University of Houston-Victoria 2022 International Student Merit Scholarship

International Student Merit Scholarship is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing 2022 Scholarship programme at the University of Houston-Victoria

The University of Houston-Victoria was established in the year 1973 as a public university in Victoria, Texas.

Benefits of International Student Merit Scholarship

The award can reduce the total cost of attendance between $3000-$10,000  (two semesters)

Requirements for International Student Merit Scholarship Qualification

Applicants Must:

1. Admitted student to UHV
2. At the time of award the student must be registered for a minimum of 12 credits at UHV for undergraduate students, 9 credits for graduate students. 
3. Returning/or current students must have two semesters remaining to graduate (semester receiving the scholarship cannot be the final semester)
4. Returning/Current students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above for undergraduate students and cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above for graduate students. 
5. Spring semester scholarship recipients will receive the scholarship only for the spring and summer semesters. In order to maximize the scholarship opportunity all spring scholarship recipients are required to register for a full-time course load online (summer only) or face-to-face. Volunteer hours for Summer must be completed in Summer upon request or/in the following Fall session.  Approval for volunteer opportunities must be approved in advance. If applicable all spring scholarship recipients must re-apply for the fall merit scholarship before the deadline (see below). 
6. International students or students on other non-immigrant visa status
   1. F-1 and J-1 students must be on the relevant visa status on or before the state date of their immigration document
   2. F-1 and J-1 students must attend mandatory International Student orientation at Victoria or Katy
   3. All non-immigrant status students must be on good academic and immigration status
7. Have a demonstrated record of academic achievement.
8. Complete BOTH the scholarship application forms
   • First submit the online UHV General Scholarship Application. (When you complete this application, it may say the deadline passed. Do not worry about this, just keep  completing the application. We need you to complete this application as well regardless of the deadline). When applying for the spring  merit scholarship, the General Application may say that the application deadline expired (October 15) disregard this deadline and go ahead and apply anyway. Intl student deadline is November 15th. 
     • Sign in using your UHV username and password.
   • Second submit International Student Merit Scholarship Application. Please note, you will need to attach the necessary application requirements. Once you hit submit the application, along with the uploaded attachments will be sent to the International Programs Office automatically.
   • Both the above mentioned applications MUST be completed in order for your scholarship application to be eligible for review .

How to Apply

For more details, visit UHV website.