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Academic Scholarships
TAMIU makes available competitive scholarships to qualified freshmen, transfer, and continuing students. To be eligible, students must meet all entrance requirements and be accepted for admission at TAMIU. Undergraduate students must be enrolled for at least 12 hours per long semester, and have an academic record to justify consideration by the selection committee (i.e., Freshman SAT/ACT scores of at least 1,030/22 or be in the top 30% of their class and must have taken THEA and passed all sections. Current and transfer students must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0). Students must follow the curriculum prescribed for one of TAMIU's degree programs.
Application Deadlines
| DD Hachar Honors | High School Seniors Only | Current/Transfer Students |
| February 1st | February 15th | June 1st |
Graduate Scholarships
The Office of Graduate Studies offers the Lamar Bruni Vergara Scholarship along with Assistantships and Fellowships. For more details and Requirements visit the Office of Graduate Studies and Research website at:
High school students (juniors and seniors) who have attempted THEA, have an overall grade point average of al least an 85, have written permission from their high school counselor, and have been admitted to the University are eligible to apply. The scholarship is renewable if the student makes a "B" or better. The scholarship pays for one, three credit hour class. Applications are available through the Office of Admissions.
Application Deadline as follows:
Summer Sessions |
Fall semester |
Spring semester |
May 1 |
August 1 |
December 1 |
**Continuing concurrent students must maintain an overall G.P.A. of 3.0
Note: Concurrent Scholarship Applications are included in the Concurrent Admissions Applications
-Concurrent Admissions Application
-Concurrent Re-Authorization Form
Fifth-Year Accounting Student Scholarship Program:
A student who has completed at least 120 semester credit hours with at least 15 hours of accounting courses or their quarter hour equivalent and signs a written statement confirming student's intent to take the uniform Certified Public Accountant examination may qualify for this scholarship. Awards range from $750 to $3,000 or the student's financial need, whichever is less, may be awarded to qualified students. Maximum lifetime award is $3,000. Undergraduates and Graduates may apply and applications are available in our office. Selection of recipients will be based on:
a. Financial need
b. Ethnic or racial minority
c. Scholastic ability measured by grade point average
d. Texas residency
More information can be found on the College For All Texans website.
National Science Foundation (NSF)Scholarships
National Science Foundation (NSF) provides annual S-STEM scholarships in amount of $3,125 to 26 undergraduate and $6,250 to 6 graduate students to support timely completion of degree requirements in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematical Sciences. The scholarship is renewable. If you are/will be a full-time student at TAMIU with major in the aforementioned fields, you are strongly encouraged to submit an application to our NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program. Detailed program information, including eligibility and instruction of application, is available on: http://www.tamiu.edu/coas/depts/dmps/sstem.shtml. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Runchang Lin at rlin@tamiu.edu (956)326-2569 or Dr. Fuming Wu at fwu@tamiu.edu (956)326-2600.