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Joyce and Chester Wheless Scholarship

Texas Exes
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About the Scholarship

Opens: 9/1/2025
Closes: 3/1/2026

The Joyce and Chester Wheless Scholarship is available to incoming freshmen or current undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin who are from South Texas or the Texas Hill Country. Special consideration is given to students from Kerr or Nueces counties in TX, studying in either business administration or petroleum engineering.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • Residents of South Texas or the Texas Hill Country
  • High school senior or undergraduate student
  • Seeking a bachelor's degree
  • Plan to attend or attending The University of Texas at Austin Preference is given to students from Kerr or Nueces counties in Texas, studying in either business administration or petroleum engineering.

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: TX
    • County: Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Coryell, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, Sutton, Travis, Val Verde, Williamson, Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Calhoun, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde, Victoria, Webb, Wharton, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala

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