Scholarship Application deadline is December 1, 2022 for continuing students.
Scholarships will be awarded for continuing students for the 2023 Spring semester. Scholarship award recipients will be notified following the review process.
BEST awards one-time scholarships to incoming freshman and continuing students at The University of Texas at Austin. To apply for these annual awards download the application below. Scholarship monies can only be used for tuition, fees, or other related educational expenses. Award checks will be sent directly to the University.
- Complete the application as instructed and submit via email by the stated deadline.
- Every applicable field in the application must be completed. Not applicable (N/A) is an appropriate response when necessary.
- An unofficial UT transcript (not a Grade Report) must also be sent via email with the application. Please note, if you are a first semester UT freshman and do not have a UT GPA yet, submit your high school transcript. If you are a recent transfer student to UT Austin, submit your transcript from your previous university/college.
- Must be a full time enrolled student at UT Austin with at least 2 semesters remaining before graduating.
- The essay requires a minimum of 300 words.
- The minimum GPA is 2.5.
If any of the above requirements are not met, the scholarship application will not be considered.
Apply now using our Google Form.
Freshman 2023 – Scholarship Applications are due by April 1st.
We look forward to receiving your application submission. If you have any questions, please Contact us.
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BEST has also partnered with The Undergraduate Writing Center (UWC) to provide expert one-on-one consultations for your writing projects (i.e. scholarship, job or graduate applications, as well as school writing projects).
UWC is located on campus at the Flawn Academic Center 211 | 512-471-6222 | www.uwc.utexas.edu