Scholarship application due at the end of the week

Corey Benson

The Signal Staff

The 2010-2011 scholarship deadline is 5 p.m. Feb. 26.

“This is a one-time-a-year scholarship opportunity for current and continuing UHCL students,” said Leslie Wells, assistant director of financial aid. “Students should receive an award letter in mid-July and funds will be posted to student’s balances ten days prior to each academic term.”

The online scholarship application and a podcast with the process is available on the Office of Student Financial Aid Web site, www.uhcl.edu/finaid.

Financial Aid will hold four hour-long question and answer sessions to assist students in the scholarship application process.

The sessions will be held: noon, Feb. 22, in SSCB 2.304; 6 p.m., Feb. 23, in SSCB 2.201.13;  noon, Feb. 24, in SSCB 2.304; and 6 p.m., Feb. 25, in SSCB 2.306.

“Higher education is always worth striving for,” said Dennis McIntosh, applied design and visual arts major. “Applying for scholarships gives rise to potential success.”

A one-to-two-page personal statement and a list of achievements including honors and awards, community service and campus activities, both saved as a Microsoft Word documents, should be uploaded to the scholarship application.

Some scholarships require an additional essay, which should be written in the space provided on the scholarship form.

U.S. citizens and permanent residents must also complete the 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

“Scholarships do not accrue interest and do not have to be paid back,” Wells said.

For more information, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid office at 281-283-2480.