Renewal Scholarship Application

If you have previously been a recipient of the Erin Trujeque Memorial Scholarship and plan to attend school for the 2026-2027 academic year, please complete the application below in order to be considered for a scholarship from the Erin Trujeque Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Eligibility and Requirements

Deadlines:

First Time Applications for:	Upcoming Academic Year Fall/Spring April 1, 2026
Renewal Applications for:	Upcoming Academic Year Fall/Spring May 20, 2026
First Time or Renewal for:	Applications for Spring/Summer October 20, 2026

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2025 Erin Trujeque Memorial RENEWAL Scholarship Application

Name*

First Middle Last

Before Beginning This Application You Will Need to Have These Documents Ready for Upload. Please review requirements and eligibility to make sure you qualify.

Recent Photo-- No selfies or revealing photos

Other Financial Aid you will receive for 2026 Academic Year, including amounts. If you are not receiving addtional financial aid or if aid is pending, please prepare a document stating so.

A short essay about the challenges you are facing in college and how the Erin Trujeque Scholarship has helped you to overcome these challenges.

Accademic Achievement Letter (e.g. awards, high grades, extracurricular activities, etc.)

APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SHORT VIDEO, EXPRESSING YOUR GRATITUDE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP AND INFORMATION INCLUDING YOUR NAME, WHEN YOU WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, SCHOOL YOU ARE ATTENDING, YOUR MAJOR AND FURURE GOALS. THIS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 20, 2024, 12:00 PM, MST. PLEASE SUBMIT IN .mov or .mp4 format to ccfnm@ccfnm.org.*

Ackowledged

Complete a minimum of 12 volunteer hours per academic year at Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico and/or Erin Trujeque Memorial Event(s) (Hours will be scheduled with and verified by CCFNM staff). A minimum of six hours must be completed prior to the beginning of the 2024 Spring Semester and the remaining six hours must be completed prior to the beginning of the following semester.*

Ackowledged

Birthdate Date*

Month

Day

Year

Last Four Digits of Social Security Number*

School ID Number

Address*

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Phone*

Email*

Childhood Cancer Diagnosis*

Diagnosis Date*

Month

Day

Year

Treatment Facility*

Name of College, Technical or Vocational School you plan to attend:*

Area of Study/Major*

Date School Begins*

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Anticipated Number of Hours Registered For:*

Address of Financial Aids Office*

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Anticipated Graduation Date*

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Will you be living on campus housing (dorm)?*

Yes

Other

Will you be living at home with family?*

Yes

Other

Will you be working while attending school?*

Yes

Other

Eligibility*

Students eligible for the Erin Trujeque Memorial Scholarship must have been diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico Pediatric Oncology Treatment Facility.

Students must have on file at the CCFNM Office an In-Take Form completed upon original diagnosis.

Complete application in its entirety and submit electronically prior to deadline.

In order to receive the full award, register for 12 or more hours per semester (award for less than 12 hours will be prorated)

Students who drop classes below 12 hours or disenroll within the first two weeks of any semester MUST return scholarship award to Erin Trujeque Memorial Fund in order to be eligible for future scholarship awards.

Inform Erin Trujeque Memorial/CCFNM of any changes in address or educational status prior to enrollment.

Please read each statement, by checking box you acknowledge and agree to the eligibility.

Requirements*

Scholarships are awarded for ONLY two semesters per academic year (e.g., Fall and Spring; Summer and Fall; Spring and Summer, etc.)

Scholarship applications must include a short essay about the challenges you may face in college and how the Erin Trujeque Scholarship will help you to overcome these challenges and enclose a recent photo, which will be displayed at events and on CCFNM social media. Failure to include this essay will constitute an “incomplete application” and will make you ineligible for a scholarship.

Complete a minimum of 12 volunteer hours per academic year at Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico and/or Erin Trujeque Memorial Event(s) (Hours will be scheduled with and verified by CCFNM staff). A minimum of six hours must be completed prior to the beginning of the 2023 Spring Semester and the remaining six hours must be completed prior to the beginning of the following semester.

Please read each statement, by checking box you acknowledge and agree to the requirements.

Other Financial Aid*

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Please attach a list of other scholarships/financial aid you will be receiving for the 2024 academic year, including amounts, as well as how you intend to use the Erin Trujeque Memorial Scholarship funds. If you are not receiving any additional aid or aid is pending please create a document stating so.

Short Essay*

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 50 MB.

A short essay about the challenges you are facing in college and how the Erin Trujeque Scholarship has helped you to overcome these challenges.

Recent Photo of Yourself*

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Please do not submit selfies or photos that are revealing.

Academic Achievement Letter*

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Please list any academic achievements you had this past semester. Examples include awards, passing a difficult class, exemplary GPA, joining an academic club, etc.

NOTE: Failure to submit any documents will be considered an incomplete application and therefore ineligible to receive the scholarship award.

To verify the complete and timely submisson of application, please call teh CCFNM Office at 505-243-3618 prior to application deadline. Verificaiton will not be given after the deadline.

YOU WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED IF YOUR APPLICATION IS INCOMPLETE.

RELEASE:*

I hereby authorize the Erin Trujeque Memorial Golf Tournament and the Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico to release any information contained within this application (except for social security number and birth date) and its attachments for the purpose of promotion of the Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico and the Erin Trujeque Memorial Events. Further, I agree to be contacted by the media for these purposes.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS OR APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

You will be notified by email when your scholarship check has been sent to your school. Please be aware that once checks are mailed, CCFNM has no control over how quickly money is placed in a student’s account. Some schools process checks quickly and some do not. CCFNM cannot contact the school to verify receipt. If for any reason, CCFNM is contacted by your school regarding problems with your check, you will be notified. Otherwise, please be patient and continue to check with your financial aid office.

Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico reserves the right to refuse to award a scholarship to any applicant for any reason.

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