New students who have demonstrated significant achievements may be selected to receive an exclusive tuition discount of 20% off per credit hour for the remainder of their program.

To be eligible for this Dallas business school scholarship, you must: 

• Be admitted to the MBA or MS program within the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business (Graduate certificate and non-degree seeking students are not eligible.)
• Be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours per term.
• Remain in good academic standing.
• Meet the following application deadlines (only applicants who have submitted all required application documents and fees will be considered):

Application Completion Deadlines:

• Fall Applicants: July 1 (Fall term begins in August and ends in December)
• Spring Applicants: December 1 (Spring term begins in January and ends in April)
• Summer Applicants: April 1 (Summer term begins in May or June and ends in August)

If your application is considered complete by the above deadlines, you will be automatically considered for a scholarship (no additional application required). 

Our veteran and military students may be eligible for a scholarship of up to 20% of their tuition amount. This scholarship is applicable to certain programs. Reach out to your admissions counselor today!

Visit our Military and Veteran landing page to learn more about your benefits.

The John and Elizabeth "Babe" Hrivnak Memorial Endowed Scholarship is for University of Dallas MBA students that have shown significant academic achievements in their undergraduate or graduate business studies.

Eligibility:

• Must be an MBA student
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better

Applicants must submit a 1-2 page essay on the topic provided on the application form. Include your UD student ID number at the top of your essay. The essay must be in Word or PDF format and uploaded within the application.

Deadline: Summer 2026 applications must be received by midnight, April 30th, 2026.

The University of Dallas National Alumni Board established the Endowed Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship in 1994 to support admitted and current students who have had a parent, grandparent, or sibling graduate from the University. Students from all colleges are eligible to apply, but a student may only receive the award one time during his or her academic experience at UD. Two awards will be given annually at $2,500 each. 

Eligibility:

• Applicants must submit an essay describing the influence of UD alumni on their lives.
• Applicants must be at least half-time students.
• Applicants must have a parent, grandparent, or sibling who is an alumnus/a in good standing with the University of Dallas.

Contact the Alumni Association for application deadlines and details.

Carreker Corporation, acquired by Fiserv Inc., assists financial institutions around the world. The establishment of this scholarship honors Mr. Royce D. Brown, MBA ’79, for his service as executive vice president and chair of the company. Mr. Royce D. Brown is a graduate of the Gupta College of Business at the University of Dallas. He earned a BA from the University of Texas at Arlington before completing his MBA at UD in 1979. He has worked at various companies specializing in consulting services as president, chief operating officer, executive vice president, vice chair and executive consultant. Mr. Brown retired as president and founder of R.D. Brown and Company in Dallas, TX, which provided technology and operations consulting services to those in the financial industry.

Eligibility:
• Received undergraduate degree from University of Dallas
• Must be currently enrolled as an MBA student
• Must be a native Texan

Deadline: Summer 2026 applications must be received by midnight, April 30th, 2026.

Mr. Robert Nelson grew up in South Texas and earned his engineering degree from Texas A&I in Kingsville, now known as Texas A&M Kingsville. Soon after, he left engineering to pursue a career in business. Mr. Nelson eventually entered the University of Dallas Graduate School of Management (now the Gupta College of Business) to pursue his MBA in the 1970s, graduating in 1975 with a degree in business management. He went on to found BAE Automated Systems with his business partner. After inventing a barcode system to sort baggage in airports which was placed in airports all over the country, including DFW and Denver International. Becoming successful, Mr. Nelson established a Gupta College of Business scholarship to assist students at UD.

Eligibility:
• Must be currently enrolled as an MBA student
• Must be a US citizen with a financial need
• Must have an ‘A’ average in UD graduate courses
• Must not be receiving tuition reimbursement from your company
• Award can be applied to tuition only

Deadline: Summer 2026 applications must be received by midnight, April 30th, 2026.