Scholarships

APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2025!

The Good Neighbor Scholarship (GNS) Program is designed to encourage academically talented students from countries of the Western (American) Hemisphere (excluding Cuba and the U.S.) to pursue higher education in the State of Texas, thereby establishing a beneficial link between Texas and the students' home countries.

This scholarship is available to current UTEP students. Prospective and future students are not eligible to apply.

Amount

The Good Neighbor Scholarship provides an exemption from tuition (not fees) for the 12-month period beginning with the fall semester following selection. Students awarded during the Spring semester will begin receiving the benefit in the Fall semester.

Eligibility

• Applicants must have resided in the Western (American) Hemisphere for at least five years
• Applicants cannot be members of the Communist Party
• Applicants cannot have applied for U.S. Permanent Resident status or hold dual citizenship including the U.S.
• Applicants must be enrolled in a UTEP program and maintaining satisfactory academic progress toward a UTEP degree at the time of application
• Applicants must be bona fide native-born citizens and residents of an eligible country
• Applicants must meet GPA requirements: Undergraduate students: 2.0; Graduate students: 3.0

Application & Requirements

Apply through Sunapsis in the "Awards and Scholarships" tab. Complete each question. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Hard copies of documents will not be accepted. Upload the following:

• Copy of your unofficial UTEP transcript ONLY
• Resumé/CV (contact the UTEP Career Center if you need assistance creating or updating your resume)
• An essay of 250–750 words describing your goals, accomplishments, and any key elements of your story the committee should consider

Eligible Countries

Independent nations located in the Western Hemisphere:

• Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize (British Honduras), Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Ineligible Western Hemisphere Countries

• Anguilla (United Kingdom)
• Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Bouvet Island (Norwegian dependency)
• Cayman Islands (British administration)
• Clipperton Islands (France)
• Cuba
• Faulkland Islands (Great Britain)
• French Guiana (France)
• Guadeloupe (France)
• Montserrat (United Kingdom)
• Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
• St. Helena (British colony)
• St. Pierre & Miquelon (France)
• South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)
• Turks & Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)

Funds from this scholarship provide support to international undergraduate students who attended preparatory school outside the United States (excluding countries eligible for the Good Neighbor or Benito Juárez scholarships, such as Canada, Mexico, and other Latin American countries) and have successfully completed 30 semester hours at UTEP. The funds are awarded equally to three students.

Criteria

• Open to all majors
• Sophomore, Junior, and Senior students

Requirements

• Unofficial transcript
• Resume
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Incomplete applications will not be considered

The next application cycle is expected to begin during the Spring 2021 semester. Eligible students will be notified via email when applications open.

Funds from this endowment are awarded to international graduate or undergraduate students who actively participate in UT El Paso activities, contribute to community service, and demonstrate academic advancement. This endowment aims to provide students from countries outside the United States a sense of purpose, belonging, and recognition within the UTEP community and the city of El Paso, Texas, USA.

Criteria

• Graduate students must have completed a minimum of 18 semester credit hours, 9 of which must be UTEP credits
• Undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of 60 semester credit hours, 30 of which must be UTEP credits
• Must be an F-1 international student at UTEP
• Active participation in a variety of UTEP activities
• Active participation in community service activities
• Demonstrated academic advancement
• Must not have graduated from the current program at the time of application
• Must not have previously received this award

Requirements

• Unofficial transcript
• A statement of educational and career objectives, memberships, honors or awards, volunteer work, or contributions to UTEP or the El Paso community
• Resume
• Incomplete applications will not be considered