The award covers up to $15,000 a year for education-related expenses, and winners can receive funding for one or two years of undergraduate work depending on when they apply. Texas Tech keeps two scholars in residence at a time, so the competition stays tight. Applicants have to be U.S. Citizens entering their junior or senior year, and there's a catch most scholarships don't have: a faculty member has to nominate them personally, based on knowing the student well, not just signing off on a form.
There's also a second, internal deadline in mid to late March each year that students need to track separately from the Scholarship Universe cutoff.
For Tech students, this means the clock starts now if they want a real shot, since lining up a faculty nomination takes more than a quick email. Juniors and seniors with strong relationships with professors have an edge. Students who haven't built those connections don't. Two spots a year is a narrow window, and missing either deadline likely means waiting for the next cycle.