Departmental Scholarships
Students who apply are considered for all scholarships for which they are eligible. For most scholarships, applicants should have a minimum overall 3.0 GPA, 15 semester hours of Government coursework completed, and be in good standing with the University. Scholarships are awarded in the spring semester for the following academic year.
2012-2013 SCHOLARSHIPS
Department of Government
The University of Texas at Austin
**Please note that all scholarships may not be awarded every academic year.**
Victor M. Aguilar Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Amount: One award up to $4,000
Eligibility: Government majors from south Texas who are in good standing and have demonstrated financial need. Preference is given to graduates of McAllen Memorial High School.
George and Vickie Bayoud Scholarship in Government
Amount: Two awards of $1,000 each
Eligibility: Government majors in good standing
George Stuart Heyer Scholarship
(this award may not be availabe for 2012-13)
Amount: Up to five awards of $1,000 each
Eligibility: Upper-division Liberal Arts, Government major with a grade point average of at least 3.50; must be accepted into the departmental Honors Tutorial Program for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Joe R. Long Endowed Scholarship
Amount: One $2,500 award
Eligibility: The selected students should have demonstrated financial need, with a preference to students having an interest in pursuing some aspect of democratic studies.
H. Malcolm Macdonald Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Three awards at $1,000 each
Eligibility: Outstanding upper-division student majoring in government; 3.5 overall UT GPA; 3.75 GOV GPA.
H. Malcolm Macdonald Study Abroad Scholarship
Amount: Two awards at $2,500 each
Eligibility: Government majors who are in good standing, planning to study abroad in the summer of 2012 or the 2012-2013 academic year, and have demonstrated financial need. Monies will be released upon acceptance into a study abroad program.
Edward Taborsky Scholarship
Amount: One award up to $4,000
Eligibility: Government major with demonstrated financial need; an overall grade point average of at least 2.50; and a grade point average of at least 3.00 in government courses.
Jacqueline Eckert Timm Endowed Scholarship in Government
Amount: One award up to $1,000
Eligibility: Outstanding upper-division student majoring in government; 3.5 overall UT GPA; 3.75 GOV GPA; 15 hours of GOV coursework completed or in progress.
