Scholarships

Applying for Scholarships

The Whitacre College of Engineering offers a number of externally funded scholarships.

• Incoming freshman and transfer students can apply at www.applytexas.org.
• Current students can apply at www.scholarships.ttu.edu and click on "Current Student."

Once a student applies, he/she is matched to the scholarship for which he/she qualifies. The general scholarship application covers all scholarships — students do not apply for individual scholarships.

Scholarship Information

College Requirements

Students must:

1. Enroll as a full-time student (minimum 12 hours) in accordance with the student's engineering degree plan.
2. Maintain a 3.25 GPA or higher.
3. Write a letter of appreciation to the donor (see the Engineering Opportunities Center for more details).
4. Attend a Donor Appreciation breakfast to be held on the Texas Tech Homecoming weekend.

College scholarships are awarded for one year only and students must reapply each year.

Awarding Method

Scholarships are awarded by the following criteria

1. Merit.
2. Financial need as determined by the FAFSA.
3. Individual scholarship requirements.

Departmental Requirements

Students must:

1. Enroll as a full-time student (minimum 12 hours) in accordance with the student's engineering degree plan.
2. Meet department-specific scholarship requirements.

Deadline for Applications

• February 1 of each year.
  (This date does not change, even if February 1 falls on a weekend.)

Special Scholarships

Whitacre College of Engineering FIRST® Scholarship

In support of the FIRST® mission, the Whitacre College of Engineering is pleased to offer three scholarships each in the amount of $2,000, for high school seniors who have participated in FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) team or a FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) team. The scholarship is renewable up to a total of $8,000 over four years upon meeting requirements of the scholarship. Recipients must be enrolled full-time in the Whitacre College of Engineering and maintain a 3.25 GPA.

For more information on this scholarship, download this FIRST® Scholarship information fact sheet.

Contact Information

For more information on scholarships, please contact the Scholarship Committee: scholarships.coe@ttu.edu