Scholarship Opportunities

New Undergraduate Scholarship Program Funded by TI Foundation

The School of Management and the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UTD are pleased to announce the TI Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Incentive Program, funded by a grant from the Texas Instruments Foundation.

The TI Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Incentive Program offers scholarship incentives for students majoring in engineering, science and technology disciplines to enroll in and complete the 18 hour minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The minor consists of six courses in the School of Management, including one course in accounting, three courses in entrepreneurship (BA 4308, BA 4310, BA 4311), and two courses in marketing.

Students will receive an award of $500 for the first, and $1000 for each of the second and third entrepreneurship courses completed in the sequence. Approximately 10 scholarships will be offered each semester.

In order to be eligible, students must be a US citizen or permanent resident enrolled as a full time sophomore, junior or senior in an engineering, science or technology program at UTD, with an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher. Faculty recommendations, leadership, work and community service experience will also be considered.

Applications are now being taken for scholarship awards for the Spring semester. Application forms are available to download here.  Scholarship applications must by submitted to Mary Chaffin, SOM 2.208 (MS SM 31).

For further information, students should contact their advising office or Mary Chaffin at 972-883-2646.

The Terry and Claire Rock Scholarship

Terry and Claire Rock have established this scholarship to recognize a highly qualified individual with technical or engineering training and a desire to establish an entrepreneurial venture or startup enterprise. They would like to help an individual acquire the management skills necessary to develop the business model, market innovative new products, and manage the business endeavor.  They plan to award the scholarship in the Fall and Spring of each academic year to a graduate student pursuing an MBA, an MS in MAS or a dual engineering/management degree.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To qualify for consideration, the individual must:

• Have earned an engineering degree and be seeking either a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Science degree in the School of Management or a dual degree in engineering and business administration.
• Be enrolled at least half-time at UT Dallas at time of application, or be admitted as a degree-seeking student before award is granted,
• Demonstrate a high level of academic achievement with a GPA of 3.5 or better, and,
• Possess an evident entrepreneurial intent as outlined in their application cover letter addressing their career goals.

APPLICATION PROCESS

In order to apply for this scholarship, a student must:

• Complete an application form available in the School of Management Dean’s Office, SM 4.610, and,
• Attach a cover letter/personal statement describing their entrepreneurial activities, documenting their prior business or engineering experience, providing evidence of their ability to write and develop a business plan, and discussing their goals for running their own business.
• A decision of the School of Management Graduate Student Scholarship Committee is final.

Amount: $1,500.00 per semester

Length of Scholarship: One semester

You may submit the completed application:

1. Electronically, as a set of scanned .pdf documents to the following

email address:  cabbott@utdallas.edu,

1. Via FAX to 972-883-4095, Attn: Ms. Carole Abbott, or
2. By mail to: Ms. Carole Abbott, Dean’s Office, School of Management, UT Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd., SM 40, Richardson, TX 75083-0688