2026-27 Award Year

New HCU freshman engineering students with a 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale, unweighted) GPA or better qualify for the Grace Hopper Scholarship that pays up to full tuition* at Houston Christian University.  This award is for qualified students who are majoring in:

Inspiring the Next Generation

The Grace Hopper Scholarship honors the legacy of its namesake, a US Navy Rear Admiral and computer science pioneer passionate about inspiring college students in science and technology. By providing full tuition coverage to the next generation of leaders in the field, the scholarship continues her mission of championing the technical talent needed to drive innovation and industry growth.

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Transfer students are also eligible for this full tuition Hopper Scholarship. Those with a cumulative college GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale, unweighted) or better are eligible to receive full tuition. Transfer students with less than 15 college credit hours (taken after graduation from high school) are evaluated as a freshmen based on their high school GPA of 3.25 or higher.

Applicants who have selected these majors will automatically be considered for the Hopper Scholarship as part of the admissions process.

* This scholarship closes the gap of tuition owed once grants and merit scholarships are applied. In other words, the Hopper is meant to cover the balance of tuition costs after merit and other need-based aid is awarded. To receive this award, students must be United States citizens or permanent residents. Alternate awards may be granted on a case by case basis to international students who graduated from a U.S. high school. Students eligible to receive federal financial aid are required to submit the FAFSA. If an unweighted GPA is not provided on the high school transcript, the GPA will be normalized by review of individual grades. Once in the program, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher and cannot change their major (except to one of the majors listed above). Post-baccalaureate students are not eligible.

Questions?

Email: admissions@HC.edu

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