International Student

Undergraduate International Freshman and Transfer Scholarships

 

New International Freshman Scholarship 2022-2023

The University of Texas at Tyler offers several different types of academic scholarships for incoming first-year freshmen through both merit and competitive holistic review. We seek to enroll high-performing students with demonstrated potential that will engage with The University of Texas at Tyler in meaningful ways. These students will graduate and go on to contribute through career success to our East Texas communities and beyond.

The scholarship application is available through ApplyTexas.

To secure scholarship offers, students must confirm their attendance on or before May 1st.

If you have questions about our competitive or academic merit awards, please e-mail us at InternationalAdmissions@uttyler.edu or call us at 903-566-7203.

 

Competitive Awards

The highest-level scholarship recipients will be determined through a competitive process that places emphasis on the whole applicant, not just empirical data. Competitive scholarship applicants who meet deadline requirements will be reviewed for scholarships but may not be selected. All applicants must submit official documents to be reviewed for competitive scholarships. Students that do not submit documents by the posted deadlines will not be considered.

Honors Scholars Scholarship

• Amount: $10,000
• Admission and Scholarship Application Deadline: December 1
• Scholarship Criteria: 3.75+ high school GPA
• The following documents must be submitted no later than December 1:
  • Must submit ApplyTexas Scholarship Application
  • Must submit ApplyTexas Admission Application
  • Must submit official high school transcripts
  • If transcript is in native language, you must turn in your original transcript and translated copy with a GPA evaluation (4.0 scale equivalency)

• Additional Requirements:
  • Interview required for selected students.
  • Honors Scholars will live on campus in the Honors Living Learning Community
  • Students selected for the Honors Scholars Scholarship will be members of the UT Tyler Honors Program
  • https://www.uttyler.edu/honors/

• Funding is Limited Not all students that are reviewed will be selected
• Renewal Requirements:
  • Completion of a FAFSA every year
  • Full-time enrollment, demonstration of progress toward degree completion at UT Tyler for the semester(s) awarded
  • Maintain at least a 3.2 GPA at UT Tyler
  • Remain in good standing with Honors Program participation requirements
  • Scholarship has 4 years of total eligibility if renewal requirements are met

 

Patriot Scholarship

• Amount: $1,000-$5,000
• Admissions Application Deadlines:
  • Priority Consideration, December 1.
  • Final Deadline, March 1.
• Scholarship Criteria: 3.5+ high school GPA.
• The following documents must be submitted by March 1:
  • Official high school transcripts
  • If transcript is in native language, you must turn in your original transcript and translated copy with a GPA evaluation (4.0 scale equivalency)
  • US Citizens and Permanent Residents must submit a FAFSA 
• Funding is limited. Not all students that are reviewed will be selected.
   

Academic Merit Awards

Academic merit awards are based solely on GPA, class rank and/or region. All applicants must submit official documents to be considered.

Academic Excellence Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

• Admission Application Deadlines:
  • Priority consideration, December 1
  • Regular deadline, March 1
• No scholarship application required
• Scholarship Criteria:
• Rank within the top 25% of high school graduating class with 3.0 minimum high school GPA, or Minimum 3.5 high school GPA for homeschool students, non-ranking high schools, and international students
• The following requirements must be met by March 1:
  • Must be admitted
  • Must submit official high school transcript
  • If transcript is in native language, you must turn in your original transcript and translated copy with a GPA evaluation (4.0 scale equivalency)
  • US Citizens and Permanent Residents must submit a FAFSA 
• Funding is limited and awarded on a first come, first serve basis

 

New International Transfer Scholarship 2022-2023

Students who meet the criteria below will be considered for a Transfer Scholarship.

This scholarship is for students who have previously attended other colleges only.

New transfer students who are accepted for admission and confirm their intention to enroll prior to May 1 before the academic year begins will be considered for an academic scholarship. Funds are limited and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no scholarship application. 

New Transfer scholarships are renewable for one consecutive academic year following the initial award. No application is required for renewal. Transfer scholarships are not awarded to second bachelor, re-admit, high school dual credit or transient students.

 

Transfer Presidential Scholarship

Award Amount: $2,000

• Deadline: May 1st
• Scholarship Criteria: 30 completed hours at time of admission and 3.0+ cumulative GPA
• No scholarship application required.
• The following must be submitted no later than May 1st:
  • Must submit official college transcripts
• Additional Requirements:
  • Must enroll in a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester (fall and spring) at UT Tyler.

Renewal Requirements

Transfer scholarships are renewable for one academic year following the initial award. No application is required for renewal.

• To renew, scholarship students must:
  • Complete 12 credit hours at UT Tyler for the semester(s) awarded.
  • Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA at UT Tyler.