
  • Have a disability Applications from first or second year and transfer students are especially encouraged.