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Staff Council & Women and Gender Resource Center Scholarships

 

The University of Houston Staff Council and the Women and Gender Resource Center are dedicated to providing opportunities for staff members to advance their education.

In an effort to simplify the application process and to promote the wider distribution of the available scholarships, Staff Council and the Women and Gender Resource Center are pleased to announce that we have combined the applications.

By completing one application, you will have applied for both scholarships.

The Women and Gender Resource Center provides five $1,000 scholarships and the Staff Council provides ten $1,000 scholarships to employees who plan to attend degree or job-related academic credit classes during the fall, spring, or summer semesters at the University of Houston.

Application period for the 2024-2025 academic year will open in Spring 2024. 

2024-2025 Applications Deadline: March 31st at 5 p.m.

  • Criteria

    To be considered for these two gender-neutral scholarships, the staff member must meet the following criteria.

    • Must be employed in a full-time, benefits-eligible position at the UH Main, UH at Katy, or UH at Sugar Land campus for at least one year as of February 1st of this current year.
    • Must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
    • Must demonstrate a strong commitment to academic excellence and the potential to succeed.

  • How to Apply

    Each applicant shall submit an application packet containing the following information by March 31st, at 5 PM. (Incomplete packets will not be reviewed).

    1. Complete and submit the scholarship application form and upload all other documents listed below in PDF format. Log in to MS Forms using your Cougarnet credentials. 
    2. Application cover sheet (Signed by UH staff member).
    3. Typed essay (maximum one page, double-spaced, 12-point font, no exception) explaining career goals (professional objectives) and personal statement (why you believe you should receive this scholarship).
    4. Two letters of recommendation. Letters should be as specific as possible.
    5. Your resume. The resume should include awards, honors, achievements, work experience, and activities.
    6. Most recent transcripts of the student. The transcript does not need to be an official copy, but it must be legible.
    7. FERPA release form to confirm GPA and enrollment eligibility. Select "Main" and checkmark the Office of the University Registrar, Scholarships and Financial Aid, and Other (Staff Council). https://uhsystem.edu/legal-affairs/contract-administration/pdf-documents/ferpa-authorization-form_ogc-sf-2006-02_revised-11.10.2022.pdf 

     

    If you have any questions, please contact scscholarships@uh.edu.

  • Selection and Award Process

    A Staff Council/Women and Gender Resource Center committee ranks the applications in a blind review process and selects the top fifteen applicants to receive scholarships proportional to the number of applicants at each degree level (undergraduate or graduate).

    • The scholarship is credited to the recipient’s UH academic account when proof of registration is received.
    • The scholarship is credited to an academic course (not audit or continuing education) for UH credit during the 2024-2025 fiscal year (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025).
    • The scholarship can only be applied during the academic year for which it is awarded and cannot be moved forward. Any recipient who cannot utilize the scholarship within the year should notify the UH Staff Council Scholarship Committee or the Women and Gender Resource Center. Recipients must still be employed by the University on the first day of class of the semester in which they take the class.
    • A previous recipient may re-apply annually for these Scholarships. The recipient may receive only one scholarship each year.

Past Recipients

  • 2023-2024 Staff Council Scholarship Recipients

    Jorge Arellano
    Program Manager, Bauer College of Business
    Major: MEO Higher EducaLion

    Andrea Fernandez Velazquez
    Academic Advisor 2, College of I ,iberal Arts and Social Sciences Major: Post-baccalaureate Spanish

    Hemen Hosseinzadeh
    Instructional Lab Manager, Cullen College of Engineering Major: PhD Biomedical Engineering

    Rashda Khan
    Assistant Director, Marketing and Com1nunications
    Major: MA Communication

    Cindy Paz
    Program Di rector, Ilonors College
    Major: MRA Rusiness Administration

    Luke Parnell
    Program Manager, Student Center Media Services
    Major: RA Media Production

    Stephanie Perez-Gill
    Program Director, College of Education
    Major: PhD I Iigher Education Leadership and Policy Studies

    Carina Pouraryan
    Development Associate, Medicine and Health Advancement Major: MBA Business Analytics

    Amy Reid
    Direclor, Bauer College of Business
    Major: Pre-Business Administration

    Jesus Sanchez
    Financial Coordinator, UIT Business Services
    Major: MA Ilistory

  • Past Staff Council Scholarship Recipients

    2022-2023 Staff Council Scholarship Recipients

    Krystle Emerson
    Sarah Flores
    July Lam
    Erika Neal
    Caroline Neary
    Hope Pacheco
    Giovanni Rosselli
    Jesus Sanchez
    Alice Yang


    2021 - 2022 Staff Council Scholarship Recipients

    Maricela Barrientos
    Anneliese Bustillo
    Nancy Sanger
    Lan Chi Nguyen
    Kirstyn Speich
    Dina Padovan
    Alanna Khubieh
    Xaymara Garza
    David Salazar
    Melissa Nieto

     

    2020 - 2021 Staff Council Scholarship Recipients

    Michael Ahlf
    Sarah Noelle Cantu
    Caitlin Deis
    Kaitlyn Dempsey
    Paul Durisseau
    Caroline Neary
    Kevin C. Nguyen
    Margarita Perez Frinsco
    Ellen Shaw
    Elizabeth Vanessa Vasquez

     

     2019 - 2020 Staff Council Scholarship Recipients

    Gillian Bautista 
    Candace Guy-Anzaldua
    Lan Chi Nguyen
    Dina Padovan
    Elizabeth Wingfield 

     

    2018 - 2019 Staff Council Scholarship Recipients

    Lauren Abbott
    Keri Myrick
    Trang Phan
    Hayley Brown
    Esmeralda Valdez
    Molly Niemczyk
    Candace Guy Anzaldua

     

    2017 - 2018 Staff Council Scholarship Recipients

    William Clayton
    Stephanie King
    Saira Nadeem
    Sarah Borders
    Miranda Lindsey
    Sam Byrd
    Michael Ahlf

     

    2016 - 2017 Staff Council Scholarship Recipients  

    Michael Ahlf
    Amanda Anderson
    Sarah Borders
    Andrew Kapral
    Moises Medina
    Saira Nadeem
    Farideh Nekoobahr
    Tan Feng Pao
    Trang Phan

     

  • 2023-2024 WGRC Scholarship Recipients

    Women & Gender Resource Center Scholarship Recipients


    Maria Honey
    Director of Student Services, Bauer College of Business
    Major: PhD Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies

    Caroline Neary
    Senior Research Analyst, Undergraduate Student Success Center
    Major: PhD Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies

    Hope Pacheco
    Asst. Dean of Students, Dean of Students
    Major: PhD Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies

    Wendy Winborn
    Academic Advisor 2, Economics
    Major: MS Social Work

Related Links

  • Women and Gender Resource Center (WGRC)

    The mission of the Women & Gender Resource Center is to promote gender equity and student success through educating, empowering, and supporting the UH community.

  • Staff Tuition Scholarship Program

    The Staff Tuition Scholarship Program is designed to support and encourage employee development through formal education, with a priority on the attainment of a baccalaureate degree and beyond at the University of Houston.

    Please read the Staff Tuition Scholarship Program Guidelines before applying. If you have questions please contact the HR Service Center at 713.743.3988.