Academic Scholarship Programs

Effective Academic Year of 2014-2015

President’s Scholarship:

Criteria:

Minimum ACT: 31, or *SAT: 1380, or National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Annual $ Amount:

$60,000: $15,000 per year

Required GPA:

3.50 (Cumulative)

Valedictorian Scholarship:

Criteria:

Rank #1 in class AND have a minimum ACT of a 24 or an *SAT of at least 1090

Annual $ Amount:

$60,000: $15,000 per year

Required GPA:

3.50 (Cumulative)

Salutatorian Scholarship:

Criteria:

Rank #2 in class AND have a minimum ACT of a 24 or *SAT of at least 1090

Annual $ Amount:

$60,000: $15,000 per year

Required GPA:

3.50 (Cumulative)

Vice President’s Scholarship:

Criteria:

ACT: 28-30, or *SAT: 1260-1370

Annual $ Amount:

$40,000: $10,000 per year

Required GPA:

3.50 (Cumulative)

Honor Scholarship:

Criteria:

Minimum ACT: 24-27, or SAT: 1090-1250, or High School Ranking: Top 10%

Annual $ Amount:

$20,000: $5,000 per year

Required GPA:

3.25 (Cumulative)

Transfer Honor Scholarship

Criteria

24 transferable hours with a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average, or a member of a Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Annual $ Amount

$12,000: $4,000 per year

Required GPA

3.25 GPA

 

* 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:

  • Must have graduated from an accredited high school (if award is based on class rank).
  • Maintain full-time status (12 hours or more) each fall and spring semester.

—Final official academic transcripts must be in the student’s admission file by July 1 for the fall semester or November 1 for the spring semester to be eligible.

—Maximum eligibility is eight consecutive fall and spring semesters.

—Scholarship criteria are subject to change each year.

—Academic Scholarships listed above are limited to one per student.

—Once denial of scholarship has been confirmed, the student cannot have the scholarship reinstated at a later time.

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.

Loyalty Fund Leadership Scholarship: Recipients of this scholarship are selected based upon their outstanding leadership qualities. Application should be made to the Admissions and Recruiting Office prior to the student’s senior year in high school.

Missionary Kid Scholarship: Students who are children of missionaries may apply for this 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.

BGCT Ministerial Scholarship: Texas Baptist students committed to a preaching ministry are entitled to a $50 per semester hour tuition scholarship for students classified as a freshmen or a sophomore and $75 per semester hour for students classified as a junior or a senior provided they meet eligibility requirements as set by the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) and UMHB.

The determination of eligibility must be verified by the Director of In-Service Guidance. This scholarship works in conjunction with other tuition-based scholarships toward the tuition portion of a student’s bill.

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