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NOTE: ONLY ONE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIPS REQUIRING THE GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION. THERE ARE SOME SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY SCHOLARSHIPS LISTED BELOW THAT REQUIRE A SEPARATE APPLICATION.
UTSA Selective Scholarship
UTSA Academic Excellence Scholarship
San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. (S.A.L.E.) Scholarship
San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. (S.A.L.E.) Scholarship
for ACCD Transfer Students
Oak Hills Rotary Club Scholarship
Henry and Lenora Stumberg Scholarship
La Prensa Foundation Inc. Scholarship
Federal Managers Association, Kelly Air Force Base, Endowed
Scholarship
Betty Murray Halff Scholarship
Leo Block Scholarship
Valero Energy Corporation Scholarship
Kelly Hispanics for Higher Education Scholarship
Ewing Halsell Foundation Scholarship
Celia Berwin Memorial Scholarship
Senator Gregory Luna Memorial Scholarship
John Miller, Douglas Miller, and Louis and Vivan Vance Scholarship
Richard Xavier King and DR. Bertha Perez Scholarship
Tomás Rivera Scholarship
Sembradores of San Antonio Educational Foundation
Samuel Cochran Endowed Generativity Scholarship
Seldon Leavell Scholarship
Felix and Elizabeth McKinney Memorial Scholarship Fund
Pauline W. and Samuel W. Cochran Scholarship
Bob and Ann Coleman Scholarship
Eloise Crawford Academic Scholarship
Kenneth D. and Ada Muller Scholarship Fund
Ruben and Veronica Escobedo Scholarship
Lynn P. Thomson Endowed Scholarship
Sjoerd Steunebrink Scholarship
El Patronato de la Cultura Hispanoamericana Scholarship
Colonel and Mrs. Peter J. Hennessey Memorial Scholarship
Lo Bello de San Antonio Women's Club Scholarship
John G. Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Scholarship
Janey and Dolph Briscoe Scholarship
Pan American League Charitable Scholarship
Society of American Military Engineers Scholarship
Alpha Lambda Tau Scholarship
UTSA Joint Admission Agreement Scholarship (formerly Two +Two)
UTSA Endowed Staff Scholarship
Centro Cultural Cubano Undergraduate Scholarship in Memory of Sister Trinidad Quintero
Monika Maeckle and Robert Rivard Scholarship
Celia Salomons Scholarship
Henry Romo Memorial Scholarship
Harry and Devera Lerman Scholarship
The Georgia Whybark Rosessler Scholarship
Staff Council Annual Scholarship
Jack and Bette Vexler Scholarship
Ann Biggs/Thelma Salazar Scholarship for First-Generation Immigrant Children
Bernard and Audre Rapoport Scholarship
Craig Youngblood Memorial Scholarship
The Steves Family Scholarship
Alamo Chapter/Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA)
Admissions Rising Roadrunner Scholarship
PHI THETA KAPPA Scholarship
Rising Star Scholarship
Code: SELE
UTSA SELECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $1,000 each ($500 per semester); number of awards varies
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) and be pursuing a degree
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have a
minimum SAT score of 1200 or ACT score of 27
- Current and transfer students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA
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Code: ACAD
UTSA ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $500-$1,000; number of awards varies
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) or part time (minimum 6 hours)
and be pursuing a degree
- Must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Incoming first-time freshmen have a
minimum SAT score of 1200 or ACT score of 27
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: SALE
SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION INC. (S.A.L.E.) SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Eight awards of $10,000 for four years to first-time incoming freshman; two awards of $5,000 for two years to current UTSA students at the junior level
- First-time freshman must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA during their freshman year and at least a 2.5 GPA each semester thereafter
- Current junior level students must have completed or be in the process of completing, at least 60 credit hours; must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on all coursework attempted and must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA
- Must be a Bexar County resident
- Must enroll full time and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours
- Must enroll in a S.A.L.E.-approved major
(Approved List)
- Application requirements: General Scholarship application,
and a brief essay (500 words or less) describing any past or current involvement with S.A.L.E activities, your educational and career goals,
and a list of community/leadership activities
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Code: SALA
SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION INC. (S.A.L.E.) SCHOLARSHIP
FOR ACCD TRANSFER STUDENTS
Award: Four awards of $5,000 each for two years ($1,250 per semester)
- Must be a Bexar County resident
- Must be admitted in good academic standing
- Must enroll full time and complete a minimum of 12 hours
- Must enroll in a S.A.L.E.-approved major (Approved List)
- Must have a minimum of 50 credit hours (including hours in progress) of transferable college credit and be part of the UTSA/ACCD Joint Admission Agreement Program
- Must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA on all coursework attempted prior to UTSA
- After the initial award students must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA and 12 credit hours per semester
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Code: OAKH
OAK HILLS ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $1,000 ($500 per semester); number of awards varies
- Must be a Bexar County resident and a graduate of a local high school
