Terry Foundation Scholarship
What is the Terry Foundation?
"The Terry Foundation
was established in 1986 by Houstonians, recently deceased Howard Terry and his
surviving wife, Nancy Terry, out of a desire to help young people to help themselves.
The Foundation's goal is to strengthen the State of Texas by identifying Texas high
school graduates who have promise of future leadership distinction and assisting
them in developing their future and the future of those around them."
-From the Terry Foundation web site
-From the Terry Foundation web site
Who can apply?
The Terry Foundation provides four-year scholarships for Texas resident students
attending UT Austin and several other Universities in the state of Texas. Terry
Scholars are selected from a highly competitive applicant pool of incoming freshmen who demonstrate exceptional leadership,
character, and scholastic ability. Family income and financial need are also
considered. Current (continuing) and incoming transfer UT Austin Students are
not eligible to apply for the Terry Foundation Scholarship. To be considered for
the Terry Foundation Scholarship at The University of Texas at Austin you must:
- Begin an ApplyTexas Application and select UT Austin as your target university. You must begin the Admission Section of the application before you are given access to the Scholarship Section.
- Complete and save the Admission Section. Doing so, leads you directly into the Scholarship Section, which will allow the University to also consider you for other available scholarships. Much of your scholarship information is directly tied to the Admission Section, so it is very important that you save your admission information before you begin the Scholarship Section.
- Select the Terry Foundation Scholarship from the list of available scholarships. You will be prompted to answer several scholarship and university specific questions to apply for the Terry Foundation Scholarship.
- Complete and SUBMIT your ApplyTexas application, including all required essays NO LATER THAN December 1.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 15. (Application available January 1.) The FAFSA application will determine your eligibility for federal grants and is REQUIRED for all Terry Foundation Candidates and Finalists.
Potential Terry Candidates
If you are selected by the University of Texas at Austin as a potential Terry
candidate, you will be contacted by the UT Austin Office of Student Financial
Services to submit additional information, such as recommendation letters. Terry
Scholarship Candidates are recommended to the Foundation by the school. Candidates
must attend a personal interview with the Terry Foundation Scholarship Selection
Committee. The Terry Foundation selects the scholarship recipients from among the
candidates who are recommended for interview.
Other universities which are also affiliated with the Terry Scholarship program may have
different application procedures. Please contact each individual school
for specific instructions.
Current UT Austin Terry Scholars
Current UT Austin Terry scholars should refer to the Terry
Foundation Scholar Handbook available online. The handbook is also distributed at
the Terry Foundation Scholar Orientation each Fall semester. Current and accurate mailing
addresses and a valid e-mail address ARE REQUIRED by the Terry Foundation. To review or
update your contact information, please go to the Scholars Only
portal on the Foundation’s website.
For financial aid questions, please check your financial aid status on
CASH or contact
Leslie Davis
in the Office of Student Financial Services.
Related Links
Terry Foundation Scholarship for Transfer/Non-Traditional Students
The Terry Foundation
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Related Information
"During the first seventeen years of the Foundation’s
history, Scholars attended only The University of Texas
at Austin or Texas A&M University. In the Fall of
2004, the Foundation Scholarship Program expanded for
the first time, when Terry Scholars were named at the
University of Houston and at Texas State University-San
Marcos. Two years later, additional growth provided
scholarships in the Fall of 2006 at the University of
Texas at Dallas and the University of Texas at San
Antonio. Later in 2009, the program was expanded again
to include the University of North Texas. Strategic
future plans call for the program’s ultimate expansion
to other public universities in Texas."
-From the Terry Foundation web site
-From the Terry Foundation web site