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Scholarships

Below are scholarships that are specifically for students in the School of Health Sciences. Visit the Financial Aid website or review the scholarship guides at bottom for additional opportunities.

Health Science Major

Scholarship: Incentive Scholarship Excellence

GPA: 3.00

Citizenship: TX Resident

Classification: Junior or Senior

Enrollment: Half Time

Need Based: NA

Amount Award: Varies

Other Special Conditions: Must enroll for at least half-time and 3 credit hours must be upper level. Applicants must have completed between 60 and 150 credit hours and must not be in default.


Scholarship: Patty and Matt Gorges Scholarship

GPA: 3.00

Citizenship: NA

Classification: Junior or Senior

Enrollment: Full time

Need Based: Yes

Amount Award: $1,000

Other Special Conditions: Scholarship is to support students with a outstanding academic performance and financial need.


Scholarship: Patty Gorges President's Scholar Endowment

GPA: NA

Citizenship: NA

Classification: Junior or Senior

Enrollment: NA

Need Based: Yes

Amount Award: Varies

Other Special Conditions: Scholarship will be awarded to students with outstanding academic performances to provide them support for baccaulaureate degree completion in health sciences.


Scholarship: SHS Secretarial Council Scholarship for Health Professionals

GPA: 3.00

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen pr Permanent Resident Alien

Classification: Undergraduate

Enrollment: Half time

Need Based: NA

Amount Award: Varies

Other Special Conditions: Students must be accepted into a lower or upper division program (certificate, associate or bachelor degree) and must submit a letter of application stating his/her goals and how receipt of the scholarship will be of benefit to him/her. One scholarship per year will be given out.


Scholarship: Talent Scholarship

GPA: 3.50

Citizenship: TX Resident

Classification: Undergraduate and Graduate

Enrollment: Half time

Need Based: No

Amount Award: Up to $1,000

Other Special Conditions: Students must have earned a minimum of 25 credit hours.



Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Scholarship: Thomas H. Sweeney, Jr. and Eloise Ely Sweeney Scholarship Endowment

GPA: 2.50

Citizenship: NA

Enrollment: Sophomore

Need Based: NA

Amount Award: Varies

Other Special Conditions: Enroll in a class required for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program and pursue a technical program in the area of Diagnostic Medical sonography.

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Scholarship Guide(09-10)

General Scholarships(09-10)

For more information contact:

SHS Ph:
(956) 882-5000

Nursing Department Ph:
(956) 882-5071

Sonography Program Ph:
(956) 882-5011

Allied Health Program Ph:
(956) 882-5010
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