- Must enroll full time (minimum of 12 hours)
- Must have completed 30 semester hours of college credit
- Must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Application requirements: General Scholarship
application and brief essay (300-500 words) discussing participation, service and leadership
within the community
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Code: STUM
HENRY AND LENORA STUMBERG SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award of $1,000 a year (renewable)
- Must enroll at least part time and active pursuing a degree at UTSA
- Must be an orphan or an individual with a disability
- Application requirements:
General Scholarship application and documentation verifying orphan status
or medical documentation verifying disability (updated in last three years)
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Code: PREN
LA PRENSA FOUNDATION INC. SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Five awards annually of $1,200 ($600 per semester)
- Must enroll in a minimum of 9 credit hours at UTSA
- Must be a resident of Bexar County
- Preference given to applicants who are first generation in their family
to attend a college or university
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have graduated in the top 40 percent of
their high school class and have a minimum SAT score of 860 or a minimum ACT
score of 18
- Transfer students and currently enrolled students must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: FEDE
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Two awards of $500 each ($250 per semester)
- Must be a dependent of a current or retired federal manager, federal supervisor
or federal professional
- Must be a resident of Bexar, Atascosa, Wilson, Medina, Kendall, Bandera,
Comal or Caldwell County
- Must enroll full time (minimum of 12 hours)
- Must pursue an undergraduate degree in business or a field related to public administration at UTSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have graduated in the top 25 percent of
their high school class and have an SAT score of at least 900 or an ACT score
of at least 20
- Must attach a copy of a current military photo ID or other appropriate documentation as proof of the category you indicated.
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BETTY MURRAY HALFF SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must be a member of the UTSA Ambassador Program, with at least six months
of service
- Must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Must demonstrate recent involvement in community service
- Application requirements: Betty Murray Halff Endowed Scholarship application, brief essay discussing community service and letter
verifying community and/or campus involvement
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Code: BLOC
LEO BLOCK SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Must be currently enrolled UTSA students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Preference will be given to students demonstrating participation and leadership in community and/or extracurricular activities
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Code: VALE
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $500 a year ($250 per semester); number of awards varies
- Must enroll at least part-time at UTSA
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Among equally qualified applicants, preference will be given to students demonstrating
participation and leadership in community and/or extracurricular activities
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Code: KELL
KELLY HISPANICS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must enroll full time (12 hours)
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have a minimum SAT score of 900 or a minimum
ACT score of 20
- Current students must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Preference given to students demonstrating financial need as determined
by the FAFSA
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Code: HALS
EWING HALSELL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Up to 20 awards of $2,000 each ($1,000 per semester)
- Must enroll in at least 12 credit hours at UTSA each semester with the intent
of pursuing a degree in the sciences, engineering or biotechnology
- Must be from South Texas, with preference given to students residing in
rural communities in or south of Bexar County
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have graduated in the top 25 percent of
their high school class and have a minimum SAT score of 950 or a minimum ACT score of 18
- Transfer and current UTSA student applicants must have no more than 30 semester hours and
have a minimum 2.75 GPA
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: BERW
CELIA BERWIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award; amount varies
- Must enroll full time (minimum of 12 hours) at UTSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have a minimum SAT score of 950 or minimum ACT score of 20
- Current UTSA students must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
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Code: LUNA
SENATOR GREGORY LUNA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $1,000 a year ($500 per semester); number of awards varies
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) at UTSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have a minimum SAT score of 900 or a minimum
ACT score of 20
- Current UTSA students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Preference given to graduates of Sidney Lanier High School who reside in Senate District 26
- Application requirement: General Scholarship application and proof of residency zip code within Senate District 26 (ex. copy of driver's license, utility bill statement, etc.)
