Presidential Scholarships are awarded to entering first-time freshman who show exceptional academic ability through superior test scores and class ranking. Annual award amounts pay one-half toward fall and one-half toward spring terms. If you are a non-resident awarded a Presidential Scholarship, you will also qualify to pay in-state tuition. All merit awards are guaranteed for students admitted by April 1st; admission after this date is limited only by availability of these scholarships.

Requirements

If a student is eligible to receive one Presidential Scholarship from the TTU Presidential Scholarship program, the Presidential offer replaces any other Presidential scholarship offers. Presidential Merit Scholarships apply only to Texas Tech University programs of study. Texas Tech University scholarships do not transfer to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Texas Tech Costa Rica, or Angelo State University. The opportunity to be considered for TTUHSC scholarships will be available when you apply for admission to a TTUHSC program of study.

Eligibility

In addition to test scores and class rank, to be eligible for the Presidential Scholarship, you must be an incoming freshman, first-year college student (college credits earned through dual-credit, CLEP, or AP do not disqualify you).

You must meet the following requirements throughout your TTU academic career:

• Maintain cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) as outlined on the "Terms and Conditions" tab of MyTech (see below).
• Maintain full time enrollment in a Texas Tech academic program and accumulate at least 30 TTU hours per year during the fall, spring, and summer terms.
• Keep addresses, including email address, current on MyTech.
• If requested, write a thank you letter to the scholarship donor when and as directed by the Texas Tech University Scholarship Office.
• Attend required donor events.

* TTU Costa Rica Students are not eligible for scholarships

Non-Ranking Schools

Presidential Scholarship offers are based on the official class rank/percent recorded in the student information system by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Home Schooled Students/Students from Non-ranking High Schools
Non-ranking high school students are assigned a class rank by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions based on the Texas Legislature Senate Bill 1543. Presidential scholarship eligibility is then determined by a combination of assigned class rank and test scores.

Upgrades

If you take the SAT or ACT again and receive a higher score, or if a super score of two or more test scores would increase your scholarship, you may be eligible for an upgrade. The deadline for scholarship upgrades is April 1st prior to fall enrollment.