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<p>That is my understanding.</p>
<p>When I spoke to the NMSC office this week, the conversation did not linger very long on the Corporate NM Scholarships. The main thing I know about those awards is that my son is not eligible for one. Neither of his parents works for a sponsoring company or other sponsoring organization. We do not know of any corporate scholarships offered only to Finalists in our community. If there are any little twists and turns involving Corporate awards, those questions should be answered by a parent whose child has received one in the past or by someone at the NMSC office.</p>
<p>What I know about the Corporate awards is either posted on the NMSC web site or printed on the back of the notification letter. The only thing I learned about the Corporate awards during the phone call is that the posted date of notification is a start date. The notices of Corporate awards will be “rolling.” If I were expecting one of these, I would not be too anxious if the letter from NMSC did not come right away that first week.</p>
<p>The awards we have been talking about (corporate and one-time) are referred to as “portable.” They follow the student. Just to keep our terminology in line with the NMSC lingo, they call the one-time $2500 award the “National” award," (maybe because it is granted by the National NMSC headquarters??) Then there is a “Corporate-Sponsored” NMS award and a “College-Sponsored” NMS award.</p>