Scholarship Submissions Are Now Closed
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On behalf of University of Houston Downtown (UHD) and TelevsiaUnivision®, we appreciate your participation. Best of luck!
Eligibility
The scholarships are open to students who meet all the following criteria:
1) Reside in the Houston DMA and surrounding counties that receive the Univision signal and are US legal residents.
2) Are enrolled as a 12th grade student with sufficient credits to graduate in the Spring term of 2025.
3) Have an outstanding reputation and be in good standing in school and in the surrounding community
4) Communicate in English; Bilingual encouraged (Spanish/English)
5) Have a Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher based on a 4.0 scale 6) Must meet the University (UHD) entrance criteria for admissions.
7) Must apply for admission at the University (UHD) using the Apply Texas Application
8) Submit a completed FAFSA (or TASFA if applicable) for the academic year; scholarship will be packaged with eligible federal and state aid
9) Are not employees or agents and are not immediate family of and do not reside in the same household of, employees or agents of (a) Univision, its parent company or its affiliates; (b) any participating sponsors or their respective parents or affiliates; and (c) persons who are engaged in the development, production, distribution of materials, or drawing of scholarship recipients for this scholarship.
How to Apply
A student must submit a complete application package via the official contest landing page. The application package must contain the following:
A student must submit a complete application package via the official contest landing page. The application package must contain the following:
1) A complete and legible Scholarship Application
2) Copy of these Rules signed by the student and his/her parent (if the student is a minor)
3) One (1) photograph of the student
4) Answers to the questions provided in the application form.
5) Submit a 500 Essay on: “How A College Scholarship Will Help Me Positively Impact My Community.” The essay must be double spaced.
6) Read information for students interested in attending UHD.
7) Apply for admission to the University (UHD) using the form at ApplyTexas.org.
