Whether you want to work with robotics, build racecars, participate in cutting-edge research or learn from world-class faculty, the University of Texas at Arlington is for you. As a Carnegie R1 research university, UTA is known as an innovative research powerhouse.

Becoming a STEM Maverick opens up a world of opportunities to you. UTA is one of only six universities nationwide to be named a “Next-Generation University” by the New America Foundation for its cutting edge research, and its College of Engineering is ranked among the top 100 in the nation.

UTA is meeting the needs of a new generation of highly skilled scientists and innovators. In 2016, UTA opened the Science & Engineering Innovation & Research Building (SEIR), a $125 million investment in collaborative research. UTA students are using their STEM degrees to solve some of the toughest challenges like battling serious diseases, cancer and diabetes to devising environmentally sustainable technology and practices.

Students ready to join the Maverick family are in luck; Pettinger Foundation is offering a total of $10,000 in STEM Scholarships to Arlington ISD graduating seniors.

Innovation Scholarship Sponsored by the Pettinger Foundation – Students enrolled in a STEM-related career pathway at one of the six traditional Arlington ISD high schools or the Arlington Collegiate High School at Tarrant County College-Southeast Campus are eligible to apply for the Innovation Scholarship sponsored by the Pettinger Foundation. Students are required to attend the University of Texas at Arlington and must be enrolled in a Science, Engineering, or Mathematical four-year degree plan by the academic year 2020-2021. The deadline for the Innovation Scholarship has been extended to March 8, 2020.

CLICK HERE to apply for the Innovation Scholarship.