Erin Trujeque Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility and Requirements

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 and have an in-take form completed at time of diagnosis on file with CCFNM as well as meet the CCFNM eligibility for services criteria.
• Complete application in its entirety and include the required documentation (checklist found on application) and submit prior to deadline.
  In order to receive the full award, students must 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.
  All students MUST reapply each academic year for award!
• 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 Fall Semester and the remaining six hours must be completed prior to the beginning of the Spring Semester of the same academic year. The Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico implemented the volunteer service requirement with the following intent:
  • To provide recipients with the opportunity to give back to the organization
  • To provide recipients with the opportunity to learn how the funds are raised
  • To interest recipients in becoming more involved with CCFNM
  • To help recipients understand importance of helping children who are going through similar experiences.

Scholarship Check Distribution:

Fall Scholarship checks are mailed to colleges/universities in late July or early August. Spring scholarship checks are mailed in late December. 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.

Deadlines:

First Time Applications for:

2026-2027 Academic Year Fall/Spring April 1, 2026

Renewal Applications for:

2026-2027 Academic Year Fall/Spring May 20, 2026

First Time or Renewal for:

Applications for Spring/Summer October 20, 2026

About the Scholarship

• Eligible applicants may receive a maximum award of eight semesters of undergraduate studies and four semesters of graduate studies.
• Scholarships are awarded ONLY TWO semesters per academic year. (e.g. Fall and Spring; Spring and Summer; Summer and Fall)
• Amount for each academic year scholarship awards will be determined by available funds and number of qualified applicants.

Application Requirements

NEW SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE:

• The current year application filled out in its entirety.
• A short essay about how you have overcome your experiences with childhood cancer and how your goals for the future have been affected by this experience.
• You must enclose a recent photo (appropriate photo no selfies) which may be displayed at events, on the CCFNM website and social media pages, or in any CCFNM publications.
• You must also include a list of all other financial aid you will receive. If you are not receiving any other financial aid, please submit a written statement that you are not receiving any other assistance.
• IN ADDITION, APPLICANTS WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT WITH YOUR APPLICATION, A SHORT VIDEO, EXPRESSING YOUR GRATITUDE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP AND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE (YOUR NAME; WHEN YOU WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER; NUMBER OF YEARS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIP; SCHOOL YOU ARE ATTENDING; YOUR MAJOR AND FUTURE GOALS).  PLEASE SUBMIT AS IN .mov or .mp4 format to ccfnm@ccfnm.org.

RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE:

• A short essay about the challenges you are facing in college and how the Erin Trujeque Scholarship has helped you to overcome these challenges.
• You must enclose a recent photo (appropriate photo, no selfies) which may be displayed at events, on the CCFNM website and social media pages, or in any CCFNM publications.
• You must include a list of all other financial aid you will receive. If you are not receiving any other financial help, please submit a written statement that you are not receiving any other assistance.
• A grade report from the previous semester.
• IN ADDITION, APPLICANTS WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SHORT VIDEO, EXPRESSING YOUR GRATITUDE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP AND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE (YOUR NAME; WHEN YOU WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER; NUMBER OF YEARS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIP; SCHOOL YOU ARE ATTENDING; YOUR MAJOR AND FUTURE GOALS).  PLEASE SUBMIT AS IN .mov or .mp4 format to ccfnm@ccfnm.org.