Eugene McDermott Scholars
About the Award

The Award

The McDermott Scholarship is awarded for four years, including summers, while the McDermott Scholar earns a bachelor’s degree at UT Dallas.

The Scholarship is valued at roughly $175,000 ($291,000 for non-Texas students) and provides:
- Required tuition and mandatory fees.
- Stipends for housing and living (in their first year at UT Dallas, Scholars live in Honors Housing in the campus residence halls and hold a campus meal plan).
- Development resources, including:
  - Weekly seminars and other cohort experiences.
  - Up to $15,000 of funding for study abroad and other engagement.
  - Program staff mentorship and support.
Scholars are members of the University’s Hobson Wildenthal Honors College and its Collegium V academic honors program.

Scholars actively participate in all aspects of the Eugene McDermott Scholars Program including,
- McDermott First Year Seminar (weekly, year-round).
- McDermott Summer of Service in the Dallas-Fort Worth area immediately after the spring semester of their first year.
Scholars maintain high semesterly (and cumulative) GPA requirements.
Scholars meet or exceed semesterly engagement hour requirements.
Scholars lead and serve continuously.
Scholars participate in a combination of full-time McDermott Program-approved activities during second and third summers (e.g., classes, service, study abroad, internship, research, etc.).