Smith-Hutson Scholarship

Financial Assistance

The Smith-Hutson scholarship is intended for incoming undergraduate first-year and transfer students with established financial need and academic potential.

What does the scholarship cover?

This scholarship typically provides sufficient assistance to cover your tuition and fees, textbooks, and reasonable on-campus living expenses. 

With consideration toward eligibility and other financial assistance or resources you and your parents receive, you may be offered up to $84,000 over four years through the Smith-Hutson scholarship.

Eligibility to apply

To be eligible for consideration, you must:

  • be a legal Texas resident who is unmarried with no children
  • satisfy Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's admission requirements
  • and demonstrate financial need with a completed FAFSA.

Applying for the Smith-Hutson scholarship

  1. Log in to Scholarship Universe and follow the instructions on getting started.
  2. Once you've completed the questionnaire, scholarship matches will appear.
  3. Locate the Smith-Hutson scholarship and follow the steps.
    • Be prepared to provide the following:
      • high school transcript
      • current résumé
      • personal essay describing career goals
      • and two letters of recommendation
        • a recent English and/or mathematics instructor is preferred.
    • Expect to download a PDF, complete all fields, and re-upload the PDF following the provided prompts.

Be sure to apply for any other scholarships for which you match!

Selection process

You should expect to be available for an in-person interview with the scholarship committee in late spring. Smith-Hutson Scholarship recipients are selected by the committee. Committee members include representatives named by the donor. 

Maintaining eligibility

A recipient remains eligible to receive a Smith-Hutson Scholarship for a maximum of four years of undergraduate studies, if they maintain the following requirements:

  • minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ
  • and complete a minimum of 30 semester credit hours toward their degree.

If a recipient's GPA falls below 2.0 in any single semester, the scholarship is subject to termination.