The Academic Counselors Association (ACA) is proud to offer $300 scholarships to University of Texas at Austin students who support the vision and values of the academic advising community. It is the hope of ACA that these scholarships will assist students in their academic pursuits and endeavors.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates must be undergraduate students who assist in advising or other academic/student support services and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 (to be verified by the ACA Awards and Recognition Committee). 

To apply for this award, please follow the instructions on our 2016 Student Development Scholarship online application. Please note that the application will require you to upload an application document. 

Questions? Please contact Christine Anderson at canderson@austin.utexas.edu. 

The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies is now offering a number of travel scholarships for study abroad in Latin America, both for summer 2016 and for academic year 2016-2017.  For summer 2016, we are offering eight $2,500 travel scholarships.  Students must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America this coming summer and return with at least six hours of college credit.  For academic year 2016-2017, 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.  

Applications and letters of recommendation are due on March 7, 2015, without exception.  Please follow the link to the scholarship portal:

http://bit.ly/WNaeWm

My name is Jeremy Doran and I am an at-large representative from the Senate of College Councils. Every year, our committee, Recruitment and Retention, gives out two $500 scholarships to two hardworking students who have shown significant improvement in their academics. Students who are qualified for this are those who have attended at least 2 semesters at UT and could be a sophomore, junior, or senior. The student must have had at least a 2.75 GPA two semesters ago and have improved significantly the next semester (GPA-wise). We also look at how the students utilized campus resources to help them improve their GPA. The due date of the application is Wednesday, March 2nd at 11:59pm.

Attached below is the application for the scholarship. The application also requires an unofficial transcript and must be submitted to senateacademicimprovement@gmail.com.

We are now accepting applications for our research poster presentation session that will take place during the Liberal Arts Honors Day reception on Saturday, April 16. Students may also apply to showcase their work at the Dean’s Research Reception on Wednesday, April 20, where their research will be presented to College directors, chairs, deans, and faculty.

Please forward this information to students who might be interested in the opportunity to use these venues to publicize their work. Please also forward this message to faculty in your department so they can help get the word out.

The application can be found on our website. The deadline for students to apply is Friday, March 11.

Scholarship applications are now open! 

The Office of the Dean of Students manages and supports a variety of financial awards to recognize excellence among our students. All students who may be eligible are encouraged to apply. The 2016 scholarship application for all scholarships managed by our office is available on Hornslink today, Monday, February 8, 2016. Completed applications for all scholarships, including a letter or recommendation must be submitted no later than Monday, February 22, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications are now being accepted for merit-based, research and study abroad scholarships for spring 2016!

See if you are eligible on the Liberal Arts scholarship website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/Scholarships-and-Awards/  

Deadlines for most scholarships are February 15 or March 7, 2016.

Also this:

Are you a Liberal Arts student from any of these counties in Texas?

Franklin 

Camp

Delta

Hopkins

Lamar

Red River

Titus

Upshur

Wood County

You may be eligible for the  “Styles – Franklin County” scholarship: 

http://www.utexas.edu/coHi la/student-affairs/Programs/scholarships-hidden/Styles-Franklin-County-Scholarship.php

Applications are now being accepted!!  Deadline March 7, 2016.