A comprehensive scholarship to propel your college career.
YSP students who fully participate in YSP programming while in high school and who meet established academic criteria and gain admission to The University of Texas at Dallas have the opportunity to compete for a YSP Scholarship.
The Young Scholars Program scholarship is an annual award for up to four years (eight long semesters) to the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas. The scholarship will cover any remaining unmet financial need after federal, state and institutional financial assistance is applied.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, 22 students who graduated from Dallas ISD high schools have been awarded the YSP Scholarship. Of those 22 students, 5 have graduated from UTD’s Jindal School of Management.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the YSP scholarship, a Young Scholar must meet this criteria:
Attend one of these participating Dallas ISD high schools:
Moisés E. Molina High School
Molina High School Collegiate Academy (B-TECH)
Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
Roosevelt High School Collegiate Academy (H-TECH)
H. Grady Spruce High School
H. Grady Spruce Early College High School
W.T. White High School
W.T. White High School Collegiate Academy (B-TECH)
School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center.
Participate in YSP programming as a Young Scholar in high school.
Maintain a high GPA (weighted or non-weighted) in high school.
Participate in all applicable SAT and ACT test preparation and achieve the highest ACT and SAT scores possible.
Complete financial aid applications (FAFSA or TASFA) by Dec. 1 of the student’s high school graduating year. In addition, students must comply with any requests made by the UT Dallas Financial Aid Office, including requests for verification forms and supporting documents.
Complete UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management application requirements for entrance by Dec. 1 of the student’s high school graduating year.
Pay all applicable fees in accordance with admission and enrollment guidelines.
Provide two letters of recommendation from high school teachers and/or guidance counselors by Dec. 1 of the high school student’s graduating year.
Submit an essay (about 750 words) by Dec. 1 of the student’s high school graduating year that explains servant leadership as an effective management tool and how the student has served others in his/her life.
Retaining the YSP Scholarship
In order to retain a YSP Scholarship, a recipient must:
Live on campus while enrolled in the Jindal School at UT Dallas.
Maintain full-time enrollment status (15 credit hours per semester) and obtain advanced permission before making any changes in full-time enrollment status, including withdrawal or transfer.
Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 each semester.
