Top 10% Scholarship at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2025

Top 10% scholarship is a one-time scholarship of $1,000 awarded to students graduating in the top 10% of their high school class. School must be within the Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr, or Zapata counties. Students must not already have a UTRGV Institutional scholarship of at least $1,000. Upon receiving the award, students are required to enroll in a minimum of 12 hours per semester at UTRGV.

Note: Scholarship awardees must accept the scholarship within 30 days of offer; otherwise, the award will be canceled if requirement is not met.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJune 1, 2025
• Value$1,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• City to studyTexas
• School to studyThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

This award pays $1,000 the each students graduating in the top 10% of their high school class. 

Requirements

1. Enroll each fall and spring semester in a minimum of 12 hours leading to the completion of a baccalaureate degree.
2. Complete a minimum of 24 hours per academic year. To retain this scholarship, you must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours in each of the fall and spring semesters. Courses must be taken at UTRGV; transfer work or CLEP exams are not accepted.
3. Maintain a 3.0 Cumulative Institutional Grade Point Average (GPA). GPA is based on all grades received at UTRGV in college-level courses, including those taken while in high school.
4. The scholarship may be retained for 4 years of undergraduate study or until graduation, whichever occurs first. This scholarship terminates upon transfer to another institution or upon non-enrollment at UTRGV for any fall or spring semester. In exceptional circumstances, prior approval for an absence from a fall or spring semester may be authorized, but you must first notify and get approval from the Scholarship Coordinator.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more details visit The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley scholarship webpage