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APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2025!

The Good Neighbor Scholarship (GNS) Program is designed to encourage academically talented students from the countries of the º£½ÇÉçÇøern (American) hemisphere (other than Cuba and the U.S.) to pursue higher education in the State of Texas, thus establishing a beneficial link between the State of Texas and the home country of the students.

This scholarship is available to current º£½ÇÉçÇø students. Prospective and future students are ineligible to apply. 

Amount

The Good Neighbor Scholarship provides an exemption from the payment of tuition (not fees) for the 12-month period beginning with the fall semester following selection as a scholarship recipient. º£½ÇÉçÇøs who are awarded the scholarship during the Spring semester will begin receiving the benefit in the Fall semester. 

Eligibility

• Applicants must: have resided in the º£½ÇÉçÇøern (American) Hemisphere for a period of at least five years;
• Applicants cannot be members of the Communist Party;
• Applicants cannot have applied for Permanent Resident status in the U.S., or have dual citizenship that includes the U.S.;
• Applicants must be enrolled in a º£½ÇÉçÇø program and maintaining satisfactory academic progress toward a º£½ÇÉçÇø degree at the time of application;
• Applicants must be a bona fide native-born citizen and resident of an eligible country; and
• Applicants must meet GPA requirements (Undergraduate students: 2.0; Graduate students: 3.0).
   

Application & Requirements

Apply through in the "Awards and Scholarships" tab. Complete each question. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Hard copies of documents will not be accepted. Upload the following materials:

• Copy of your unofficial º£½ÇÉçÇø transcript ONLY
• Resumé/CV (contact the º£½ÇÉçÇø Career Center if you need assistance creating or updating your resume)
• An essay of 250 – 750 words describing your goals, your accomplishments, and any other key elements of your story that you think the committee should consider

Eligible Countries (Independent nations located in º£½ÇÉçÇøern Hemisphere)

INELIGIBLE º£½ÇÉçÇøern Hemisphere Countries