Welcome to Graduate Studies at the University of New Mexico!

At UNM, New Mexico's flagship university, graduate students enjoy access to nationally recognized faculty and degree programs, cutting edge research, student support organizations, and professional and academic workshops.

Our programs and services, including initiatives such as Graduate Community Mentoring (GCM) and the Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC), assist in guiding students through degree completion requirements, providing scholarships and grants, and offering mentoring opportunities. We also host our Showcase Events -- LoboBites in the fall semester and the Graduate Poster Showcase in the spring -- which are annual events designed to give graduate students experience in presenting their research and scholarly endeavors to the community.

Final deadline for Summer 2026 graduates: July 15 at 11:59pm

All Report of Examination results, manuscripts, and manuscripts forms must be submitted to the Graduate Studies queue by Wednesday, July 15 at 11:59pm for pending Summer 2026 graduates.

What’s New in Grad Studies?

Manuscript Form Submission Portal

Defending your thesis or dissertation soon? Graduate Studies is launching a new Manuscript Form Submission Portal where you can submit all your manuscript forms to our Manuscript Coordinators. If you have any questions about the manuscript process, please attend one of our upcoming Manuscript Workshops or email us at manuscripts1@unm.edu.

Call for 2026-2027 Graduate Teaching Scholars

Graduate Teaching Academy

Advance your research skills as an educator through the scholarship of teaching and learning. Accepted applicants to this program will gain a deep understanding of SOTL within their field, and apply a SOTL intervention to their teaching; collaborate with a community of scholars; practice scholarly approaches to teaching and reflection: establish a professional scholarly practice that can advance their career.

Funding Opportunity

CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards

Prize of $2,000 and travel expenses to accept the award at the CGS December meeting (in Los Angeles). For original and unusually significant dissertation research in one of two categories: (1) Social Sciences or (2) Math, Physical Sciences, or Engineering. DEADLINE 6/8/2026