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2027-2028 College of Science Scholarship Application

Applications due

After the deadline, additional materials cannot be accepted.

Recommendations due
Friday, February 12, 2027 at 11:59pm CST

Need help preparing your application? View our COS Scholarship Application Guide (opens in new window). The application form uses dynamic questions—once you begin, additional prompts may appear based on your responses. Questions? Contact COS@unt.edu for help.

Your contact information

An 8-digit number beginning with 1. Current students can look up their ID using the UNT Account Management System. Prospective students who don't have an ID need to go through ApplyTexas.
Usually your initials followed by a 4-number sequence, in the form of: abc1234.
We need your UNT email address. If you're not sure what it is, you can look it up by logging in with your EUID at https://ams.unt.edu/ (opens in a new window). Your email address will be listed next to "Student E-mail." If you need to know how to log in and check that email, there are instructions at https://aits.unt.edu/eagleconnect/faqs (opens in a new window).
If you have another email address you want to be contacted at other than your UNT one, let us know here.

Your student information

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student?
Are you a current or future UNT student?
If you're not sure how to answer this, let us know what your student status is as of this moment. If you've already enrolled in and taken classes at UNT while filling out this form, select "Current." If you have not enrolled or taken classes yet—but you intend to next academic year—select "Future."
Expected enrollment for next year
Undergraduates: Full-time enrollment is 12+ credit hours per semester. Part-time enrollment is 6-11 credit hours per semester.
Graduates: Full-time enrollment is 9+ credit hours per semester. Part-time enrollment is 5-8 credit hours per semester.
Undergraduate Major

If you're a double-major and both of your majors are in the College of Science, please select both of them. If your second major is outside of the College of Science, you only need to select the major you're doing in the College of Science.

If you are on a pre-health pathway (pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-pharmacy, etc.) or enrolled in Teach North Texas, please select those options as well.

Good news! Did you know Teach North Texas also offers scholarships to its students? After submitting this form, we highly recommend submitting the TNT scholarship form (link opens in a new window) to be considered for over $10,000 in additional scholarships.

You must be in a College of Science program to apply to these scholarships!
If you're minoring in something, enter it here. Don't worry if you aren't.
Degree you're working on
Graduate Major
You must be in a College of Science program to apply to these scholarships!
Are you a Texas resident?
Usually, this means you've lived at a permanent, established address within Texas for at least 12 months before the semester you're applying for. UNT's Office of the Registrar has more information on residency requirements if you're not sure. (Link opens in a new window.)
Are you a US citizen or permanent resident?

Eligibility questions

Don't worry if you don't answer yes to some of these questions. Not all of our scholarships have additional eligibility requirements. This will help us determine if you are eligible for a few others.

How many credit hours of college work have you completed?
Not sure how many hours you have? Check your unofficial transcript on my.unt.edu. Instructions on how to do that are available in this PDF file. (Links open in a new window.)
Do you plan to graduate UNT in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028?
What kind of pre-health student are you?
Pre-health students at UNT are working toward a degree with plans to enter a health-related program after graduation, such as medical school. Examples of pre-health options that would qualify for COS scholarships.
Do you plan to pursue a career in Osteopathic medicine?
Are you taking 15 hours or more in Fall and Spring of next year?
Are you going to take 15 hours or more in Fall of next year, as well as 15 hours or more in Spring of next year?
What's your GPA?
We're asking this because some scholarships for your major require your cumulative, college-work GPA to be in a certain range.
Have you completed PHYS 1520 or PHYS 2220?
Are you getting the certificate for Actuarial Science?
Are you a member of the Society of Physics Students?
Are you a first-generation college student?
Did you (or will you) graduate from a Texas high school?
Are you a student in UNT's Honors College?
Do you serve as a Teaching Assistant in a microbiology-related lab course?
Are you doing any research?
Do you conduct research involving the study of microorganisms, infectious disease or host-microbe interaction?
Have you passed your qualifying examinations for your PhD?
Is your primary interest in nuclear physics, atomic physics, or related to nuclear medicine or nuclear pharmacology?
Are you an accepted PhD candidate?
Are you specializing in Chemistry Education?
Do you intend to become a math instructor of some kind?
Have you served or contributed to any activities, programs, or organizations in the Chemistry department?
Try to keep your description to 100 words or less. Don't stress if you go over a little.
Have you submitted your FAFSA?

