Office of Financial Aid

State Scholarships

Fifth Year Accounting Student Scholarship

Criteria: Students must have at least 120 credit hours, be a Texas resident, applying to take the CPA exam within a year, and must be meeting satisfactory academic progress. The scholarship award is the lesser of the student’s financial need or $5000.

Disbursement: Checks are processed by UHV after enrollment verification and academic progress is reviewed.

Early High School Graduation Scholarship

Criteria:

• Graduate from a Texas public high school on or after 09/01/2003
• Have completed either the recommended high school curriculum or the distinguished achievement high school curriculum* in no more than 36 consecutive months**
• Have attended high school in Texas only and
• Are Texas residents.
  *A student graduating high school after 09/01/2003 who does not satisfy the high school curriculum requirement will be considered to have satisfied those requirements if the high school from which the student graduates notes on the student's transcript that the student was unable to complete the appropriate curriculum within the time allowed because the necessary courses were unavailable due to course scheduling, lack of enrollment capacity or another cause not in the student's control.
  **For students graduating after 09/01/2003, the maximum time allowed to complete the requirements for grades 9 - 12 may be extended to 41 months (with a lesser award); or to 46 consecutive months if the student also graduates with at least 30 hours of college credit.

License Plate Insignia Scholarship

Criteria: An individual must demonstrate financial need, are Texas residents and are enrolled at least half-time.

Disbursement: Checks are processed by UHV after enrollment verification and academic progress is reviewed.