The Mathematics Department welcomes applications from all undergraduate majors in math and bioinformatics. We offer a number of scholarships for incoming freshmen, transfer, and continuing undergraduate students. Submitting the Liberal Arts and Sciences Scholarship Application allows a student to be considered for all relevant scholarships.
Scholarship applications for the 2026-2027 academic year are now open! The application will close February 15, 2026.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIPS
Awarded to students majoring in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, with a preference for those pursuing a double major or a major and a minor, with demonstrated financial need.
Awarded to an outstanding student in the Department of Mathematics.
Provides at least one award to a junior or senior majoring in Mathematics who has demonstrated financial need.
Awarded to a student in the Department of Mathematics with demonstrated financial need.
Awarded to an undergraduate student working towards a degree in Mathematics who has demonstrated scholastic ability and financial need.
Two Junius John Hayes Endowed Scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate students in the Department of Mathematics who have demonstrated scholastic achievement in the field of Mathematics
Provides one or more awards to outstanding undergraduate students in the Department of Mathematics.
Awarded to an outstanding sophomore, junior, or senior student in the Department of Mathematics.
Awarded to an outstanding student in the Department of Mathematics.
Benefits an outstanding undergraduate student in the Department of Mathematics.
Awarded in memory of Michael Zhao, an outstanding undergraduate at the University of Utah who completed his honors degree in Mathematics in 2017.
ALL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SCHOLARSHIP THAT TAKES NEED INTO ACCOUNT MUST COMPLETE THE FAFSA.
HOW TO APPLY
Most College of Science scholarships for the 2026-2027 year, including those in the Department of Mathematics, are routed through a single Liberal Arts and Sciences Scholarship Application. If you have any questions, please reach out to LASscholarships@utah.edu.
Instructions for accessing the application:
- Click the link to the application
- You will be prompted to login to Scholarship Universe, create an account or login
- Click the link again to the application
Letters of Recommendation are required to be submitted before the February 15th deadline so please contact your letter writers as soon as possible (you will enter their information in the application).