<p>Now the corporate scholarships and the NMSC scholarships are decided by NMSC staff.</p>
<p>Typically, corporate scholarships are given to the children of the employees of those corporations (usually, the corporations require this). So, if your parent works for a corporate sponsor, you have a good chance of getting one. So, it’s not really true that NMCorp decides who gets them. NMCorp can’t just give them to anyone they want. </p>
<p>Often, for a child to be considered for a corporate scholarship, a parent must fill out paperwork around the fall of junior year. </p>
<p>So…your chances of getting one of the 8200 (or so) NM scholarships is increased by your situation. The number of 8200 is not set in stone, because some colleges will award NMF scholarships to EVERY NMF that goes to their school - no matter how many kids make that choice.</p>