Designated Tuition Funds Scholarships
Available to any SHP student.
Criteria: Applicant must be a Texas resident, good academic standing, demonstrated
financial need.
Roosevelt A. Davis, James Evans and Pamela Lenow Endowed Scholarship
Available to SHP students only.
Criteria: Full time student enrolled in SHP, 2.5 GPA, US citizen or legal resident, demonstrated financial need.
Greehey Scholars in Children’s Health
Available to any SHP student.
Criteria: Demonstrated financial need; good academic standing; interest in children’s health,
children’s cancer, or working with children with complex diseases.
Requirements: Statement of plans following completion of degree, two-page essay detailing interest in children’s health, two letters of reference (one from faculty and one from clinician or if first year student, one from faculty and one from an additional reference).
David P. Green Family Scholarship
Available to any SHP student.
Criteria: Enrolled full-time in any program within the School of Health Professions, must work part time to help finance education, good academic standing, demonstrated financial need.
Caleb Maxwell Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Available to SHP students only
Criteria: academic merit and demonstrated financial need.
Requirements: scholarship application, 400-500 word essay (essay from general scholarship application can be used), and two letters of recommendation from faculty. New students may get recommendation letters from other sources.
Dorothy Banks Charitable Trust
Available to any SHP student.
Criteria: Must be in good academic standing with demonstrated financial need.
South Texas Outreach Foundation
Available to any SHP student.
Criteria: Enrollment with at least six hours in program offered at the Laredo Campus or to a student participating in rotations in the Laredo area, good academic standing, demonstrated financial need, competitive academic achievement, involvement in community service and campus activities and programs. Preference given to students from Webb County.
Requirements: scholarship application, 1-2 page essay (essay from general scholarship application process is acceptable), one page listing of community service and leadership activities, reference letter from non-faculty supervisor or someone involved with service activity.
Additional proprietary scholarships may be available from the organizations listed below. Contact Dr. Lisa McDougle at mcdougle@uthscsa.edu for more information.
Baptist Health Foundation
Council for Excellence in Women’s Health
San Antonio Livestock Exposition
South Texas Academic Rising
Departmental Scholarships
Clinical Laboratory Sciences Scholarship
Available to Clinical Laboratory Sciences students only.
Criteria: Full-time enrollment in baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate certificate program for at least one full year, full-time enrollment in the senior year, good academic standing, competitive academic achievement in prerequisite coursework, minimum 3.0 GPA in the CLS curriculum; motivation, perseverance, leadership, services activities, and commitment to the CLS profession.
Requirements: Letter of application, scholarship application, 1-2 page essay on why applicant should be selected for the scholarship, unofficial copies of transcripts, one or two letters of recommendation from CLS faculty.
Paul Ellsworth Endowed Scholarship
Available to Occupational Therapy students only.
Criteria: Enrollment in Master of Occupational Therapy program, good academic standing, minimum 3.3 GPA, completion of at least three complete semesters of OT course work.
National Council of Jewish Women Ethel Weiner Bloom/Ann Gorsch Endowed Scholarship
Available to OT & PT students only.
Criteria: Full- or part-time enrollment in OT or PT program, good academic standing, minimum 3.0 GPA, demonstrated financial need.
Physical Therapy Alumni Association
Available to Physical Therapy students only.
Criteria: active membership in PTAA, good academic standing, leadership, service, previous awards and honors, service to PT profession, service to department of PT and/or PTAA.
Requirements: one-page resume, one reference letter from PT Clinician (not faculty or PTAA member), two 400-word essays.
Matt Karnes Memorial Scholarship
Available to Physical Therapy students only.
Criteria: Full-time enrollment in second or third year of PT program, in good academic
standing. Selection factors may include financial need, strong record of community service,
commitment to PT profession, outstanding academic and clinical performance.
Requirements: scholarship application, 1-2 page resume, 500-word maximum typed essay indicating why applicant should be selected for the scholarship, one reference letter from a PT clinician.