We strongly recommend you complete your FAFSA before submitting this form. You can fill out your FAFSA at https://fafsa.ed.gov. If you are an international student, an undocumented student or DACA recipient, it's okay if you haven't filled out a FAFSA. COS still has scholarships that you may qualify for in the upcoming award cycle.

If your citizenship prevents you from completing the FAFSA, you may be eligible to complete the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) or the Texas Public Education Grant for International Students (TPEG-I) Application available through the UNT International Office.

Have you submitted your TASFA?

If your citizenship prevents you from completing the TASFA, you may be eligible to complete the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) or the Texas Public Education Grant for International Students (TPEG-I) Application available through the UNT International Office.

Are you a non-traditional student?

The University of North Texas considers a non-traditional student to be an undergraduate who commutes to one of the UNT campuses and:

  • Is 24 years of age or older, or
  • Has children or dependents, or
  • Works in a full-time position while enrolled in at least one class (3 hours). 

Tell us about yourself

Your responses to the open-ended questions here help scholarship reviewers learn about your goals, experiences, involvement, and achievements. Awarding committees read these responses as part of the scholarship selection process, so please provide thoughtful, readable, accurate answers. There is no need to write a formal essay; concise responses are encouraged.

Career goals

Since you've said that you're a pre-health student, please include information about your plans to pursue a health-related career.

Tell us about your career, educational, or professional goals after graduation. If you're pursuing a health-related career, let us know your plans there, too.
Tell us how your degree, coursework, training, or educational experiences are preparing you for your future goals. Some examples may include: coursework, clinical experiences, internships, research, technical skills, certifications, professional preparation.
These experiences help reviewers understand how you have prepared for your future career and applied what you've learned beyond the classroom.

Service, Leadership & Other Activities

Reviewers use this information to learn more about your activities and engagement outside the classroom.

Since you've said that you're doing research, please include information about your research activities. For example, consider including the name of your faculty research mentor/principal investigator, or describe a course-based Undergraduate Research Experience.

Since you've said you're pursuing a graduate degree in Environmental Science, please describe your research activities specifically in the environmental sciences. Examples may include: research-related coursework, publications, or scholarly presentations.

Some examples may include: working with a faculty mentor, laboratory research, field work, data analysis, class research projects, conference presentations, posters, publications, or research interests you hope to pursue.

Hardships or Challenges

Some examples may include: financial hardship, work responsibilities, family caregiving, health challenges, military service, transportation issues, balancing school with other commitments

Scholarship Impact

Some examples may include: reducing financial stress, spending less time working, focusing on coursework, participating in research, completing internships, graduating on time, pursuing graduate or professional education

Based on how you've answered the questions on this form so far, we also need your CV as part of your application.

You'll need to submit your CV as a PDF. View instructions on how to create a PDF (the link opens in a new window, don't worry!)

One file only.
128 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Your references

Please enter the email addresses of 2 references who have agreed to provide you a recommendation. When possible, your references should be from your department or within the field you're pursuing. Recommenders will receive a web link via email so they can submit their recommendations directly to your application. Speaking to your recommender ahead of submitting their information can help your application get qualified more quickly.

Please use an official school or work email when possible.

Have you let your references know that you need recommendations from them?

Your references should agree to write a recommendation before you provide their email addresses here. Some scholarships in COS require recommendations, and without them, your application may be disqualified. Although you can still submit this form, failing to get your references' permission to provide their email addresses here may delay your application from moving to the next stage.

Since you've said that you're doing research, it's a good idea to use a reference that has guided or knows about your research activities.

Since you've said that you've served the Chemistry department in some way, we strongly recommend making one of your references someone in the Chemistry department who can speak to your contributions.

Entering your own email as a reference will result in the automatic disqualification of your scholarship application.

One last question...

We've got one last question for you. Answering this helps us better promote our scholarships, which in turn helps students like you get connected with these financial aid opportunities.

Where did you hear about our scholarships? Check all that apply.
Where did you hear about our scholarships? Every bit helps!
You authorize the University of North Texas to verify the information you have provided on the COS General Scholarship Application as needed. Further, you authorize COS to use your FAFSA and/or TASFA information in consideration of the available scholarship opportunities, and you understand that your application's information, including information from your FAFSA and/or TASFA, may be provided to the donor(s) and/or UNT department(s) funding any scholarships received, and may be publicized in university materials.
I have read, understand, and agree to all requirements pertaining to the scholarships that I am applying for.
You must be in a College of Science program to apply to these scholarships!