University of Utah

Merit Scholarships

Merit Scholarships are provided to students in their Freshmen year with excellent academic records. There is no application form for or procedure for these scholarships, the application form to the University of Utah acts as the application form for the Merit scholarships. Students with good SAT or ACT scores are preferred while selecting the students. Students must make sure that they apply at the University of Utah before November 1. Here is a list of Merit scholarships available for international students: 

• President's Scholarship

• University of Utah Merit Scholarship

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

• Academic Commendation Scholarship

• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

• Academic Distinction Scholarship

• Alumni U Tradition Award and Heritage Scholarship

• Freshman Academic Achievement Award

Need-based Scholarships

Need-Based Scholarships are granted to students who need financial support to complete their education. In order to get these scholarships, students have to submit income tax receipts of their parents along with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form by February 1. These scholarships last only for a year and the student has to reapply after that. 

Some Need-based scholarships provided by the University are:

• Josephine Beam Scholarship

• Questar Corporation Education Scholarship

Some Need-based Scholarships awarded by institutes: 

• Clegg Memorial Scholarship

• Sue Huntington Scholarship

• Class of 1930 Scholarship

• Malarie Hilton Scholarship

• Roderick E. Ross Memorial Scholarship

• Wasatch School District Scholarship

• Ken Winsness Scholarship 

• Ramin Salari Endowed Scholarship Fund and many more

Scholarship Check List for the University of Utah

• Apply for the scholarships before the deadline, attach all the required documents and receipts in the first go only. 

• For certain scholarship, CIS profile is needed, students can create their profiles at cis.utha.edu. The login id and password can be the same as mentioned in the application form 

• Students should check their official University emails regularly as all the important notifications regarding missing documents is sent to Emails only. 

 

Outside Scholarships

Apart from the scholarships granted by the university and departments, various private organisations help students to balance out their finances while pursuing higher education. Here is a list of scholarships awarded by private organisations: 

• College Resource Network
• Department of Labor Scholarship Search
• Scholarship America
• Peterson's
• FastWeb
• Scholarships.com 
• Community Foundation of Utah Scholarships
• Educate Utah
• Unigo
• DREAMer's Roadmap 
• Disability Scholarship Directory

PG Fellowships

The University of Utah provides some direct scholarship for PG students along with a few fellowships, assistantships and research opportunities which can help students with their finances. Here is a list of opportunities available for Masters students: 

Teaching, Research And Graduate Assistantships

Graduate students who are interested in teaching and research projects can apply for this scholarship by directly approaching their department’s admission office. Their Application will be forwarded by their department. For further queries and details, students can contact the fellowship office at - 201 S. President’s Circle Room 302, Salt Lake City UT 84112.

Additional University-Sponsored Awards

Thomas G. Stockham Medal for Conspicuously Effective Teaching

Grant - 1,000 USD
Deadline - December 

This award is provided to the recipient of the Stockham Medal for a year, the candidates are selected by the mentors and advisors. The candidate should be pursuing a full-time course from the University of Utah. 

Garr Cutler Energy Award 

Grant - 1,500 USD
Deadline - December 

This grant is provided to graduate students in their final term on the basis of their research or paper work by the experts of that filed. 

University-Sponsored Fellowships and Scholarships

University Teaching Assistantships

Grant - 18,250 USD 
Deadline - January 

This assistantship is provided to full-time graduate students who have completed the first year of their course. The student is expected to teach and assist undergraduate students in their curriculum. The application for this assistantship can be filled and submitted online. 

Steffensen Cannon Scholarship

Grant - 18,250 USD 
Deadline - January 

This scholarship is provided to graduate students who have successfully completed the first year of their course from the Colleges of Education and Humanities. To apply for this scholarship, the applicant can apply online at the official website of Steffensen Cannon Scholarship. 

Graduate Research Fellowship
 
Grant - 18,250 USD 
Deadline - January 

This scholarship is also awarded to the graduate students in the second year of their course duration. The student can apply online by visiting the official website of the graduate research Fellowship.