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Code: MILL
JOHN MILLER, DOUGLAS MILLER, AND LOUIS AND VIVIAN VANCE
SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Two awards of $500 a year ($250 per semester)
- Must be enrolled full time (12 hours) at UTSA
- Must be a Bexar County resident
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have graduated in the top 50 percent of
their high school class and have a minimum SAT score of 950 or a minimum ACT score of 20
- Preference given to students demonstrating participation and leadership
in community and/or extracurricular activities
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Code: KING
RICHARD XAVIER KING AND DR. BERTHA PEREZ SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award annually; amount varies
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours)
- Must be a graduate of the Harlandale Independent School District
- Preference given to students entering their first semester at the UTSA Downtown
Campus
- If students' qualifications are comparable, preference will be given to
students demonstrating financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: TOMA
TOMÁS RIVERA SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Two awards of $500 a year ($250 per semester)
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) at UTSA
- Must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of college coursework
- Must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Must be from San Antonio or South Texas
- Must be a first-generation college student and be fluent in a language other
than English
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: SEMB
SEMBRADORES OF SAN ANTONIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Award: One award limited to cost of tuition and fees
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) at UTSA
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Must be a Bexar County resident
- Must have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Must be seeking a baccalaureate or graduate degree
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Must be a first-generation college student and be fluent in a language other
than English
- Must not be a child, grandchild, niece or nephew of a Sembrador
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Code: GENE
SAMUEL COCHRAN GENERATIVITY SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award of $1,000 a year ($500 per semester)
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) at UTSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have graduated in the top 15 percent of
their high school class and have a minimum SAT score of 1050 or a minimum
ACT score of 23
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Preference given to students pursuing the study of humanities and/or the
social sciences
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Code: SELD
SELDON LEAVELL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $500 each ($250 per semester); number of awards varies
- Must be a Texas resident
- Undergraduates must be enrolled full-time and have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours with 12
credit hours at UTSA and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
- Graduate students must be enrolled full-time (9 hours) and have either graduated from UTSA with a 3.0 GPA or
must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in graduate school at UTSA
with a 3.5 or better GPA
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: MCKI
FELIX AND ELIZABETH McKINNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Award: $500 a year ($250 per semester); number of awards varies
- Undergraduate students must have completed 30 hours of coursework
- Must have a UTSA GPA of 2.75 or better
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) at UTSA
- Preference given to students who demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Students majoring in education or receiving athletic scholarships will not
be eligible for consideration
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Code: COCH
PAULINE W. AND SAMUEL W. COCHRAN SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One or more awards of $500 a year ($250 per semester)
- Must enroll full time (minimum12 hours) at UTSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have graduated in the top 15 percent of
their high school class and have a minimum SAT score of 1050 or a minimum
ACT score of 23
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Preference given to students pursuing the study of humanities and the social
sciences
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Code: COLE
BOB AND ANN COLEMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Five awards of $1,000 a year ($500 per semester)
- Must be a Texas resident
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) at UTSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must be in the top 50 percent of high school
class and have a minimum SAT score of 950 or a minimum ACT score of 20
- Applicants with 60 or more semester credit hours will have a minimum 2.5
cumulative GPA
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: CRAW
ELOISE CRAWFORD ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must enroll full time (12 hours) at UTSA
- Undergraduate students must have completed 30 credit hours at UTSA with a 3.5 or higher GPA
- If students' qualifications are comparable, preference will be given to students demonstrating financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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KENNETH and ADA MULLER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Award: Number of awards and amount vary
- Must have graduated from high school while living in Kendall County at the time of graduation
- Must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) at UTSA
