Tejas Scholarships

Through the Tejas Club, members live a more complete life by sharing their personalities, abilities, and commitment to good fellowship and a high standard of conduct in order to encourage loyalty and usefulness to our school and further good scholarship. This scholarship recognizes members whose service to UT Austin, the Tejas Club and the Austin community best demonstrates the application of these ideals.

Scholarships

Multiple scholarships of at least seven hundred and fifty dollars were awarded in 2022.

Please note that if you receive financial aid from UT Austin, this award could affect your financial aid package. If you have specific questions about your situation, please contact Texas One Stop.

Scholarship Criteria

• Student must be an undergraduate or graduate student and an active member of the Tejas Club;
• Students will preferably be enrolled full-time - (12 semester hours for undergraduate students, 14 semester hours for undergraduate engineering students, and 9 semester hours for graduate students). However, the scholarship selection committee may waive this requirement in cases where the student is in the last semester before graduation and a less-than-full-time course load will permit the student to graduate. The requirement may also be waived in other appropriate circumstances.
• Student must have a minimum GPA of 2.5;
• Among equally qualified applicants, demonstrated financial need shall be a consideration in selecting recipients

Application Questions

These questions will be asked in the application. It is recommended that applicants prepare answers in a word document in advance to avoid the application timing out.

1. How have you promoted Scholarship in the Tejas Club and in the campus community?
2. How have you promoted Friendship in the Tejas Club and in the campus community?
3. How have you promoted Leadership in the Club and in the campus community?