Scholarships & Awards
Liberal Arts Dean's Office Undergraduate Scholarships
Applications for most College of Liberal Arts scholarships listed below open at the beginning of the fall and spring semester of each academic year. These scholarships are available to continuing COLA students who have been enrolled at UT Austin for a minimum of one long academic semester. For general questions about COLA scholarships, please contact cola-scholarships@austin.utexas.edu . Incoming Freshman and Transfer students should apply for scholarships via the Scholarship Interest Form in My Status.
Applications for all COLA Dean's Office scholarships are available in LASSO.
Academic Merit Based Awards
| Scholarship | Semester Offered | Grad/ Undergrad | Open Date | Deadline | Award Date | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Scholarship | Fall & Spring | UG | 8/21/23 | 10/2/23 | 10/30/23 | Apply Online |
| McReynolds and Kirkpatrick Memorial Awards in Pre-Medical Studies | Spring | UG | 1/16/24 | 2/20/24 | 4/1/24 | Apply Online |
| Merit Scholarship | Spring | UG | 1/16/24 | 3/1/24 | 4/1/24 | Apply Online |
Research Scholarships
| Scholarship | Semester Offered | Grad/ Undergrad | Open Date | Deadline | Award Date | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Awards | Fall & Spring | UG | 8/21/23 | 10/2/23 | 10/30/23 | Apply Online |
| Ward Endowed Fellowships | Fall & Spring | G | 8/21/23 | 10/2/23 | 10/30/23 | Apply Online |
Study Abroad Scholarships
Misc. Scholarships
| Scholarship | Semester Offered | Grad/ Undergrad | Open Date | Deadline | Award Date | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Diehl Prize in Liberal Arts | Spring | UG | 1/16/24 | 3/15/24 | 4/1/24 | Apply Online |
| Rapoport Service Scholarships | Spring | UG | TBD | TBD | TBD | Apply Online |
| Strong-Shelby County Scholarship | Fall | UG | 8/21/23 | 10/2/23 | 10/30/23 | Apply Online |
| Styles-Franklin County Scholarship | Fall & Spring | UG | 8/21/23 | 10/2/23 | 10/30/23 | Apply Online |
| LAH Rapoport-King Thesis Scholarship | Fall | UG | TBD | TBD | TBD | Apply Online |
| Larry Temple Scholarship | Fall | UG | TBD | TBD | TBD | Apply Online |
| Decherd Endowed Scholarship Fund | Spring | UG | TBD | TBD | TBD | Apply Online |
| UTeach-Liberal Arts Student Teacher Scholarship | Fall & Spring | Both | TBD | TBD | TBD | Apply Online |
| UTeach-Liberal Arts Field Placement Travel Scholarship | Fall & Spring | Both | TBD | TBD | TBD | Apply Online |
- Academic Merit and Financial Need Based Scholarships
All scholarships listed below can be applied for using the "COLA Common Scholarship Application". The common application opens at the beginning of each spring semester in the Longhorn Awards & Student Scholarship Opportunities (LASSO) system. To access the COLA Common Scholarship Application, go to LASSO and click on "Student Log In"
- Liberal Arts Academic Excellence Award
- McReynolds and Kirkpatrick Memorial Awards in Pre-Medical Studies
- Dr. Jerry Franks Endowed Scholarship
- Paul and Tish Szurek Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Liberal Arts
- Coats Endowed Presidential Scholarship
- Jim Dunnam Family and Hugh L. Brady Scholarship in Liberal Arts
- Geraldine Hill Styles Frankin County Scholarship
- Robert C. Strong, Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Liberal Arts
- Carl Stone Benedict Scholarship
- Frances Eggleston Goldbeck Scholarship Fund
- Kyle Hilliard Endowed Presidential Scholarship
- Undergraduate Research & Service Learning Scholarships
- Study Abroad Scholarships
- COLA Scholarship for Exchange Programs
- Liberal Arts Council Study Abroad Scholarship
- Swedish Excellence Endowment
- IRG Study Abroad Scholarshp
- Departmental Scholarship Links
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- Asian Studies
- Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES)
- Classics
- Economics
- English
- French & Italian
- Germanic Studies
- Government
- History
- International Relations and Global Studies (see “Study Abroad & Research Scholarships" in the link above
- Liberal Arts Honors
- Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
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- Middle Eastern Studies
- Psychology
- Plan II
- Religious Studies
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- Spanish and Portuguese
- UTeach
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