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Scholarships & Financial Aid


In addition to the over $12 million in scholarship money distributed annually by Texas Tech, Davis College maintains one of the largest scholarship programs among the TTU colleges. When awarding scholarships (about 1/3 of our students receive scholarships every year! ), we pay attention not only to students' financial need, but to their leadership and academic acheivements.

As a Davis College student, a variety of resources are available to help you manage the financial aspects of attending college. Learn about your options, then take advantage of them!

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University, College, and Departmental Scholarships How to Apply

Conveniently, a single university-wide application is used to apply for scholarships at all three levels: university, college and department. Currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students can apply at www.scholarships.ttu.edu.

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The scholarship application for entering students is embedded within the admissions application. After the completion of the application students have applied for admissions as well as scholarships. Entering students can apply using applytexas.org (where the Texas Common Application for Admission is located) or CommonApp.

Scholarships for incoming freshmen

Check out the scholarship opportunities available to students who transfer to Texas Tech.

Scholarships for transfer students

The resources available to students don't stop at scholarships; to learn more about comprehensive financial aid opportunties like grants, student employment, loans, and waivers, visit TTU Financial Aid.

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College Scholarship Criteria

Most scholarships awarded to entering freshmen are based on upper 25 percent ranking in the graduating class and entrance examination scores of 1140 or above on the SAT and 25 on the ACT. However, some will be awarded with lower scores when exceptional leadership has been demonstrated and financial need is a principal criterion. Recipients of college scholarships must follow a degree plan typical of a declared major within the college.

All college-level scholarships are administered by the Dean of the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources through the college's Scholarships and Awards Committee, which consists of one faculty member from each of the six departments. Departmental scholarships are administered by the department chairperson through the department's Scholarship Committee.

For questions about Davis College or department-level scholarships, contact the Scholarship Coordinator in the Bill Bennett Student Success Center.

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Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Be sure to complete the FASFA online if you want to be considered for need-based scholarships. Students do not need to complete a scholarship application to be considered for a merit-based entering freshman scholarship, but they are encouraged to in order to maximize their scholarship opportunities. Students should complete the application so they can compete for need-based and major-specific scholarships, too. Students do not have to fill out the FASFA to get a scholarship. Most merit based and specific major scholarships don't require the FAFSA. If a student wants to compete for need-based scholarships, the FAFSA is required.

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Additional Scholarship Sources

Dean's Scholar Scholarships are available for high school students planning to major in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources. Awards are based on entrance examination scores and standing in high school graduating class as well as leadership, sound character, and good citizenship.

  • The Gold Award is a $14,400 scholarship payable over 4 years ($3,600/year) and requires a minimum SAT1 score of 1420 or ACT score of 32 and must be in the top 10 percent of his or her graduating class.
  • The Silver Award is a $9,600 scholarship payable over 4 years ($2,400/year) and requires a minimum SAT1 score of 1340 or ACT score of 30 and must be in the top 25 percent of his or her graduating class.

Both scholarships are renewable each year provided a minimum 3.5 GPA for gold awards and 3.3 GPA for silver awards is maintained each semester on a minimum of 12 hours. These scholarships were established by the college to reward academic excellence and to encourage highly capable young men and women to major in agricultural sciences and natural resources.

The Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship is special fellowship opportunity available for students interested in a graduate education in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources.

"The purpose of the Jones Fellowship is to develop the capacity of future researchers and teachers in an agricultural and natural resources context," said Sukant Misra, professor and associate dean for research in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources. "This fellowship will be used to recruit high quality, outstanding new students into a graduate program in Davis College."

The current award for a Jones Fellow is $10,000 per academic year.

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In addition to a discrete scholarship application for Vitiulture & Enology students, the Department of Plant & Soil Science maintains a list of external scholarships tailored for students in related fields.

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Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources

  • Address

    P.O. Box 42123, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123, Dean’s Office Location: Goddard Building, Room 108

  • Phone

    (806)742-2808
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