AlumKnights Scholarship Information

The Del Norte HS Alumni Association announces scholarship awards of $1,000 to eight students in the class of 2024 – a total of $8,000.  For more information about the 2024 AlumKnights scholarship recipients, see our 2024 AlumKnights Scholarship Awards page.

Students receiving the $1,000 AlumKnights Drawbridge to Success Scholarship .must attend a New Mexico two or four year college. Recipients are: Tamana Mohammad Ali, Asma Sahil, Nixon Reyes Contreras, Khadeejah Alaa Adawee, Jennifer Huynh, and Jonathan Frias. Students receiving the $1,000 AlumKnights Skilled Trades Scholarship are: Shawn Watson and Edwin Escobar.

The Del Norte High School AlumKnights provide scholarships annually to graduating seniors from Del Norte High School with a history of service to their school and community. Since 2013, the AlumKnights have paid out $122,000 in scholarships to 87 students across our three scholarship programs. Scholarship funds come through individual contributions, restaurant fundraisers, the sale of engraved brick pavers and donations from class reunions.

The AlumKnights Scholarships include:

AlumKnights Drawbridge to Success Scholarship

  • Purpose:
    The Drawbridge to Success Scholarship provides a one-year $1,000 scholarship to graduating seniors who are interested in pursuing post-secondary education at a New Mexico institution of higher education and are able to demonstrate an extensive record of service, as exemplified by their participation in both school-based and community-based activities.
  • Eligibility Requirements:
      • Must have a cumulative 2.5 GPA
      • Must be graduating in May 2024 from Del Norte High School
      • Must be attending a public two- or four-year institution of higher education in New Mexico in Fall 2024
  • How to Apply:
      • The AlumKnights are not currently accepting new applications for the Drawbridge to Success Scholarship.

AlumKnights Skilled Trades Scholarship

  • Purpose:
    The Skilled Trades Scholarship provides a one-year $1,000 scholarship to graduating seniors to graduating seniors who are interested in pursuing a career-oriented, technical, or vocational program of study at a community college or trade school and are a able to demonstrate a commitment to working in a relevant career field.
  • Eligibility Requirements:
      • Must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA or better.
      • Must be graduating in May 2024 from Del Norte High School, or GED after attending Del Norte for at least 3 years.
      • Must be accepted to a career/technical/vocational program at Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) in Fall 2024.
  • How to Apply:
      • The AlumKnights are not currently accepting new applications for the Skilled Trades Scholarship.

AlumKnights Dianne Riley Erickson Nursing Scholarship

  • Purpose:
    The Dianne Riley Erickson Nursing Scholarship provides up to $10,000 over four years to graduating seniors to graduating seniors who are interested in pursuing a four-year post-secondary degree in Nursing anywhere in the United States and are able to demonstrate an exemplary record of service, academic achievement, and commitment to the Nursing profession.
  • Eligibility Requirements:
      • Must have a cumulative high school weighted GPA of 2.5 or above and an average weighted GPA of 3.0 or above for the final two years of high school
      • Must be graduating in May 2022 from Del Norte High School
      • Must be attending an accredited public or private two- or four-year institution of higher education in the United States in Fall 2022
      • Must be pursuing a four-year degree in Nursing (students may start with a two-year degree program, but the ultimate goal should be a four-year degree)
  • How to Apply:
      • The AlumKnights are not currently accepting new applications for the Dianne Riley Erickson Nursing Scholarship, though this scholarship may be offered in future years.

Questions about the AlumKnights Scholarships should be directed to scholarships@alumknights.info. A member of the AlumKnights Student Support Committee will respond to you as soon as possible.

Previous AlumKnights Scholarship Recipients

Donation Information

If you are interested in supporting AlumKnights Scholarship awards, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to AlumKnights, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Your donation may be specifically directed to the Erickson Healthcare Scholarship fund. To do so, specify this fund in the “special instructions” of the on-line donation form or on the memo line of your check.

To donate, simply press the “Donate” button below.

Donate Button with Credit Cards

or you can mail us a check. Make the check payable to “AlumKnights, Inc.”, complete our AlumKnights Donation Form and mail it and the check to:

AlumKnights, Inc.
P.O. Box 93056
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87199

You can also purchase either a small or large brick for the Del Norte Legacy Brick Garden. A portion of the cost is tax deductible. For more information, visit our Brick Garden Fundraiser page.

Send donation inquiries to treasurer@alumknights.info