LANLF News:
ESPAÑOLA — The LANL Foundation and the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund (LAESF) proudly celebrate the 2025 recipients of their scholarship awards, recognizing the achievements of outstanding students across Northern New Mexico as they pursue higher education. This year, 138 students earning bachelor’s degrees have been awarded 147 scholarships, totaling a record-breaking $1,030,000.
Since 1999, the LANL Foundation has awarded more than 2,600 scholarships, surpassing $13 million in total funding. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of the workforce of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Triad National Security, and community members who have entrusted the LAESF Advisory Committee and the LANL Foundation to administer their named and endowed scholarship funds.
This year, the Foundation received nearly $900,000 in new scholarship funding thanks to the establishment of five new funds, including:
Among this year’s recipients are three exceptional students who have been awarded the prestigious $20,000 Gold Scholarship:
Click here for a full list of scholarship recipients.
“We are deeply grateful for the support of our donors and partners who make this scholarship program possible. With each new fund and every dollar donated, we are able to deepen our impact and lift up more students from northern New Mexico who seek to improve their lives through higher education,” said LANL Foundation Scholarship Program Director Mike Ammerman.
“I thank the volunteers who devoted countless hours to ensuring a thorough and fair review of the nearly 400 applications that the review committee ranked this year. The competition for scholarships was fierce, with extremely qualified applicants across all seven counties of Northern New Mexico. The stories that the students relate in their applications are inspirational and give confidence that the next generation is ready to step into the increasingly complex workforce of tomorrow,” Phil Stauffer, LAESF Chair said.
The Foundation will honor this year’s recipients at its annual Scholarship Gala in Santa Fe this May.
Supporting Student Success
In addition to financial support, LANL Scholars gain access to resources designed to help them succeed in college and beyond. These include:
The Foundation also offers the Career Pathways Scholarship, supporting students pursuing associate degrees, certificates, and trade credentials. Applications for this award closed on April 1, with recipients to be announced this summer.
For more information about the LANL Foundation and its scholarship programs, visit lanlfoundation.org.
To donate to the scholarship fund, click here.
For inquiries about scholarships or mentorship opportunities, please contact Silvia Aguirre, Scholarship Program Coordinator, at silvia@lanlfoundation.org.
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