Scholarships
Houston Endowment Professional and Leadership Development Fund
Description:
This fund encourages junior and senior Honors students in their pursuit of professional development and leadership experiences. Each of our seven college-based honors programs determines the right type of professional development support to align with their students’ career pathways. Examples include: paying for special certifications, supporting presentations at professional conferences, participating in leadership and mentoring programs, supplementing internship stipends, purchasing professional texts for their career pathways, and defraying the costs of studying abroad. The impact of this fund is substantial - students who participate in these professional development and leadership experiences are much more likely to transition from college to career successfully.
Website:
https://www.houstonendowment.org/
Contact information:
Monica Martinez - UHP Program Manager monicam@utep.edu
University Honors Program (UHP) uhpnetwork@utep.edu
Houston Endowment Honors Program
Description:
Supports 10 Houston Endowment Scholars every year. Students receiving the funds may reapply for up to 4 cycles with an included student-written report each year on how the fund has been spent during the prior period. Distribution of the fund includes one student per college (7) with the remaining three being selected based on competitiveness. Award size is $2000 per student per year for up to 4 years.
Website:
https://www.houstonendowment.org/
Contact information:
Monica Martinez - UHP Program Manager monicam@utep.edu
University Honors Program (UHP) uhpnetwork@utep.edu
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Description:
“To be eligible for nomination for a Goldwater Scholarship, a student must:
1. Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited 2- or 4-year institution of higher education during the 2018-2019 academic year,
2. Intend to pursue a research career in a natural science, mathematics or engineering,
3. Have a college grade point average of at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale, and
4. Be a U.S. citizen from the 50 states or the District of Columbia; a U.S. national for those students nominated by institutions in Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; or a permanent resident. A permanent resident nominated for the scholarship must include a letter stating his/her intent to become a U.S. citizen. A photocopy of the nominee’s Permanent Resident Card, also known as the Alien Registration Card or Green Card, must also be submitted.”
Please visit the link provided to further look into eligibility criteria, important dates, and more!
Website:
https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/
Contact information:
Dr. Meinzer - meinzer@utep.edu
Description:
- Be a part of the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the US Government
- Participate in research or creative and performing arts projects
- Be a cultural ambassador while living abroad in one of over 140 participating countries
- Work closely with professors and faculty in a host country
- Round-trip transportation, room, board, and incidental costs, accident and sickness health benefits paid for by the program
Deadline August 2020
Website:
https://us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/application-components
Contact information:
Dr. Bill Roberts, College of Health Sciences – wroberts2@utep.edu
Dr. Aaron Waggoner, Graduate School – jawaggoner@utep.edu
Description:
- Participate in the premier graduate fellowship in the US for those pursuing careers as public service leaders
- Join a group of scholars that include leaders working in the West Wing, sitting on the US Supreme Court, and serving in federal and state legislatures to name a few.
- Receive funding to pay for your education
Deadline February 2021
Website:
https://www.truman.gov/our-mission/who-we-are
Contact information:
TBDDescription:
- Be recognized for your intellectual achievement, leadership abilities, and commitment to community and public service
- Connect with future American leaders to the island of Ireland
- Be one of 12 scholars to be selected for one academic year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Northern Ireland
- Receive tuition, accommodation, and a stipend for living expenses and travel
Deadline September 2021
Website:
https://www.us-irelandalliance.org/mitchellscholarship
Contact information:
Dr. Dania Brandford-Calvo, Executive Director, International Programs - Study Abroad dbrandford@utep.edu
Description:
- Be recognized as an exceptionally talented individual studying in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering at over 40 participating universities
- Have your education paid for while pursuing your PhD
- Become a part of the Hertz community of scholars including peers and alumni
Deadline October 2021
Website:
https://hertzfoundation.org/fellowships/fellowshipaward
Contact information:
Dr. Norman Love, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Associate Professor of Mechanical
Engineering and Provost Faculty Fellow – ndlove@utep.edu
Description:
- Be recognized as one of 32 of the best students in the country
- Develop your leadership skills
- Pursue a degree at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom
- Have your education paid for
- Be introduced to a community of Rhodes Scholars
Requirements:
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States OR a U.S. resident with DACA status on April 15 in the year of application
- Eligible to apply through one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or one of the U.S. territories: either in the
state or territory where the applicant was legally resident on April 15 in the year of application, or where the
applicant will have received at least two years of college training and a bachelor’s degree before October 1 in the
year following election - At least 18 but not yet 24 years of age (i.e., the applicant must still be 23 on October 1 in the year of application).
- Five letters of recommendation
Deadline October 2020
Website:
www.rhodesscholar.org
Contact information:
Dr. Gail Arnold, Director, Medical Professional Institute – glarnold@utep.edu
Requirements:
- Be a U.S. citizen or expect to receive citizenship by the date the scholarship is awarded
- At the time of application, will be a full-time student pursuing a bachelor's degree with junior-level academic
standing; or, have senior-level standing in my third year of college enrollment. Note: Students who are already
attending graduate school are not eligible for the Truman Scholarship - Have participated extensively in student government or other campus activities, community service activities,
government internships, commissions or boards, non-partisan political activities, ROTC/military or partisan
political activities/campaigns
Deadline February
Website:
Contact information:
Dr. Charles Boehmer, Chair, Political Science, UTEP Distinguished Professor – crboehmer@utep.edu
Dr. John Bretting, Associate Professor, Political Science jbretting@utep.edu
Requirements:
- Applicants must be a member of one of the following underrepresented racial or ethnic minority groups: African
Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Latinos/as, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, or an individual who is interested in broadening participation in political science by students from underrepresented
minority populations and pursuing scholarship on issues affecting underrepresented groups or issues of tribal
sovereignty and governance - Applicants must be college/university juniors
- Applicants must demonstrate an interest in teaching and potential for research in political science
- Applicants must be a US citizen, US national, US permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or an individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) at time of application.
Deadline January
Website:
www.apsanet.org/DIVERSITY/Ralph-Bunche-Summer-Institute/How-to-Apply
Contact information:
Dr. Charles Boehmer, Chair, Political Science, UTEP Distinguished Professor – crboehmer@utep.edu
Dr. John Bretting, Associate Professor, Political Science jbretting@utep.edu
Requirements:
The Hawkins Scholarship, established by the President of UTEP, will provide two $10,000 scholarships to two UTEP students of outstanding intellect and character, who are committed to the service of others, and who show promise of becoming leaders capable of addressing important challenges facing humanity. The scholarship may be awarded to a student in any field.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Be an undergraduate UTEP student who intends to apply for admission and attend graduate school in the fall of 2022
- At least 17 years old and must not have passed their 23rd birthday on 1 October 2022
- Will have completed an undergraduate degree at UTEP not later than July 2022
- Citizens of any country
- A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale
Deadline in October
Website:
https://www.utep.edu/student-affairs/student-fellowships-awards/fellowships/hawkins.html