The Student Government Endeavor Fund Scholarship is aimed to alleviate some of the financial burden of college life and help transfer students maximize their personal growth and University of Texas experience. Any currently enrolled transfer student who has completed at least one but no more than three long semesters at UT Austin and who has demonstrated exemplary leadership experience and has financial need is eligible to apply. To learn more and apply, visit https://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/secure/lso/endeavorscholarship.php.

The deadline to apply for the Endeavor Fund Scholarship is 11 p.m. CST on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

The deadline to apply for the Study Abroad Scholarship is 11 p.m. CST on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Apply for UT’s annual Free Speech Essay Contest! The contest is open exclusively to UT undergraduates, and all undergraduates are eligible.

Prizes for the top three essays range from $700-$1500.

Deadline for submission is March 12, 2021.

The topics that students may choose between this year concern:

• The rights of listeners
• The difference between government restrictions on speech and private restrictions on speech

The specific questions and all further details about length, etc., can be found at our website – freespeechessay.com 

Feel free to contact Roxy Becker (roxybecker@austin.utexas.edu) if you have any questions.

The Liberal Arts Honors Program will award scholarships in varying amounts to support LAH students and Humanities majors who will be studying abroad in the Spring, Summer, and/or Fall.  An LAH student may apply for this scholarship by writing a one-page statement of his or her study abroad plans. The statement should include where and what the student will be studying, the projected cost involved, and the role that study abroad and the mastery of a foreign language plays in the student’s academic and career goals.

Please submit your application online through the study abroad online scholarship application, Global Assist and select “Get Started”. The website will prompt you to set up an online profile and show you a list of scholarships which criteria you meet. If you are applying for a study abroad program not affiliated with UT, please enter program code 300999.

Both LAH students and Humanities majors are eligible to apply for the LAH Study Abroad scholarship. Please contact the LAH office with any questions.

A friendly reminder that the Headliners Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2021-22 school year. Deadline to apply is March 19.

Please help us spread the word to undergraduate students in your network and encourage them to apply at https://www.headlinersfoundation.org/scholarship-criteria.

In addition to the 15 annual Foundation scholarships, the $3,000 Bess Whitehead Scott Scribes Scholarship will be awarded to a non-traditional student who is seeking education in fields related to journalism and writing. When reviewing the BWS Scholarship applications, the Headliners Foundation’s Academic Excellence Committee will give strong preference to applicants with 10-15 years of professional work experience in journalism, nonfiction writing or a related field. Click here to learn more.

The Foundation awarded more than $72,000 in scholarships for the 2020-21 school year, with individual awards ranging from $3,000 to $6,000 annually.

The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies is now offering a number of travel scholarships to Liberal Arts majors for study abroad in Latin America, both for summer 2021 and for academic year 2021-2022.  For summer 2021, we are offering 16 $2,500 travel scholarships.  Students must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America this coming summer for a summer session and return with at least six hours of college credit.  For academic year 2021-2022, we will award six $5,000 travel scholarships for semester-long study abroad in Latin America.  Awardees must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America and return with at least 12 hours of college credit.  These awards are merit-based.

Applications and letters of recommendation are due on March 1, 2021, without exception.  Please follow the link to the scholarship portal: http://bit.ly/WNaeWm

Good luck!

Humanities Student Council is hosting a writing contest and symposium for all LAH students! There will be five scholarship awards with a first-place prize of $1,000. The writing contest deadline is January 31st, 2021. Read here for more information on the contest details:

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/events/writing-contest-details-2

Also, follow HSC on instagram for reminders during winter break @texas_humanities

The Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Program is accepting applications for the Junior Summer Institute (JSI) Fellowship!

This is a rigorous academic graduate-level preparation program for undergraduate juniors committed to public service careers. The purpose of the JSI Fellowship is to prepare students to obtain a Master’s or joint degree, in public policy, public administration, international affairs, or a related field. Applicants must demonstrate involvement in working to improve historically underserved or underrepresented communities. Applicants for this cycle must graduate with their first bachelor’s degree between December 2021 and August 2022. Deadline: November 15, 2020. 

• JSI Overview and Host Sites
• JSI Eligibility and Benefits
• Application Requirements
• Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Executive Director Simone Gbolo at ppia.office@ppiaprogram.org.

Students interested in any of the scholarships below should contact UT’s Office of Distinguished and Post-Bac Scholarships: https://utpostbac.com They can provide support and advice on applying to any of these opportunities.

For LGBTQ students (all ages, undergrad and grad alike):

• The Point Foundation Scholarship Fund 
• https://pointfoundation.org/point-apply/application-faqs/
• national deadline: 11:59 PST January 25th

For applicants during their junior year:

• The Beinecke Scholarship (Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences save for neuroscience)
• http://fdnweb.org/beinecke/how-to-apply/
• campus deadline: 5pm January 15^th, 2021 to bruster@austin.utexas.edu

For applicants during their senior year:

• The Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities (Oxford)
• https://www.ertegun.ox.ac.uk/scholarships#tab-420036
• international deadline: January 8^th/21^st—please consult website for details

• The James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program (Carnegie Foundation)
• https://carnegieendowment.org/about/jr-fellows
• campus deadline: 5pm January 3^rd, 2021 to bruster@austin.utexas.edu
• Please note: as part of a diversity initiative, the Gaither Program has increased the number of applications each campus may offer in order to accommodate students from historically underrepresented groups.

• The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship 
• http://scoville.org/
• national deadline: January 4^th, 2021

Applications are now being accepted for merit-based, research, and study abroad scholarships for fall 2020!

See if you are eligible on the Liberal Arts scholarship website:bit.ly/CLAScholarships