The College of Natural Sciences and the University award a multitude of scholarships to CNS students each year. Scholarship decisions are based on a variety of factors such as but not limited to merit, leadership and/or need. Because scholarship funding comes from various sources, criteria used to make scholarship selections can vary. However, there is one common online application for these scholarships. By submitting the CNS Common Scholarship Application, you will be considered for all awards for which you are eligible. Please visit the CNS Scholarships home page for additional information, including the Common Scholarship Application.
Below is a brief description of some of the scholarships the CNS Dean’s Office awards that neuroscience majors could be considered for.
Dr. H. Franklyn Alexander Endowed Scholarship: Recipients must be full-time undergraduate students of high academic achievement in the College of Natural Sciences who are United States citizens or permanent residents. Students who have graduated from a Texas high school are strongly encouraged to apply. Students from a non-metropolitan area, for example, one with a population of less than 150,000 people, are also encouraged to apply.
Carl Stone Benedict Scholarship: Recipients must be worthy students in need of financial assistance. Preference is given to sophomores.
Blocker-Cramer Endowed Scholarship: Recipients must be full-time students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have financial need and should be third- or fourth-year undergraduates majoring in science or pursuing a pre-medical curriculum. Students should have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA or equivalent during their previous two years and should be involved in leadership roles at UT.
Robert E. Boyer Endowed Presidential Scholarship for Natural Sciences: Recipients must be full-time students enrolled in the College of Natural Sciences with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT.
Anna Lee and Alexander Chang Endowed Scholarship: Recipients must be undergraduates in the College of Natural Sciences’ Dean’s Scholars Honors Program.
Drs. Miles and Audra Day Scholarship: Recipients must be College of Natural Sciences undergraduates. Preference is given to students from Lubbock County with demonstrated financial need.
Dean's Scholar Susan Clark Leadership Award: Recipients must be a member of the Dean’s Scholars Honors Program and have demonstrated excellence in scholarship and leadership.
Dow Chemical Company-University of Texas Alumni Endowed Scholarship: Recipients must be a child or grandchild of a current or retired Dow Chemical Company employee. Both incoming freshmen and continuing students are encouraged to apply. Award is merit-based and will be given to the most academically qualified full-time students based on high school or college grades. Recipients must be enrolled full-time.
Georgia Felter and Carey Legett, Jr. Dean’s Endowed Scholarship: Recipients must be current full-time majors in the College of Natural Sciences. Students must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Financial needs will be taken into consideration.
Stephanie A. Flores Endowed Scholarship in Natural Sciences: Recipients must be undergraduate students in their second year of study who have maintained a minimum 3.25 GPA. Preference is given to students who demonstrate leadership and who have an interest in the sport of rugby.
Dean & Charlene Henney Endowed Scholarship in Natural Sciences: Recipients must be undergraduate students in the College of Natural Sciences. Preference shall be given to students with financial need. Additional preference shall be given to students from rural or agrarian backgrounds who matriculated from a Texas high school.
Betty Wilson and James Everett Key Endowed Presidential Scholarship: Recipients must be a junior or senior enrolled full-time in the College of Natural Sciences with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT.
Bonnie and H. Elton Lacey Endowed Scholarship: Recipients must be current undergraduate students majoring in a degree from the College of Natural Sciences and who have lived in or matriculated from the rural areas of either Texas or Mississippi. Students who are currently employed are strongly encouraged to apply.
David B. Matlock Endowed Scholarship: Recipients should be students in the College of Natural Sciences with first preference given to students who are members of the Black Student Alliance (BSA) or a successor organization that exists for similar purposes and objectives as the BSA, so long as the BSA or its successor is a registered student organization open to all students. Financial need shall be a consideration when selecting equally meritorious candidates for awards. Second preference is for students who are participants in the University Leadership Network Program or a successor program that promotes leadership skills and academic success for students who have significant financial need.
