Goldwater Scholarship

Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship provides $7,500 per year for educational expenses to two groups of students: those who will be college juniors and those who will be college seniors in the 2024-2025 academic year. Applicants must have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. A campus committee selects UT’s nominees before applications are forwarded to the national competition.

News:

• Three UT Austin Undergraduate Students Named 2022 Goldwater Scholars (April 8, 2022)
• Natural Sciences, Engineering Students Selected for Goldwater Scholarships (April 14, 2023)
• Computer Science and Mathematics Dual Major Receives Goldwater Scholarship

Eligibility

Nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Be a full-time sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2025–2026 academic year.
• ​Have a GPA of at least 3.0.
• ​Be a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident, or in the case of nominees from Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national.
• ​Intend to pursue a research career in natural science, mathematics, or engineering.

Application Process

• Students must apply through their respective college.  Submitting a pre-application on the Goldwater site only is not sufficient to be considered as a nominee for UT Austin.
  • Cockrell School of Engineering
  • College of Natural Sciences
• A campus committee selects UT Austin’s final nominees before their applications are completed on the Barry Goldwater Scholarship website.
• Finalist applications are coordinated via the Campus Representative in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.

Deadlines– Applications Open

College Deadlines
Cockrell School of Engineering application deadline is November 1, 2024.
College of Natural Sciences application deadline is October 21, 2024.
Visit your respective college’s application page for details

University Wide
Selected finalists must submit materials to the Office of Distinguished and Postgraduate Scholarships by January 27, 2025.

Campus Representative in the Provost’s Office
Dr. Douglas Bruster is responsible for submitting all materials by the set Goldwater deadline. Deadlines posted on the Goldwater website are for the Campus Representative in the Provost Office, not for the applicants. Please submit all questions to odps@austin.utexas.edu.