Texas Business Hall of Fame

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$15,000 Future Texas Business Legend Awards

Submissions are now open for UTD students for the 2024 – 2025 academic year.

The Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation assists future business leaders with pursuing their degrees in Texas schools through an award program. The Future Texas Business Legend Awards Program recognizes excellence in student and veteran entrepreneurs across the state of Texas.

FAQ

The TBHF’s preference is to focus on the innovative and entrepreneurial ventures of management students but will consider students outside JSOM who are taking courses via Blackstone LaunchPad.

Typically, the TBHF Foundation gives scholar awards to three UT Dallas students each year.

Yes, you must be a U.S. citizen or have been granted permanent resident status by the time of the first round of interviews in mid-February to be eligible. If you are working on getting your citizenship or green card, you may apply, but be mindful of the aforementioned requirement. The reason for this is that the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation’s mission is to sow seeds for the future of Texas by acknowledging and helping underwrite the promise that is being demonstrated by Texas business students across the state.

Grad students generally tend to fit the profile for typical TBHF scholar award winners more so than undergrads because they more often have the breadth of leadership and real-world entrepreneurial experience needed to be competitive for the awards. That said, undergraduate juniors and seniors with well-developed entrepreneurial ideas or startups certainly do apply and win sometimes.

While an established business or startup is not required to apply for the awards, most applicants are already working on some sort of business idea or startup.

  1. Complete Phase I, the interest form.
  2. If selected for Phase II, candidates should submit all required documents.

Scholarship Process

Application Timeline

  • Applicants complete and submit applications via the TBHF website by 11:59 pm on February 18, 2024. Applicants should submit their interest form to texasbusiness.org.
    Texas Business Hall of Fame will select top candidates from the interest forms submitted on or before February 18.
  • Texas Business Hall of Fame will notify selected candidates in March 2024 who will move to Phase II where invited applicants are selected to submit a full application and supporting documents.
  • In April, TBHF will notify finalists of the interview schedule (time and date) and finalists will be interviewed.
  • In June, selected award recipients receive notification from TBHF.
  • Award recipients are required to attend the Annual Future Texas Business Legend Award Luncheon on November 13, 2024, in San Antonio where awards are presented.
  • Award recipients are required to attend the Annual Induction Dinner on November 13, 2024, in San Antonio where TBHF inducts selected Texas Legends into the Hall of Fame. Future Texas Business Legend Award recipients are recognized at this dinner.

Please Note the Following

  • The TBHF Office will be in contact with applicants and with UT Dallas regarding notification and the award process.
  • Award notifications will be sent at the end of May.
  • If selected, you will be required to attend the Future Texas Business Legend Award Luncheon and Annual Induction Dinner to be held on the same day, November 13, 2024 in San Antonio (see Induction Dinner page for dates and details).
  • If traveling from out of the city where the Luncheon and Dinner will be held, a portion of your travel expenses will be reimbursed, and a hotel room may be provided for you on the night of the Dinner.
  • The award funds are payable to the student, not the university.
  • The award is considered unrestricted, meaning recipients may use the funds for things other than tuition and supplies.
  • The payment will be awarded at the Future Texas Business Legend Award Luncheon in the fall; travel reimbursement will also be provided then.
  • Upon receiving their awards, all award recipients are eligible to become members of the TBHF Alumni Association.