University of Texas at Dallas

The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program

It's not too late for your students to apply to the Eugene McDermott Scholars at UT Dallas.

The Scholarship includes:

• Tuition and fees.
• Book stipends.
• $1,400 stipends each month of the year.
• Up to $12,000 to study abroad.
• Up to $3,000 for career-oriented support.
• Cohort travel to Santa Fe, NM; Austin, TX; And Washington D.C.
• Network of professional staff, faculty, alumni and cohorts.

The award provides on essentially debt-free college education with benefits valued at more than $250,000 (out-of-state) or $150,000 (in-state) over the four-year term.

Deadlines: Nov. 2,2017 (early) or Jan. 3,2018 (final).

Minimum Qualifications

• 1450 or higher on the old-style-parts SAT (verbal and math) or
• 1490 or higher on the new-style-two-part SAT (verbal and math) or 
• 33 or higher on the ACT
• first-time college freshman 
• AP, IB, CLEP, and Dual-Credit acceptable
• current UT Dallas students or Transfer students not eligible

All McDermott Scholars applicants must apply to UT Dallas before Wednesday, January 3, 

2018.

Additional Considerations

• A class rank in the top five percent of their graduating class
• long records of leadership in school and community volunteerism
• broad and eclectic interests in science, literature, and the arts
• social skills to interact easily with adults as well as peers

Students who meet these qualifications have a stronger chance of being invited to McDermott Finalists Weekend.

The program welcomes all majors. Applications are accepted from across Texas, the U.S., and the world.

McDermott Application Process

Student Applicants - steps to get started

The application of the 2018 entering class of McDermott Scholars is now available.

1. Make sure you meet the minimum qualifications.

2. Review and note important dates and deadlines

3. Begin the application process by setting up an online account.

4. Input three recommenders - include name. recommender type, and email address.

- After logging into the online applications, the recommendation link can be found on the left-side navigation labeled " McDermott Scholars recommendations".
 

- Three online recommendations must be submitted including one counselor and two other recommenders. see below for more recommendation information.

 5. Mail your transcript only if your counselor is unable to upload one via their online recommendation; the transcript will need to be sent to the McDermott Scholars office. See below for more transcript information.

6.Complete and submit all parts of the McDermott student application.

 - We encourage you to submit your student application even if all recommendations and transcripts are not yet processed.

7. Complete the UT Dallas application process before Wednesday, January 3,2018.

 - Note: The McDermott Scholars program application and the UT Dallas' Office of Administration and Enrollment do not share transcripts or other documents. each application process is independent from the other.

Application Information

• A completed McDermott application includes

        -  A submitted student application

        - Three online recommender forms, and

        - A high school transcript

• Required fields within the application are marked with and asterisk
• All answers should be provided in English and basic letters and numbers. We cannot process foreign language and symbols.
• As you complete each section of the application, be sure to save your work before moving on to the next section. you may want to consider typing the essays in a word processor and then copying them into the 1000 max character boxes.
• Proofread to portray yourself in the best possible light.
• If Counselor is unable to upload a transcript, it is the applicants responsability to send an official high school transcript to the McDermott Scholars Program Office: 

       The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program

       The University Of Texas as Dallas

       800 W. Campbell Road MC17

       Richardson, TX 75080

       U.S.A.