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Code: ESCO
RUBEN AND VERONICA ESCOBEDO SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award of $1,000 a year ($500 per semester)
- Must be a graduate of Luther Burbank High School and must have attended
San Antonio College and attained a grade point average of 3.0 or better (on
a 4.0 scale)
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Preference given to students demonstrating participation and leadership
in extracurricular activities in high school and/or community college
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Code: THOM
LYNN P. THOMSON SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $500 each; number of awards varies
- Must be a resident of Texas
- Undergraduates must enroll for a minimum of 6 semester hours; graduate
students must enroll for a minimum of 5 semester hours
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: STEU
SJOERD STEUNEBRINK SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $500 each; number of awards varies
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) at UTSA
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Cannot be awarded to law or pre-law students
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EL PATRONATO DE LA CULTURA HISPANOAMERICANA SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $1,000 each ($500 per semester); number of awards varies
- Undergraduates must have completed at least 45 semester hours at the time of application with a cumulative 2.5 GPA or better
- Graduates must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
- Must enroll full time 12 semester hours; graduates at least 6 hours per semester
- Applicants must major in Spanish, Mexican-American studies or history
- Application requirement: El Patronato de la Cultura Hispanoamericana application and an attached 500-word essay explaining why he/she should be selected for the scholarship by addressing his/her interest in promoting the use of Spanish language and literatures and an understanding of Mexican and Hispanic-American culture
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Code: HENN
COLONEL AND MRS. PETER J. HENNESSEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award of $1,100 ($550 per semester)
- Must be enrolled full time and pursuing a degree in business or education
- Incoming first-time freshmen must be in the top 25 percent of high school
class and have a minimum SAT score of 1100 or a minimum ACT score of 24
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA, however must not qualify for the federally funded Pell Grant
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Code: LOBE
LO BELLO DE SAN ANTONIO WOMEN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Two awards of $1, 250 a year ($625 per semester)
- Must be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate at the university or its successor.
- Must have been admitted to the University on an "unconditional status" as a first-time freshman or as a first-time transfer student
- Must have completed their high school education in Bexar County
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: KENE
JOHN G. AND MARIE STELLA KENEDY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Up to $2,500 a year; number of awards varies
- Must be from Nueces County and the South Texas Coastal Bend and Valley areas
- Current UTSA and transfer students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or
better
- First-time freshmen must have a minimum SAT score of 950 or a minimum ACT
score of 21
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: BRIS
JANEY AND DOLPH BRISCOE SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award; amount varies
- Must enroll full time (12 hours) at UTSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must be in the top 10 percent of their high school class and have a minimum SAT score of 1200 or a minimum ACT score of 27
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Code: PANA
PAN AMERICAN LEAGUE CHARITABLE SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must be accepted into UTSA and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours in an undergraduate degree program
- Must be a resident of Bexar County
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Application Requirements: General Scholarship application and write an essay of no more than 500 words on why and how the opportunity to attend UTSA will be a life-changing experience
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Code: SOCI
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must be majoring in architecture, engineering or related science
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have a minimum SAT score of 1000 or a minimum ACT score of 22
- Current students must have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Must demonstrate participation in extracurricular activities
- Preference given to students enrolled or planning to enroll in the ROTC program
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ALPHA LAMBDA TAU SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Two awards of $2,000 a year and one award of $1,000 a year
- Must be current undergraduate students enrolled full time (12 hours) or current graduate students enrolled at least 6 hours
- Must be a member of Alpha Lambda Tau or the Lambda Alliance or both
- Current undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or a minimum 2.5 GPA the previous semester
- Current graduate students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Must submit a list of recent leadership and/or extracurricular activities
- Application Requirements: Alpha Lambda Tau Scholarship application and a 500-word essay
on "How My Past and/or Current Contributions to either the Lambda Alliance or Alpha Lambda Tau Have
Impacted Me and My Future?"
