A college instructor or high school
teacher in science, mathematics or a writing course is encouraged.
A family member
or friend should not submit a recommendation application.
BUILDing SCHOLARS requires
students to be fully committed to our program, which involves mandatory attendance at workshops, summer research
experiences away from UTEP, peer mentoring, research-mentored experiences at UTEP, etc. BUILDing SCHOLARS trainees
must devote 19 hours/week to program activities. Students may participate in less intensive programs like UPBiT, but students
cannot be in A-PRIME and BUILDing SCHOLARS at the same time. You may participate in extracurricular activities such
as student clubs.
Please plan accordingly and work with your high school to get the
transcripts prior to the deadline.
No. Submit your most recent transcript that is available to you prior to the deadline.
It is ok to submit an unofficial transcript,
but we may ask for an official transcript should you be invited for an interview.
You can still apply, but you must
specify in your application that you have at least two years of further study to complete your degree. BUILDing
SCHOLARS requires a minimum of a two-year commitment. In order to evaluate your application, we need to know that
you have two years of further study at UTEP.
No. Evaluation of high school seniors will
be based on either the ACT or SAT. The UTEP Office of Student Assessment and Testing offers an institutional ACT
examination and scores are available that day. Visit testing.utep.edu for more information.
No. This program is designed for students who will earn their undergraduate degrees at UTEP.
The program is a competitive program and all aspects of the
application will be taken into consideration. See the scholarship selection process for more
information.
We are
seeking to support students who want to become biomedical research scientists that will earn their Ph.D. Click here for a list of BUILD-approved
majors.