A comprehensive scholarship to propel your college career
YSP students who participate in YSP programming while in high school, 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 2025-2026 school year, 100 students who graduated from eligible high schools have been awarded the YSP Scholarship. 75 students are currently on track for graduation, 21 have graduated with their bachelor’s degrees from UTD’s Jindal School of Management, and 12 have gone on to pursue their master’s degrees.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the YSP scholarship, applicants must meet the following 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)
Marvin E. Robinson School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center.
Richardson High School
Participate in YSP programming as a Young Scholar in high school.
Maintain a competitive GPA in high school.
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. More information about the UT Dallas first-year application can be found here.
Pay all applicable fees in accordance with admission and enrollment guidelines.
Provide two letters of recommendation from high school teachers and/or guidance counselors of the high school student’s graduating year. Letters of recommendation can be sent directly to ysp@utdallas.edu
Submit an essay (about 750 words). If the essay is not completed as part of the UT Dallas application, it can be sent directly to ysp@utdallas.edu
Retaining the YSP Scholarship
In order to retain a YSP Scholarship, a recipient must:
Live on campus while enrolled in the Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas.
Maintain full-time enrollment status (12 credit hours per semester) and obtain advanced permission before making any changes in full-time enrollment status, including withdrawal.
