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University of Texas at Dallas

Eugene McDermott Scholars

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Award
Eleven semesters over four years, including summers: UT Dallas tuition/mandatory fees, housing and living stipends, and up to $15,000 study-abroad/engagement funding. Approximate published value $180,000 for Texas students or $310,000 for non-Texas students. Semester and cumulative GPA and engagement-hour standards apply, but numerical requirements are unpublished. International students must separately fund required insurance, administrative/visa-related costs and additional taxes.
Timeline
  1. Aug 1, 2026Fall 2027 UT Dallas admission opens
  2. Dec 1, 2026Complete admission by for AES review, a McDermott prerequisite. The separate entering-2027 McDermott scholarship deadline is not published. The linked McDermott application instructions still use December 1, 2025 for admission
How to apply
Apply to UT Dallas first for the NetID, earn an AES offer, and submit the separate McDermott application with two completed McDermott recommendation forms. Finalists must attend a virtual event and complete asynchronous VidCruiter interviews. Scholarship reviewers see the McDermott application/forms rather than admission grades or tests. FAFSA is not required.
What you'll need
  • A separate scholarship application
  • Recommendations
  • An interview
Who can apply
Domestic and international first-time first-year applicants in any major entering fall immediately after high-school graduation, without a gap year or transfer. The program homepage explicitly requires top-academic-tenth standing in the UT Dallas entering class of 2027 and an AES offer. Scholars commit to four years and may not graduate early. Compensated work is prohibited except for program-approved experiential opportunities such as eligible internships, research or campus roles.
Good to know
The current homepage confirms entering-2027 criteria, but the linked application instructions remain on an old December 1, 2025 admission date and do not provide the current separate scholarship deadline. McDermott cannot stack with UT Dallas AES, National Merit, Comet or Terry institutional awards; outside awards need financial-aid approval. International insurance, administrative/visa-related costs and additional taxes are not covered. Approximate published valuation is not a future-cohort guarantee.
Details
International students eligible