College of Sciences
Office of the Associate Dean of Academic Programs
Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering Building
Room 2.110 | (210) 458-4430
All scholarships awarded by the College of Sciences require the recipient to:
- Be actively pursuing a degree in the College of Sciences
- Unless otherwise stated, Be enrolled full time: 12 hours for undergraduates and 9 hours for graduate students
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number and amount of awards vary
- Must be enrolled on a full-time basis for the 2011-2012 academic year (at least 12 credit hours each semester for undergraduate students and 9 credit hours each semester for graduate students), unless the student is completing their final semester at the university).
- Must be a declared major in the College of Sciences.
- Incoming freshmen must demonstrate academic potential by having a minimum SAT score of 1090 and/or a minimum ACT score of 24 and have a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Current UTSA students must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application and high school transcript (which includes SAT/ACT scores)
- Deadline: February 18
THE JOSEPH J. GDOVIN, JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number and amount of awards vary
- Must be enrolled on a full-time basis for the 2011-2012 academic year (at least 12 credit hours each semester), unless the student is completing their final semester at the university.
- Must be a declared major in biology or other related life sciences at the sophomore level or above
- Must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid. FAFSA must be on file by February 18, 2011.
- Must demonstrate recognizable academic merit, as determined by the selection committee
- This scholarship is renewable on a semester by semester basis if all criteria are met
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application and high school transcript (which includes SAT/ACT scores)
- Deadline: February 18
USAA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number and amount of awards vary
- Must be a current undergraduate (minimum of 12 credit hours) or graduate student (minimum of 9 semester credit hours) at UTSA, or an incoming freshman or transfer student for the fall 2011 Semester. These hourly requirements may be waived for students in their final semester at the university.
- Must be a declared majors in the College of Sciences.
- Incoming freshman must have a high school cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and a minimum SAT composite score of 1090 (without writing score) or a minimum ACT composite score of 24
- Current undergraduate and graduate students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application and high school transcript (which includes SAT/ACT scores)
- Deadline: February 18
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES DEAN'S SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number and amount of awards vary
- Must be an incoming freshman
- Must be enrolled on a full-time basis for the 2011-2012 academic year (at least 12 credit hours each semester)
- Must be declared majors in the College of Sciences
- Must have completed no more than 12 hours of college coursework by the beginning of the fall 2011 semester. Credits earned by examination are not counted in the 12 hour limit
- Must have at least a 3.0 or equivalent high school grade point average and a minimum 3.0 grade point average in all college courses taken
- Must have a combined SAT score of 1000 with a score of at least 560 on the mathematics section, or an ACT composite score of 24 with at least 25 on the mathematics section
- Must have completed the college preparatory courses, including at least four years of mathematics (through pre calculus or trigonometry) and at least three years of science
- Must rank in the top 20% of their high school graduating class
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application and high school transcript (which includes SAT/ACT scores)
- Deadline: February 18
SAM MADRID JR. SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number and amount of awards vary
- Must be enrolled on a full-time basis for the 2011-2012 academic year (at least 12 credit hours each semester), unless the student is completing their final semester at the university.
- Must have a declared major in one of the following disciplines: biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, geology, mathematics, multidisciplinary science, or physics
- Must be a current undergraduate student at UTSA or incoming freshman for the fall 2010 semester
- Must have graduated from a San Antonio area high school
- Entering freshmen must have had at least a B average in high school
- Current students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid. FAFSA must be on file with that office by February 18, 2011
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application, one letter of recommendation and 250-500 word essay
- Deadline: February 18
DR. HAROLD G. LONGBOTHAM ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award; amount varies
- Must be enrolled on a full-time basis for the 2011-2012 academic year (at least 12 credit hours each semester), unless the student is completing their final semester at the university.
- Must be actively pursuing a degree in mathematics, statistics or physics
- Undergraduate applicants must be at least a junior
- Must have a minimum grade point average of 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Undergraduate applicants must be at least juniors with a minimum of 60 hours completed
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application form, two recommendation forms completed by UTSA faculty and a 600-word (or less) essay
- Deadline: February 18
EMILY ZACHRY ANSLEY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Award: One award; amount varies. Rotated annually between the College of Sciences and the College of Business.
- Must be a declared major in the College of Sciences
- Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Must be a Texas resident and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Must demonstrate financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid. FAFSA must be on file with that office by February 18, 2011
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application form, two recommendation forms completed by UTSA faculty and a 600-word (or less) essay
- Deadline: February 18
BERNARD P. SAGIK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award of $1,000 renewable up to four years
- Must be enrolled on a full-time basis for the 2011-2012 academic year (at least 12 credit hours each semester), unless the student is completing their final semester at the university.
- Must be a declared major in the College of Sciences
- Must have successfully completed at least 24 hours of course work at UTSA with overall cumulative grade point average of 2.8 or better (on a 4.0 scale)
- Preference will be given to applicants who is the first generation of their family to attend or graduate from an institution of higher education. Within this preference, academic merit and subsequently financial need may be considered
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application form including 500- to 1,000-word statement of background and academic goals.
- Deadline: February 18
THE DR. B. THYAGARAJAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Number and amount of awards will be contingent upon the availability of scholarship funding
- Must be enrolled on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 credit hours)
- Must be a freshman or sophomore student
- Incoming freshmen must have a minimum SAT score of 860 or minimum ACT score of 18 and rank in the top 50 percent of their high school graduating class.
- Current UTSA students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.6 (on a 4.0 scale).
- Must be a major in chemistry, geology or physics
- Preference will be given to students demonstrating financial need as determined by Student Financial Aid
- For students with a major in Chemistry, preference will be given to students who are taking or have taken Organic Chemistry
- Recipients will be required to write a two-page essay on the life of either United Farm Workers leader, Cesar Chavez, or India's freedom movement leader, Mahatma Gandhi, before the award is finalized.
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application form, one letter of recommendation preferably from a teacher, and a copy of your college or high school transcripts
- Deadline: Friday, February 18
NORTH LOOP 410 ASSOCIATION INC. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Award: One award and amount varies; renewable on a competitive basis
- Must be a full-time undergraduate (minimum of 12 semester credit hours) at UTSA. These hourly requirements may be waived for students in their final semester at the university
- Must be a declared major in the College of Sciences
- Must have completed a least 30 semester credit hours
- Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale).
- Must be a Texas resident
- Application requirements: College of Sciences Scholarship application form, two (2) recommendation forms completed by UTSA faculty members of the student's choice, and a written statement about the student's most distinctive honor in academics. (300 words or fewer)
- Deadline: February 18
