TSUS - Fernando Gomez Scholarship (SG0035)

The Texas State University System Foundation (TSUS) established the Fernando Gomez Scholarship to provide financial assistance to first-generation undergraduate students who intend to pursue a law degree after graduation. The scholarship honors TSUS Vice Chancellor and General Counsel Emeritus Dr. Fernando Gomez (1947-2021). The Fernando Gomez Scholarship Program provides a one-time, $2,500 scholarship to an undergraduate student who is currently enrolled at Texas State University to assist with tuition, required fees, living expenses, and/or educational materials.

To compete for this scholarship, a student must meet each of the following criteria:

• The candidate must be a first-generation undergraduate student
• Undergraduate student currently enrolled at Texas State University
• Completed a minimum of 60 hours at time of application and maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Must have a minimum 3.0 institutional TXST GPA
• Planning to pursue a law degree to obtain a legal profession
• The candidate must be a U.S. citizen legal permanent resident
• The candidate must not have received this scholarship previously

The Texas State University System Foundation (TSUS) selects the final recipients for the scholarship.