David C. Shellady Endowed Scholarship
Available to Respiratory Care students only.
Criteria: Enrollment in a degree program offered by the department of Respiratory Care,
good academic standing, demonstrated financial need. Selection factors may include GPA, financial need, educational, professional, and leadership potential, commitment to serving patients and a commitment to the profession of respiratory care.
Donald C. Stephenson Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Available to Respiratory Care students only.
Criteria: Full-time enrollment in Respiratory Care, good academic standing, demonstrated financial need. Selection factors may include GPA, financial need, educational/professional potential, commitment to the profession of respiratory care, other special circumstances as determined by the department of Respiratory Care.
David L. Vines Endowed Scholarship
Available to Respiratory Care students only.
Criteria: Enrollment in Respiratory Care program, good academic standing with no disciplinary actions, successful completion of at least two clinical rotations in Respiratory Care, demonstrates respect and excellence in patient interaction, empowers patient or patient’s family through education.
Review Procedure: Nominees solicited from RC faculty, clinical faculty and preceptors, eligibility of nominees confirmed by the Assistant Dean for Student Success; nominee interviews conducted by the RC scholarship committee comprised of Respiratory Care Chair, Scholarship Committee Chair, Director of Clinical Education, and one Clinical Faculty member or Clinical Preceptor selected by the Director of Clinical Education; final approval through the SHP Scholarship Committee.
Laredo Rotary Club Scholarship
Available to any student on the Laredo campus.
Criteria: Enrollment with at least 6 hours in program offered at the Laredo Campus or to a
student participating in rotations in the Laredo area; good academic standing with demonstrated financial need, competitive academic achievement, involvement in community service and campus activities and programs. Preference given to students from Webb County.
Requirements: scholarship application, 1-2 page essay (essay from general scholarship
application process is acceptable), one page listing of community service and leadership activities, reference letter from non-faculty supervisor or someone involved with service activity. Recipient(s) will be named the {Year} Laredo Rotary Club Scholar.
Rotating Scholarships
Retired Faculty and Administrators Endowed Scholarship
Available Fall 2012 to any SHP student.
Criteria: Student must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated financial need.
Sjoerd Steunebrink Scholarship
Available Fall 2014 to any SHP student.
Criteria: Must be in good academic standing, demonstrated financial need.
Greg Treibs Memorial Scholarship
Available Fall 2014 to any SHP student.
Criteria: Must be in good academic standing, demonstrated financial need.
UTHSCSA Endowed Student Scholarship
Available Fall 2014 to any SHP student.
Criteria: Must be in good academic standing, demonstrated financial need.
Bennie W. Schreck Charitable Trust
Available Fall 2014 to any SHP student.
Criteria: Enrollment in certificate or degree program at 4000 level or within 12 months of graduation, minimum 3.0 GPA, demonstrated financial need.
Requirements: 400-500 word essay (can use general essay) and two letters of recommendation from program faculty.
Congressman Henry Bonilla Health Professions Scholarship
Available Fall 2014 to any SHP student.
Criteria: Good academic standing, proof of residency in Texas 23 Congressional District.
Phyllis & Neil Bowie Student Community Service Award
Available Fall 2014 to any SHP student.
Criteria: Must be in good academic standing, demonstrated financial need.
Dr. Albert C. King Health Professions Endowed Scholarship
Available in Fall 2016 to Physician Assistant students only.
Criteria: Full-time student enrolled in Physician Assistant Studies program. Second or third year student in good academic standing with minimum 3.2 GPA and with demonstrated financial need. Selection factors include financial need, GPA, service to department and community, commitment to South Texas and recommendation of faculty.
Requirements: Scholarship application, 1-2 page essay outlining commitment to South Texas, list of community service and leadership roles, one recommendation letter from PA faculty
For more information about available scholarships and application procedures, contact Dr. Lisa McDougle at mcdougle@uthscsa.edu.
