The Terry Scholarship for incoming freshmen is a four-year, "last-dollar" scholarship
for Texas high school graduates. Accounting for other scholarships that students may
receive and their financial information, the Terry Scholarship is individually adjusted
for each academic year to cover the full cost of attendance, which includes tuition,
fees, books, on-campus living expenses.
Further information about the Terry Foundation may be found on their website. Please
note that the Terry Foundation does not accept applications directly from students.
The UNT Terry deadlines for freshmen applications are as follows:
Student deadline: January 7th, 2025 at 5pm (CST) for students to submit their application and transcripts
Recommender deadline: January 10th, 2025 at 5pm (CST) for recommenders to submit the letter of recommendation. Recommenders will receive the recommendation submission instructions upon the student's submission of the UNT Terry application.
To be considered for the Terry Scholarship as an incoming freshman, you must:
The University of North Texas will review all applications and nominate a select number of candidates to the Terry Foundation, which will review the nominations and interview candidates before making awards. The University of North Texas serves as a nominating body only; the Terry Foundation makes all final decisions regarding scholarship awards.
The selection criteria used by the Foundation include financial need, academic achievement,
and demonstrated leadership potential. Although financial need is an important factor
in the selection process, a student need not qualify for federal assistance in order
to meet the Terry Scholar selection criteria. Nevertheless, all applicants must file
a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The Terry Foundation will award scholarships to approximately half of the UNT nominees,
with the number of awards likely not exceeding 24. Students who are selected for the
UNT Terry Scholarship must live on-campus in a designated Terry Scholar living-learning
community during their first year at UNT.
The UNT Terry selection process spans the academic year. A general timeline is outlined below:
Applications must be completed to merit review. Completed applications are composed of the following components: Application, transcript(s), and one letter of recommendation.
To access and save the application (updated 10/08): Students will access the UNT Terry application by logging in with their UNT email address and associated UNT password. When students save the application, the link for continuing the submission will be sent to their UNT email address.
To be able to log into the UNT Terry application, students must first activate their UNT account at this webpage using their PIN from the office of admissions. More information about the UNT email address can be found here. More information about the UNT password can be found here.
Applications must be completed to merit review. Completed applications are composed of the following components: Application, transcript(s), and one letter of recommendation
Application — Students must complete, digitally sign, and electronically submit the UNT Terry application by the upload deadline (Jan 7th 2025, 5pm CST). Applicants should be filled out completely. Applicants will be unable to edit or change their application after submission and are thus advised to review their application carefully before officially submitting.
Applicants should be prepared to answer questions about the following information:
Applicants should have the following documents prepared to upload within the application:
Transcripts — Students must upload, within their digital application, a copy of their transcript from every high school and college (dual credit institutions) that they have attended. The transcript(s) should be the most recent version that is currently available to the student. Screenshots of grades should not be uploaded in the place of a transcript.
Applicants who have completed any hours of dual credit at the time of application are also required to submit a copy of their transcript from the institution(s) from which they received those credit hours.
It is the applicant's responsibility to request a copy of their transcript(s) far enough in advance to have those before the upload deadline (Jan 7th, 2025, 5pm CST). Late or missing transcripts will disqualify applicants.
One Letter of Recommendation — One letter of recommendation should be submitted by one of the applicant's teachers and should speak to the applicant's academic and leadership abilities.
Applicants will be required to enter the email address of their recommender into the application. At the time of the application submission, an automatic email from noreply@formresponse.com will be sent to the recommender's email address, as entered in the application, requesting a letter of recommendation for the applicant. The recommender will submit their letter by following the instructions in that email. Letters of recommendation must be received by the recommender deadline (Jan 10th, 2024, 5pm CST). It is the applicant's responsibility to check with their listed recommender, in advance of the deadline, to confirm the status of the letter. Late or missing letters of recommendation will disqualify applicants.
REMEMBER: The application must be filled out completely to be considered. A completed application with transcript(s) must be received by the 5pm CST January 7th, 2025 student deadline. One letter of recommendation must be received by the 5pm CST January 10th, 2025 recommender deadline. There will be no exceptions to these deadlines.
Contact us: TerryScholars@unt.edu or 940-565-4914