Hospitality and Retail Management

Undergraduate Scholarship Information

The Hospitality and Retail Management (HRM) department, in collaboration with the College of Health & Human Sciences, offers a range of undergraduate scholarships with varying amounts. To be eligible for a scholarship from HRM, it is a requirement of the College of Health & Human Sciences that students complete an undergraduate scholarship application through the university's scholarship website and provide additional documentation (see application checklist).

How to Apply

• Undergraduate Application Form: http://www.scholarships.ttu.edu/

For undergraduate applicants, you will be prompted to different options, click on the appropriate application:

• Entering First-Year Students Scholarship Application
• Transfer Student Scholarship Application
• International Students
• Current Student Scholarship Application

You will also see a heading titled, "Other Scholarships" where students can apply for private or third-party scholarships, special scholarships, merit-based scholarships, and college and departmental scholarships.

Deadlines for Applications

• Texas Tech University outlines detailed Important Dates and Deadlines for first-year students, transfer students, and current students.
• General University scholarships are awarded by the Financial Aid Office. Need-based awarding begins in early March. It is best for students to submit their FAFSA or renewal FAFSA as soon as they have their family's tax information.

Application Checklist

In addition to your application, you must have on file at TTU:

Undergraduate Students

• Official Transcript(s).
• Scores on the A.C.T. or S.A.T. (prospective first-year students). Other applicants should furnish a cumulative GPA.

Selection of Recipients

Once the General Scholarship Application is completed by the required deadline, the recipients are selected by the HRM Department scholarship committee. While evaluation is based on the criteria set for the specific award, most awards include: scholarship, excellence, achievement in academic and non-academic areas, leadership, character, seriousness of purpose and/or need. Failure to provide promptly all information requested could result in disqualification of the application. Check your TTU email account for notification of scholarship awards.

For more detailed criteria for each of the above listed scholarships, contact the HRM Department at (806) 742-3068.