Eligibility Requirements

Recipient of scholarship will be chosen based on over all achievement.

To be considered for the Dean's List Scholarship, an applicant must meet the following requirements:

  1. Complete the scholarship application form and submit email address of contact for letter of recommendation, (UNT Professor/Instructor is preferred), transcripts of all collegework (these can be unofficial) or high school work (entering freshman only), along with a narrative statement.

  2. Minimum entrance and academic performance standards of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in effect at the time of any award, and able to demonstrate academic promise in one of the majors offered by the College

  3. Maintain full-time enrollment majoring as an undergraduate student within a College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences academic program, unless the applicant has less than twice the number of semester hours required to be full time remaining in his/her degree program

  4. Provide letter of recommendation from person familiar with the applicant's academic work, work ethic, or personal strength. You are only obtaining one letter, so make sure your contact is someone who can provide the strongest possible recommendation.

  5. Narrative statement should be one page (single spaced) describing your academic background, career aspirations, extracurricular interests, and how this scholarship would benefit you.

    *you do not need to have made the Dean's list in a past semester to be eligible for the Dean's List scholarship

Any questions can be sent to Class@unt.edu

Scholarship Applications for Academic Year 2025-2026 are NOW CLOSED. We will accept letters of recommendation through 5:00pm (end of business day) March 14th. Scholarship Applications for the 2026-2027 Academic Year will open in October of 2025.