Are you getting ready for college and want to pursue a career in medicine? The St. David’s Foundation can assist you if you’re a high school senior in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, or Williamson county.
Scholarship Sponsor
University Of Texas
Austin, Texas is home to the public research institution known as The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas). The University of Texas System’s earliest institution was founded there in 1883. It is also the biggest institution in the system, with 3,133 teaching staff members, 11,075 graduate students, and 40,916 undergraduate students as of Fall 2022.
The university is a significant academic research hub, with $679.8 million in research expenses for the 2018 fiscal year. In 1929, it became a member of the Association of American Universities. The university runs numerous ancillary research facilities, including the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and the McDonald Observatory, in addition to seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the LBJ Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art. As of November 2020, the school had alumni, staff, or researchers who were associated with 13 Nobel Prize winners, 4 Pulitzer Prize winners, 2 Turing Award winners, 2 Fields Medal recipients, 2 Wolf Medalists, and 2 Abel Prize winners. In addition, the university has ties to three Primetime Emmy Award winners, and as of 2021, its former students and graduates have won 155 Olympic medals.
Under the name Texas Longhorns, student-athletes participate. The Longhorns have won more titles in men’s and women’s sports than any other Big 12 institution, including four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships, and thirteen NCAA Division I National Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
The Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas’ 1827 constitution contains the earliest reference to a public institution in Texas. The Mexican government did nothing despite the promise made in Title 6, Article 217 of the Constitution to develop public education in the arts and sciences. The Texas Congress ratified the Constitution of the Republic, which declared in Section 5 of its General Provisions that “It shall be the duty of Congress, as soon as circumstances would permit, to create, by law, a general system of education,” after Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836.
The Texas Congress referred “An Act to Establish the University of Texas” to a select committee on April 18, 1838, but no further action was taken after it was not reported back.
The Texas Congress decided to reserve fifty leagues of land—roughly 288,000 acres (117,000 ha)—for the construction of a publicly funded university on January 26, 1839.
[In addition, 40 acres (16 ha) in Austin’s new capital were set aside and given the name “College Hill.” (Informally, the University is referred to as “Forty Acres” as a whole. The initial 40 acres were located between Guadalupe and Speedway and 21st and 24th Streets.)
About The Scholarship
The St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship was created by the St. David’s Foundation Community Fund in memory of its longtime CEO’s vision and sense of community. Kocurek served as a mentor and advisor to numerous Austin school administrators and teachers. Students that exhibit Neal Kocurek’s leadership and dedication to the community are given scholarships. Academic merit and financial need will be taken into account during the assessment process. Since the program’s start in 2005, we have given out over 550 Neal Kocurek scholarships, and 61 of those were given out last year.
The Neal Kocurek Scholarship offers financial aid, a strong tutoring program, wellness coaching, and mental health services. Additionally, you’ll be matched with a successful health professional who will serve as your mentor throughout your time in college.
Apply also; The LaVerne Noyes Scholarship Program
Do I Qualify?
• Texas Universities and Colleges are eligible for scholarships for healthcare studies.
• Applicants must be a senior in high school in one of the following counties: Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, or Williamson.
• Candidates are accepted to pursue a degree in a field related to healthcare at an accredited college or university in Texas. The careers of veterinary students and other non-human healthcare professionals will not be taken into consideration.
• Applications from students wishing to work in the medical field in psychology or social work are accepted.
• Interviews in person are required for finalists.
• Applicants must be citizens of the United States or authorized residents who are not citizens.
• Applicants must enroll in a Texas college or university full-time (12+ units/semester) at a recognized institution.
• Candidates must undergo a background investigation. There can be no conviction for breaking any drug or alcohol-related federal or state laws.
• When reviewing applications, consideration is given to financial needs. Family income documentation is required.
Application Link
Interested persons can now apply here https://scholarships.stdavidsfoundation.org/
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