Hunter Hall Housing Scholarship
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The Hunter Hall Housing Scholarship is open to new and continuing undergraduate and/or graduate students. This is a renewable housing scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00 per semester (fall spring semesters only, for up to 8 semesters) toward on-campus housing, for students electing to live in a traditional double room in Hunter Hall.
Students must complete a 1-page essay and a Hunter Hall housing application, and formally apply for the Hunter Hall Scholarship in order to be considered. When awarding the Hunter Hall Housing Scholarship, priority is given to students with a submitted essay, a completed Hunter Hall Housing application, demonstrated financial need based upon the FAFSA or TASFA application, and home address distance from the UHCL campus. The number of Hunter Hall Housing Scholarships available is contingent on projected housing occupancy.
Spring 2025 Deadlines
Priority Deadline for Application:
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Final Deadline for Application:
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Essay Requirements
Students should submit a 1-page, single-spaced essay that includes your first and last names, along with your UHCL ID number, and addresses the following prompts:
- Why living on campus is important to you.
- How the Hunter Hall Housing Scholarship will benefit and impact you.
Students should submit their essays directly to housing@uhcl.edu as part of the scholarship application process.
How to Apply
- Please log into E-Services and click on "Financial Aid" or "Admissions"
- Next click on "Apply for UHCL Scholarships." Do not fill in any information at this point
- Click "Search"
- The Hunter Hall Housing Scholarship should pop up
- Do NOT click on "Apply"
- Click on "Details" to view the criteria
- Make sure you meet the criteria of the scholarship and prepare the required document before applying
- Next go back and click "Apply". The aid year you are applying for is "2025" for Spring 2025
- Answer the questions and submit.
Once you click on "Apply" and submit the scholarship application you cannot go back to that specific scholarship. Make sure to send your completed essay to housing@uhcl.edu, for full scholarship consideration.
A confirmation will appear when the application is submitted.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at uhcl_fao@uhcl.edu or 281-283-2480.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicant must be an active degree-seeking student.
- Applicant must be a new or continuing undergraduate or graduate student.
- Applicant must be an enrolled student at University of Houston-Clear Lake with a minimum 2.5 cumulative high school and/or UHCL GPA.
- Applicant must be enrolled in and complete at least 9 credit hours each semester.
- Applicant must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and remain in good academic standing at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.
- Applicant must sign and meet all terms of the Residence Hall Service Agreement for the current and/or anticipated semester/academic year.
- ***The Hunter Hall Housing Scholarship applies toward the Fall and Spring semesters. The scholarship is not available during and cannot be applied toward the Summer semester.***
Renewal Criteria
Students may renew this scholarship for up to 8 semesters (Fall and Spring), pending they maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA, remain in good academic standing, and enroll in and complete at least 9 credit hours each Fall and Spring semester at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.