UTRGV Assistance Scholarship

The scholarship is primarily intended to provide gift assistance to students with financial need currently receiving little or no gift aid. The maximum award amount is $2,250.

• An entering freshman must have minimum ACT composite score of 20, or a SAT composite score of 1010, or be in the top 10% of their high school graduating class.
• Currently enrolled students must be making satisfactory academic progress as defined by financial aid guidelines and have minimum 2.5 GPA
• Transfer students attending UTRGV for the first time, must have an overall GPA of 2.75
• Must be an undergraduate without a prior Bachelor’s degree
• Must be enrolled full-time
• Must file the FAFSA & demonstrate high financial need
• Must not have TEXAS Grant
• Must be a Texas resident
• Must have Fall/Spring Pell under $3,000 ($1,500 per semester)