VAMOS Scholarships

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VAMOS Traditional Scholarship

APPLICATION OPENS – December 1, 2024

Requirements:

• Scholarship application
• High School Senior in Hidalgo, Starr or Cameron county
• An official high school transcript with grade point average (GPA), class rank, and class size
• U.S citizen or permanent resident
• Student’s resume
• SAT/ACT scores
• Parent’s income tax return (include tax return used to apply for FAFSA (please redact SSNs)
• Student Aid Index (SAI)
• Financial aid award letter
• Two letters of recommendation from teachers, counselors, principals, or other school professional staff
• Applicant must be eligible for Pell Grant eligible
• Plan to enroll full-time at an accredited, public, or private two-year college or four-year university in the Fall 2025 Semester
• A 600-word essay, please include the following:
  • Personal statement
  • What are your academic and career goals?
  • Why do you believe obtaining a degree in higher education is necessary?
  • Did you experience any obstacles or exceptional/difficult circumstances that inspired you to pursue a post-secondary education?
  • Closing statement

This scholarship is renewable for up to 4 years of undergraduate study, or until graduation (whichever comes first). Students selected may receive up to $20,000.

Submit your scholarship application online and mail required items/documents by the deadline noted below to: VAMOS Scholarship Committee, 800 N. Main St., Suite 410, McAllen, TX 78501

DEADLINE TO APPLY – April 3, 2025 by 5PM.

Please Note: Our Application Page has changed. Please submit using the new link below.

HSF/VAMOS Scholarship

APPLICATION OPENS – January 15, 2025

Requirements:

• High school senior in Hidalgo, Starr or Cameron county
• U.S. citizen, permanent resident
• Minimum GPA of 3.0  on a 4.0 scale.
• Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university in the U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam
• Must be Pell Grant eligible

Selected students attending the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley will receive $3,000 per year, for four years ($12,000 total). All other selected students attending other institutions will receive $5,000 per year, for four years ($20,000 total).

DEADLINE TO APPLY – February 22, 2025 by 5PM

VAMOS/UTRGV Scholarship

APPLICATION OPENS – October 1, 2024

Requirements:

• High school senior in Hidalgo, Starr or Cameron county
• Must be graduating HS in May/June 2025 and starting college in Fall 2025
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Top 25% of high school graduating class
• Plan to enroll full-time at UTRGV
• Must be Pell Grant eligible

This scholarship is renewable for up to 4 years of undergraduate study, or until graduation, (whichever comes first) and is valued up to $10,000.

DEADLINE TO APPLY – February 15, 2025