$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.
Graduate students generally tend to fit the profile for typical TBHF scholar award winners more so than undergraduate students because they often have more of 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.
- Complete Phase I, the interest form.
- If selected for Phase II, candidates should submit all required documents.