The Office of the Senior Vice President, Academic and Faculty Affairs (SVPAFA) oversees six prestigious named scholarships funded by endowments at UTHealth Houston. This financial awards are made possible by the generosity of alumni and/or friends of the university. These scholarships are awarded on a rotating basis between all UTHealth Houston schools.
SVPAFA Endowed Scholarships
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Thomas F. Burks Scholarship for Academic Merit
The TF Burks Scholarship is selected by the Office of the Senior Vice President, Academic and Faculty Affairs and the Interfaculty Council (IFC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston).
This year's recipients are:
Stephen Farmer
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
First Place Awardee
Nathaniel Hunter
McGovern Medical School
Second Place Awardee
Lea Stitzlein
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Third Place Awardee
Tiffany Saba
School of Dentistry
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Denton A. Cooley Transformation & Hope Scholarship
Denton A. Cooley Transformation & Hope Scholarship
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Eugene Vaughan Scholarship
Eugene Vaughan Scholarship
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James A. Baker III Transformation & Hope Scholarship
James A. Baker III Transformation & Hope Scholarship
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Judy E. and Rodney H. Margolis Scholarship
Judy E. and Rodney H. Margolis Scholarship
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Sjoerd Steunebrink Student Scholarship
Sjoerd Steunebrink Student Scholarship