SHPE Austin Scholarship

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Austin Community Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One award offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Must reside in and attend school in Travis, Hays, or Williamson counties in TX.
  2. Must be of Hispanic heritage.
  3. This award is for U.S. students.
  4. Must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
  5. Must be a high school senior or undergraduate student at the time of application.
  6. Must be majoring in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics).

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: The SHPE Austin Scholarship is provided for Hispanic students who are planning to major in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Applicants must be graduating seniors or undergraduate students at a high school or college in the Austin, Texas area. Eligible counties include Travis, Hays, and Williamson, TX.

Application requirements for the SHPE Austin Scholarship are:

  • No application requirements for this scholarship
Additional Information: The SHPE Austin Scholarship is provided annually by the Society of Hispanic Professssional Engineers and is awarded to a Hispanic high school senior or undergraduate student in the Austin, Texas area. Applicants must plan to major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, and must demonstrate academic achievement with a grade point average of 2.5 or higher. Additional preference will be given to students who are current SHPE or SHPE Jr. members. The Austin Community Foundation has provided more than $6.5 million in scholarship awards since the scholarship program began in 1996. Each year, more than 400 new awards worth in excess of $600,000 are provided through a variety of programs designed to assist students in the Austin, Texas area and beyond.

Award Amount: $1,000 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, April 8

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, April 8

Applications and additional information about the SHPE Austin Scholarship are available online at the Austin Community Foundation website. To apply for this award, students must complete the online application form and submit all documents and information required in the supplemental question section. For this scholarship, the following additional documents are required: proof of financial need; two letters of recommendation; and any other supplemental materials requested on the application form. All applications and supporting documents must be submitted online by the deadline date. Any late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.
About Austin Community Foundation:
Contact Information: n/a, Scholarship Administrator
Address: 4315 Guadalupe Street Suite 300 Austin, Texas 78751
Email: scholarships@austincf.org , scholarships@austincf.org

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