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UTSA JOINT ADMISSION AGREEMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $1500 a year ($750 per semester); number of awards varies
- Must transfer to UTSA from one of the four colleges in ACCD
- Must have completed Joint Admission Form on file
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Must complete a minimum of 50 credit hours (include hours in progress) of transferable college credit at the time of application
- Must not have received more than 6 hours of college credit from any institution other than the school applicant is transferring from
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all coursework attempted and be in good academic standing
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Code: STAF
UTSA STAFF SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award annually; amounts varies
- Must be full-time UTSA staff employee enrolled in undergraduate or graduate courses
- Must be enrolled at UTSA part-time or full-time and pursuing a degree
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Application Requirements: General Scholarship application and attach a 200-word essay explaining how pursuing a degree at UTSA will assist you in your current and future work in higher education
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Code: CENT
CENTRO CULTURAL CUBANO UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF SISTER TRINIDAD QUINTERO
Award: One award of $1,000 ($500 per semester)
- Must enroll full time (12 hours) and have completed at least 48 semester hours
- Must have cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
- Preference given to students who demonstrate need as determined by the FAFSA
- Application Requirements: General Scholarship application and attach a 200-word essay addressing financial need for the scholarship, and one letter of recommendation from a college or university instructor who is familiar with the applicant's academic work
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Code: RIVA
MONIKA MAECKLE AND ROBERT RIVARD SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must enroll full time (12 hours) at UTSA
- Incoming first-time freshmen must have a minimum SAT score of 900 or a minimum ACT score of 20
- Current students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: SALO
CELIA SALOMONS SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must enroll full time (12 hours) at UTSA
- Must have earned at least 60 semester credit hours and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 at the time of application
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: ROMO
HENRY ROMO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts may vary
- Must be Bexar County resident
- Must enroll as a full time undergraduate (at least 12 hours) at UTSA
- Applicants may be first-time incoming freshmen, transfer and current students. First-time freshmen must demonstrate a readiness for the rigors of higher education as determined by entrance test scores, high school rank and grade point average
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Preference will be given to applicants who are the first generation in their family to attend a college or university
- Special consideration may be given to graduates of Fox Tech High School
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Code: LERM
HARRY AND DEVERA LERMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Award: 20 scholarships to worthy students each year; amount may vary
- Must be a resident of Bexar County
- Must have graduated in the upper 25% of his/her high school graduating class
- Must demonstrate significant financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Cannot be the recipient of any other scholarship or grant award.
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Code: WHYB
THE GEORGIA WHYBARK ROSESSLER SCHOLARSHIP
Award: The number and amount of awards will vary
- Must be legal resident of the State of Texas at the time of application
- Must enroll at UTSA at least part-time
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Must have completed a minimum of 18 credit hours toward an undergraduate degree
- Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale
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Code: COUN
STAFF COUNCIL ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One $250 for undergraduate level and one $250 for graduate level
- Must be degree seeking "benefits eligible" in accordance with university policy and either a classified or administrative & professional staff employee at UTSA
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Must enroll for a minimum of 3 credit hours
- Must be in good academic standing
- Must supply a one-page, typed biographical essay describing obstacles or challenges faced in obtaining a higher education.
- Include personal and/or professional goals and the role of the scholarship in obtaining these goals. Also include any contributions made to UTSA and other information that will help the committee make an informed decision.
