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πŸ’° The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Merit Scholarships

Total Scholarships
12
Automatic
11
In-State Awards
$1,000-$37,400/yr
Out-of-State Awards
$1,000-$40,000/yr
Typical Requirements for Automatic Merit
GPA 3.0+

βœ“ Automatic Scholarships (11)

Automatically awarded based on academic criteria - no separate application required.

Distinguished Scholarship
Award
Renewable for up to 4 years of undergraduate studies or until graduation (whichever comes first) | Presidential Scholarship | Distinguished Scholarship | Meritorious Scholarship | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | Valued up to $32,000 | For out-of-area students only. Valued up to $40,000. With a 2-year housing component. | Valued up to $20,000 |
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA
Gateway Scholarship - one-time
Award
One-time award valued up to $3,000
Graduate Gateway - one-time
Award
The UTRGV Graduate Gateway Scholarship offers graduate students from all disciplines a great opportunity to help fund their studies at UTRGV. The award consists of a one-time, up to $1,000 scholarship.
Meritorious Scholarship
Award
Renewable for up to 4 years of undergraduate studies or until graduation (whichever comes first) | Presidential Scholarship | Distinguished Scholarship | Meritorious Scholarship | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | Valued up to $32,000 | For out-of-area students only. Valued up to $40,000. With a 2-year housing component. | Valued up to $20,000 |
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA
MSA Scholarship - Fall & Spring
A Fall and Spring semester scholarship covering full tuition and fees, $500 per semester for books and double occupancy housing not covered by other federal, state, institutional grant, scholarship, or other gift-aid programs (s).
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA
Palo Alto College Presidential Scholarship - 2-year
Award
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.2+
The scholarship is a 2-year renewable scholarship valued at up to $37,400 (2-year total). (includes tuition and mandatory fees for fall, spring, and summer semesters and an annual room and board scholarship for fall and spring.)
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA
Presidential Scholarship
Award
Renewable for up to 4 years of undergraduate studies or until graduation (whichever comes first) | Presidential Scholarship | Distinguished Scholarship | Meritorious Scholarship | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | Valued up to $32,000 | For out-of-area students only. Valued up to $40,000. With a 2-year housing component. | Valued up to $20,000 |
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA
Top 10% Scholarship - one-time
Award
$1,000/yr in-state
A one-time scholarship of $1,000 awarded to students graduating in the top 10% of their high school class. School must be within the Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr, or Zapata counties. Students must not already have a UTRGV Institutional scholarship of at least $1,000. Upon receiving the award, students are required to enroll in a minimum of 12 hours per semester at UTRGV.
Transfer Scholars - 3.0-3.49 Transfer GPA
Award
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.0+
The scholarship is a 2-year renewable scholarship valued up to $6,000 ($1500 per fall/spring semester) (3.5-4.0 Transfer GPA) up to $4,000 ($1,000 per fall/spring semester) (3.0-3.49 Transfer GPA).
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA
Transfer Scholars - 3.5-4.0 Transfer GPA
Award
In-State Requirements
GPA 3.5+
The scholarship is a 2-year renewable scholarship valued up to $6,000 ($1500 per fall/spring semester) (3.5-4.0 Transfer GPA) up to $4,000 ($1,000 per fall/spring semester) (3.0-3.49 Transfer GPA).
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA
UTRGV Housing Scholarship
Award
Renewable for up to 4 years of undergraduate studies or until graduation (whichever comes first). The scholarship is valued up to $16,000.
πŸ“‹ Renewal: 3.0 GPA

πŸ“ Other Scholarships (1)

Valley Heroes Memorial Scholarship - one-year
$1000 ($500 for fall and $500 for spring) for one year

πŸ’‘ Tip: Check application deadlines carefully. Contact the school's financial aid office for current information.