Office of Scholarships
The Office of Scholarships is dedicated to awarding the maximum amount of scholarships available to the most deserving students while striving to be informative, responsive, resourceful, compliant, professional and sensitive to students, faculty and donor needs.
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Featured Scholarships
The Hawkins Scholarship
Established by the President of UTEP, this scholarship will provide two awards 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.
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Scholarships for Incoming Freshman
To be considered for UTEP's Academic Scholars Program for the 2024-2025 academic year, students must apply and be admitted either by November 1st or March 1st as an incoming freshman.
Terry Foundation Scholarship
The Terry Foundation seeks well-rounded and hard-working students with demonstrated promise to be future leaders of Texas and the nation. We are looking for the next group of Terry Scholars at UTEP.
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Incoming Freshmen/Transfer Students
Students graduating from high school or newly transferring students:
- Must be admitted to UTEP first to be considered for a scholarship award. Apply for admissions at applytexas.org
- Review the External Scholarship Opportunities to apply for privately funded outside scholarships
UTEP Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen
Current UTEP Students
Currently enrolled UTEP students must be enrolled full-time and have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or greater to qualify:
- Review the External Scholarship Opportunities to apply for privately funded outside scholarships
State Scholarships
Valedictorian
Highest ranking students from all accredited Texas High Schools will receive a certificate from the Texas Education Agency via their high school counselors. Original certificate will need to be turned in to the Office of Scholarships to begin processing. Please note that this scholarship covers tuition only.
Office of Scholarships
E: scholar@utep.edu
P: (915)747-5204
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
5th Year Accounting Scholarship
Texas resident students enrolled at a participating public, private or non-profit colleges and universities enrolled at least half time and have completed at least 120 hours of their college course work. These students must be approved by the UTEP Accounting Department Chair. For more details on eligibility requirements contact:
Office of Scholarships
E: scholar@utep.edu
P: (915)747-5204
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Donors
We are honored that you have selected our top and brightest students as recipients of your scholarship. We appreciate your continued support of The University of Texas at El Paso and the students we serve. This partnership is critical in increasing the number of college graduates.
In order to process the scholarship funds, please download and complete the Scholarship Transmittal Form (DOC) and submit along with the check to the following address:
The University of Texas at El Paso
Office of Institutional Advancement
Mike Loya Academic Services Building, Room 223
500 W. University Avenue
El Paso, Texas 79968-0629
The funds will be applied toward the students’ tuition and fees. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Scholarships at (915) 747-5204.
Students - Reporting Awards
If you are awarded a scholarship from an external source, please be sure to report this information to the Office of Scholarships as it may affect your financial aid package. For questions or more information contact:
Office of Scholarships
P: (915) 747-5204
Mike Loya Academic Services Building