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Code: VEXL
JACK AND BETTE VEXLER SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must be enrolled at least part-time and in good academic standing
- Must be actively pursuing a degree at UTSA
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Code: BIGG
ANN BIGGS/THELMA SALAZAR SCHOLARSHIP FOR FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must be a child of first-generation immigrants to the United States. First-generation immigrant children are those who have at least one parent who immigrated to the United States. Preference will be given to children of immigrants from Mexico or Central America
- Must enroll full time in good academic standing
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Applicants may be incoming freshmen, current undergraduates, transfer students, incoming graduate students and current graduate students. Priority will be given to students working on their baccalaureate degree
- Freshmen applicants must show preparedness for university coursework as determined by test scores, high school rank, grades and/or coursework
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Code: RAPO
BERNARD AND AUDRE RAPOPORT SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Up to five awards each year at $5,000 each
- Must be current undergraduate in good academic standing, or first-time incoming freshmen or transfer students who have been admitted unconditionally to UTSA
- Must be enrolled full time (at least 12 hours) except when recipient is in final semester and does not require 12 hours to graduate
- Must be enrolled in at least 3 hours at the Downtown Campus in the first semester of award
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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Code: YOUN
CRAIG YOUNGBLOOD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must enroll full time (12 hours) at UTSA
- Must be graduates of Houston area high schools that will enter as freshmen
- Must demonstrate leadership and participation in extracurricular activities and/or community service
- Entering freshmen must have graduated in the top 25% of their high school class and have an SAT score of at least 900 or an ACT score of at least 20.
- Preference will be given to non-traditional students
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Code: STEV
THE STEVES FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number of awards and amounts vary
- Must enroll full time (minimum 12 hours) and actively pursuing a baccalaureate degree at the University, or its successor.
- Must have a 2.75 cumulative CGPA and in good standing with the university
- First-time freshmen must have a minimum SAT score of 940 and/or ACT score of 20
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
- Special consideration will be given to applicants who are employees or related employees of Steves & Sons, San Antonio, Texas. A letter on company letterhead will accompany the application verifying this association.
- Special consideration will be given to graduates of high schools in the following San Antonio school districts: Edgewood , Harlandale, San Antonio and South San Antonio
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Code: AFCE
ALAMO CHAPTER/ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION (AFCEA) ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Twenty-Five (25) awards of $1000 each ($500 per semester)
- Must enroll full time (minimum of 12 hours for undergraduates, 9 hours for graduate students). Exceptions: 1.) Students who are in their final semester before graduation and do not need 12 hours to complete degree and 2.) Students who are enrolled in student teaching
- Must be enrolled in one of the technology-oriented majors approved by AFCEA (See list)
- Undergraduate applicants must have completed at least 30 credit hours by the beginning of the Fall 2008 semester
- Preference will be given to applicants enrolled in ROTC, active duty members of the armed services and their immediate families (military dependents), and veterans of the armed services
- Application requirement: General Scholarship Application ; applicants applying for preference as ROTC members or active duty military and members of their immediate families (military dependents) must submit a copy of a current military photo ID. Veterans no longer on active duty must provide a copy of their DD Form 214.
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ADMISSIONS RISING ROADRUNNER SCHOLARSHIP
Award: 30 awards of $1,000 for the first year ($500 per semester)
- Must be incoming first-time freshmen
- Must enroll for at least 12 hours at UTSA
- Must serve on the New Student Advisory Committee for first-year
- Selection will be based on extracurricular involvement/leadership, community service, awards, academics and the application essay
- Application Requirements: Rising Roadrunner Scholarship Application available on the admissions Web site at www.utsa.edu/admissions
- Deadline: March 31
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PHI THETA KAPPA SCHOLARSHIP
Award: 15 annual scholarships of $2,000
- Must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa
- Must apply and be admitted by the application deadline
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on all college-level work
- Selection will be based primarily on cumulative GPA and essays
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RISING STAR SCHOLARSHIP
Award: $1000/year ($500 per semester); 30 awards available
- Must be a transfer from one of the following articulated agreement schools:
- Austin Community College
- Coastal Bend Community College
- Del Mar Community College
- Laredo Community College
- South Texas Community College
- Southwest Texas Junior Community College
- Victoria College
- Must have a minimum transfer GPA of 3.0
- Must have completed a minimum of 50 transferable hours
- Must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours (fall and spring) at UTSA
- Selection based on cumulative GPA and essays
- Application Requirements: Undergraduate Admissions Scholarship Application available at www.utsa.edu/admissions
- Deadline: Nov. 1 for spring term; June 1 for fall term
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