Thomas and Elizabeth Merner Scholarship in Natural Sciences: Recipients should be majoring in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or other sciences and can be of any classification. Students must be enrolled full-time, in financial need and show strong academic performance.
Natural Sciences Council Endowed Service Scholarship:* Recipients must be current majors in the College of Natural Sciences and must be in good academic standing with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Students should display qualities of service and commitment, to the benefit of the community, above and beyond the average student. Students demonstrating service to the College of Natural Sciences are strongly encouraged to apply.
*Recipients are chosen by a committee that will include students.
Natural Sciences 21st Century Endowed Presidential Scholarship: Recipients must be a junior or senior enrolled full-time in the College of Natural Sciences with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT.
Rajaram Family Endowed Presidential Scholarship in the College of Natural Sciences: Recipients must be a junior or senior enrolled full-time in the College of Natural Sciences with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT and who have financial need.
Jack Roloson Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Natural Sciences: Recipients must be full-time students enrolled in the College of Natural Sciences with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT. Preference is given to students who are part of the College of Natural Sciences Dean's Scholars and who are 1) graduates of Martin High School in Arlington, TX, 2) graduates of a public high school in Arlington, TX, 3) simply a member of the Dean’s Scholars.
Jennie and Carl Sundberg Scholarship: Recipients must be needy and worthy students who are Texas residents.
Kevin E. Underhill Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship: Recipients must be a junior or senior enrolled full-time in the College of Natural Sciences with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT.
James W. Vick Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Natural Sciences: Recipients must be a junior or senior enrolled full-time in the College of Natural Sciences with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT.
Brian Murray Welch Endowed Memorial Scholarship: Recipients must be current full-time majors in the College of Natural Sciences with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Students who are employees of, or whose parents or grandparents are employees of ONDEO Nalco are strongly encouraged to apply. Students who are graduates from the Childress Independent School District in Childress, Texas, or graduates of Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, are also encouraged to apply.
Alpha Epsilon Delta Memorial Scholarship: Recipients must be pre-medical students who have completed their sophomore year and completed a minimum of 30 hours at UT Austin. Students must have a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA and a science GPA of 3.5 (science includes: biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics). Financial needs will be taken into consideration.
Laurence Baker Memorial Scholarship: Recipients must be pre-medical students with financial need.
Michael John Fink, M.D. Endowed Presidential Scholarship: Pre-medical recipients must have completed at least 45 hours in residence and have a cumulative GPA of 3.75. Students must be enrolled full-time for the semester in which they are considered, as well as in the two semesters in which they receive the award. Recipients must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Neel Harrington Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Recipients must be junior-level students in the College of Natural Sciences who plan to attend medical school. Students eligible to receive the scholarship should have demonstrated academic achievement and involvement in University and extracurricular activities. Financial need may be a consideration but is not a specific requirement.
Dr. Gregory B. Krause Endowed Scholarship in Natural Sciences: Recipients must be sophomores or a higher classification. Preference will be given to pre-health students who are interested in the healing arts.
Edward Sibley Lewis, M.D. Endowed Presidential Pre-Medical Scholarship: Recipients must be pre-medical undergraduate students who are Texas residents. Eligible students also must be fully enrolled with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT. Preference will be given to students who are Biochemistry majors.
Dr. James and Donna Skelsey Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Medicine: Recipients must be non-traditional students who plan to attend medical school or go into medicine. Students should have a commensurate GPA to predict successful entry into medical school.
Ralph A. Steiner, M.D. Scholarship: Recipients must be pre-medical students.
Paul C. Trickett, M.D. Endowed Presidential Scholarship: Recipients must be full-time pre-medical or pre-dental students with a minimum 3.75 GPA and have completed 45 credit hours in residence at UT.
Woodward Family Endowment: Recipients must be pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-physician's assistant or pre-veterinary students who have completed a minimum of 48 semester hours and graduated from a Texas high school. Preference is for students with demonstrated merit.