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August 8, 2023: All recipients have been selected for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Step 4

Candidates have accepted awards and all deadlines have passed for the following schools:

Step 3

Candidates from the following schools have been confirmed, notified and award letters have been posted to accounts:

Step 2

Candidates have been recommended and candidates are being reviewed for the following schools:

Step 1

Stars is scoring applicants and preparing list of candidates recommendations for:

University of the Incarnate Word

Texas A&M International University

Texas State University

El Paso Community College

Our Lady of the Lake University

Schreiner University

Texas State Technical College

University of Texas at San Antonio

Del Mar College

Texas Tech University HSC El Paso

St. Mary’s University – School of Law School

Laredo Community College

St. Mary’s University

South Texas College

Texas A&M University Kingsville

University of Texas – Austin

Texas Tech University

UT Health SA

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University

University of Texas at El Paso

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

General Program

Before Selection

We have completed reviewing applicants and we are working with institutions on details of 23-24 agreements::

All Complete

Notice to Applicants

  • Lean more about “matching program schools” here
  • Applicants selected as candidates will receive an email from Stars Scholarship Fund prompting them to check their Stars account.
  • Once you receive this email and you log in, you will see the Award Details of the offer and have a link to a PDF of your Award Letter.
  • You must download the letter, print out the Acceptance Form, sign it (hand written signature) and return it to us. Do Not Mail it back.
  • Candidates have 1 week to accept the scholarship offer. Offers not accepted within the deadline are considered a forfeit of the offer and the offer will be rescinded. We will select an alternate recipient in such cases.
  • Acceptance Forms must be returned via email or uploaded. Do not mail. Follow the instructions provided on award letter.
  • Candidates are not officially recipients until Stars has receives signed Acceptance Forms within the assigned deadline.
  • If your school is listed below in Step 4 and you do not see a “Congratulations” notice on your status, you were not selected to receive a scholarship at this time. We do not send out regret notices. Note that if a candidate forfeits their scholarship offer, we will select an alternate recipient.
  • As indicated on the signed Certification Form submitted by each application on #13, the Stars Scholarship is not guaranteed to anyone, including past recipients.