The Univision Houston and the University of Houston Downtown “Tu Futuro” Scholarship is designed to motivate Latino youth in the Houston area to pursue higher education. Applicants must submit a 500 word Essay on "How A College Scholarship will help me positively impact my community." Dollar amounts for this scholarship will vary.
To be eligible for the Univision Houston Beca, applicants must: Reside in the Houston DMA and surrounding counties that receive the Univision signal and are US legal residents; Be enrolled as a 12th grade student with sufficient credits to graduate in the Spring term; Have an outstanding reputation and be in good standing in school and in the surrounding community; Be bilingual (Spanish/English); Have a Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher based on a 4.0 scale and meet UHD entrance criteria for admissions. All applicants must apply for admission at UHD using the Apply Texas Application. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents.