Academic Scholarship Programs

President’s Scholarship:

Vice President’s Scholarship:

Dean's Scholarship:

Honor Scholarship:

* SAT score equals Critical Reading + Math. All students must complete the written portion for the exam, but no minimum score is required.

Requirements for the First-Time Freshman Scholarships:

• Maintain full-time status (12 hours or more) each fall and spring semester.
• Maintain full-time status (12 hours or more) each fall and spring semester.
• Must reside on-campus to receive the amounts shown. If you reside off-campus, you will qualify for $2,000 less in annualized academic scholarship amounts ($1,000 per semester).

  ACT and/or SAT results must be received by the UMHB Admissions Office by April 1 for students entering in the Fall 2020 semester or by November 1 for students entering the Spring 2021 semester. Retesting scores will not be considered after these deadlines.

• Renewable for up to eight consecutive fall and spring semesters based on a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above

   

• Academic Scholarships are limited to one per student.

   

• Scholarship criteria are subject to change each year.

   

• Must be enrolled as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.

   

• Please note that students may initially qualify for an academic scholarship based on self-reported and/or unofficial test scores. If you have not already done so, please submit your official test score(s) and to the Admission’s & Recruiting Office to finalize academic scholarship offerings.

   

• Academic scholarships are tuition based scholarships and will only be applied to the tuition portion of a student’s bill.

   

• Please keep in mind, receipt of additional funding (e.g. Veteran Affairs benefits, outside scholarship, increase in academic scholarships, etc.) may require adjustments to your financial aid award package.

Transfer President's Scholarship:

Transfer Vice President's Scholarship

Transfer Dean Scholarship

Requirements for the Transfer Academic Scholarships:

• Renewable for up to 7 semesters based on a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above

• Maintain full-time status of 12 or more hours each fall and spring semester.

• UMHB Admissions office must have all prior college transcripts in order to make an evaluation of scholarship eligibility.

• Academic Scholarships are limited to one per student.

• Previously enrolled UMHB students do not qualify for transfer academic scholarships.

• Scholarship criteria are subject to change each year.

• Must be enrolled as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.

• Academic scholarships are tuition-based scholarships and will only be applied to the tuition portion of a student’s bill.

•  Please keep in mind, receipt of additional funding (e.g. Veteran Affairs benefits, outside scholarship, increase in academic scholarships, etc.) may require adjustments to your financial aid award package.

General Scholarships

Central Texas Scholarship Fund: All students will be assessed for this scholarship. Recipients are selected through the UMHB Financial Aid Office.

Denominational Worker’s Dependent Scholarship: Students, who are children, or spouses, of Baptist denominational workers, and in good academic standing, may apply for the Denominational Worker’s Dependent scholarship. Scholarship amounts are: $1,500/yr for full time enrollment; $1,125/yr for 3/4 time enrollment; and $750/yr for 1/2 time enrollment. The scholarship is renewable.

General Scholarship: All students will be assessed for this scholarship. Recipients are selected through the UMHB Financial Aid Office. 

Minister's Dependent Scholarship: Students who are children or spouses of Baptist ministers currently engaged in half to full-time vocational ministry in a local Baptist church or through a Baptist mission-sending agency may apply for the Baptist Minister’s Dependent Scholarship. Scholarship amounts are $1,500/year for full-time enrollment; $1,125/year for ¾ time enrollment; and $750/year for ½ time enrollment. The scholarship is renewable annually for students who are in good academic standing. The Director of Church Relations must verify eligibility.

BGCT Ministerial Financial Assistance (MFA) Scholarship: The Baptist General Convention of Texas provides financial assistance to Baptist students who are attending Texas Baptist Schools and preparing for careers in church-related vocations. Eligible freshman and sophomore students receive $50 per semester hour, and eligible junior or senior students receive $75 per semester hour. An applicant for the MFA scholarship must show evidence of a divine call to church-related vocational ministry, must demonstrate a life-style of commitment to the principles of Christian life, and must be an active member of a Baptist* church. Students receiving the scholarship must complete, at minimum, a minor in Christian Studies (see the Christian Studies degree requirements page in this catalog). To apply for the scholarship, first-year students must complete the UMHB Ministry Scholarship Application form and the BGCT First-Year Certification form (with Church Certification). To remain on the scholarship after the first year, students must complete the Certification Renewal Form each year. The scholarship works in conjunction with other tuition-based scholarships toward the tuition portion of the student’s bill. The UMHB Director of Church Relations must verify eligibility. Applications are available in the office of the College of Christian Studies or from the UMHB Director of Church Relations.

*First-year students must be certified by a Baptist church. Annual renewal of the MFA will require certification by a Baptist church affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

International Student Scholarship: Undergraduate students holding an F1 visa are eligible to receive the International Students Scholarship in the amount of $3,750 per semester.  The amount will be applied to tuition charges only.  Students may receive the scholarship in their first semester of full-time, academic credit enrollment.  Students enrolled in English as Second Language classes will receive a 50% tuition discount on the ESOL classes in lieu of the scholarship.  Students will transition to the International Student Scholarship whenever they have full-time enrollment hours outside of ESOL courses.  The scholarship is available for 8 semesters for a maximum award of $30,000 over the course of those semesters.  Students are required to maintain good academic standing and adhere to US government regulations governing F1 visa recipients.

Weir Annual Scholarship: All students will be assessed for this scholarship.