Eligibility: **GPA:**
* Undergraduate minimum 2.5
* Graduate minimum 3.0
How to apply: ["Undergraduate minimum 6 hours enrollment / Graduate minimum 5 hours enrollment", "Submit Achievement List"]
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Automatic Transfer Scholarship
Eligibility: A scholarship for new first-time, degree seeking undergraduate students. The student must be a Texas resident or a non-resident transferring from a college or university.
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College of Education Alumni Scholarship - Merit Based
Eligibility: * **Major:** Declared major in College of Education
* **GPA:** minimum 3.0
* **Status:** Undergraduate with 6 hour minimum enrollment; Graduate with 5 hours minimum enrollment; Exhibit leadership qualities.
* **Financial Need:** Not a factor
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Scholarships for freshmen ranging from "Full-Ride" (tuition, fees, books and housing) to $1,000.
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Hawk Housing - per semester
$1,000/semester
Helps new undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students (including international) pay for on-campus housing. Offers $1,000 for fall and $1,000 for spring to pay for a standard double room in Hunter Hall.
Eligibility: Helps new undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students (including international) pay for on-campus housing.
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The Higher-Up Scholarship offers $1,000 to UHCL alumni to continue their educational journey through graduate studies at UHCL.
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MIS Scholarship Endowment
$1,000/yr
A scholarship for students in the Management Information Systems program for $1,000 per year.
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Partial (up to $1,000)
$1,000/yr
Scholarships for freshmen ranging from "Full-Ride" (tuition, fees, books and housing) to $1,000.
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Peter P. Bermudez Scholarship
Eligibility: **GPA**: minimum 3.5
**Status**: Undergraduate minimum 6 hours enrollment / Graduate minimum 5 hours enrollment
* Previous recipient will be given preference for a max of 5 semesters (must continue to meet criteria)
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President's Excellence
$3,000/yr
This $3,000 scholarship ($1,500 for fall and $1,500 for spring) is renewable for an additional three years.
Eligibility: A scholarship for recent high school graduates with a 3.5 GPA minimum.
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UHCL Alumni Association Scholarship
Eligibility: **GPA:** GPA minimum 3.0
How to apply: ["Undergraduates enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours", "Graduates enrolled in a minimum of 5 credit hours", "Submit FAFSA (financial need will be a factor)"]
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COE - STEP Undergraduate Scholarship (STEP)
Eligibility: **Criteria**
* Education Undergraduate major (accepted in the Teacher Education Program as a STEP participant)
* Minimum GPA of 3.0
* Full-time (12 or more hours) student accepted in the Teacher Education Program as a STEP participant. Must be in full time hours to receive scholarship.
* Financial Need: Will be a factor (you must submit a FAFSA to UHCL)
* Submit a one page essay that describes why you want to be a teacher, your professional goals, and your attributes which will inspire a love of learning and positively influence children's lives
How to apply: ["Log into E-Services and apply for UHCL Scholarships", "Submit one page essay", "Submit FAFSA to UHCL (financial need considered)"]
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Hawk Scholars Scholarship - 2026
$2,000 total
The award amount is $2,000 ($1,000 for Fall 2026 semester and $1,000 for Spring 2027 semester). Recipients will be eligible to pay resident tuition for Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027.
Eligibility: New students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (as recalculated by UHCL)
How to apply: ["scholarship application via E-Services (Apply for UHCL Scholarships)", "UHCL Admissions Application on file", "paid Admission Application fee", "must have a UHCL identification number", "must be unconditionally admitted by the final deadline", "enroll minimum of 6 credit hours each semester if awarded"]
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Lunch and Learn merit award
$500
**Awarded during each Lunch and Learn event:** Criteria/Selection: Top two highest GPA of RSVP'd students; Scholarship amount: $500.00 each
Eligibility: Criteria/Selection: Top two highest GPA of RSVP'd students
How to apply: ["Must RSVP and attend Lunch and Learn event (program participation/attendance)", "Apply via E-Services as instructed on STEP page"]
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