Current year (07/08) Scholarship
Opportunities
New Scholarships are added to the bottom of
the list on a regular basis so please check back often for new opportunities.
Texas State University- San Marcos
National Merit and Assured Scholarships
National Merit Finalists will
receive an award in the amount of $10,000 per year for up to four years—that’s
a $40,000 total value. National
Achievement Finalists and National Hispanic Scholars will receive a $2000 renewable
award that is potentially an $8,000 total value. The President’s Honor and Texas State
Achievement Scholarships are assured to all admitted students who meet the
criteria. The President’s Honor
Scholarship is a $5,000 award up to four years ($20,000 total value), while the
Texas State Achievement Scholarship is an award of $2,500 per year for up to
four years ($10,000 total value). These
will be awarded on a rolling basis as students are admitted and are guaranteed
to those who complete their admission files by May 1.
Scholarship Deadline: We continue to
have other competitive scholarships available.
By December 1, students should apply via the ApplyTexas Scholarship
application available at www.applytexas.org. We are only accepting electronic scholarship
applications. The deadline will provide
ample time for committee review of eligible applicants prior to award notices
in March and April. Students must also complete
their admission application by December 1 to be considered for any of the
competitive scholarships.
Al’s Formal Wear
Al’s Formal Wear is proud to
sponsor college scholarships (Salute to
Education Scholarship Program). This
year we are offering two (2) $2,500 college scholarships. Entries are accepted September 28, 2007 through
May 5, 2008. Visit one of our stores for
an application. For the store location
nearest you, please dial your area code then 730-4-TUX. For complete scholarship rules, please visit www.alsformalwear.com.
Completed applications must
be received at our corporate office by 5pm CST on May 5, 2008. The scholarship committee will review all
applications and choose the recipients by July 31, 2008. The recipients will be notified by mail and
phone. Then, the scholarship will be
sent directly to the student’s chosen college.
See
the 2008 Salute to Education Scholarship Contest Rules
The TCU Texas
Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program is a scholarship program that
recognizes young high school age entrepreneurs for their success in business.
The award is open to any Texas high school student who has started and managed
a business. To be eligible you must be currently enrolled in high school.
Scholarships
totaling up to $20,000 may be awarded. The top winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship
and five other winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship to apply to any school
they choose. If the student attends TCU, the scholarships will double.
Yes, a student may apply every year, while in high
school. All of the winnings are eligible to be doubled if the student attends
TCU.
An application may be submitted by the student
entrepreneur, friend, teacher, or mentor, who feels that the youth entrepreneur
is worthy of recognition. The application may be completed online at www.tcuyeya.org or downloaded and sent in hard copy form to
TCU. Submissions must be postmarked, or if done electronically, received, no later
than November 1. Finalists will be notified by December. Finalists must attend
TCU Young Entrepreneurs Days and individually participate in an interview with
the judges to be considered for a scholarship award.
See
the application for the TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur Awards
The Texas Aggregates Concrete and
Association (TACA)
The Texas Aggregates Concrete
and Association (TACA) will again be sponsoring the annual National Ready Mixed
Concrete Association (NRMCA) High School Essay Contest. The contest is open to Texas High School
students who will be age 16-18 at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year.
The winner from Texas will
have their entry forwarded to the NRMCA for consideration at the national
level. The winner will be selected from
the winning state entries generated from high schools around the country. He or she will be flown, expenses paid, along
with a parent or guardian, to NRMCA’s 2008 convention in Las Vegas, Nevada in
March.
Industry executives and
college/university faculty members with concrete-related backgrounds will judge
the entries. In addition to being
NRMCA’s guest at the convention and being introduced at the convention’s awards
session, the winner will also receive a
scholarship of $5,000 if they enroll for freshman year in a
concrete-related curriculum such as the Concrete Industry Management programs
offered at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, New Jersey
Institute of Technology in Newark, California State University at Chico, and
Arizona State University in Phoenix.
Other eligible programs would include those at Alpena College in
Michigan or Rhodes State College in Ohio, or other majors directly related to
the concrete industry, such as those for construction materials
science/engineering. Should the winner choose not to enroll in a
concrete-related curriculum he or she will receive a $2,000 scholarship for the
freshman year at the college of his or her choice.
All state entries will
receive a certificate of appreciation for entering the contest along with a
notification of the winner. The Texas winner will receive $2,500 to
attend a college with a concrete-related curriculum or $1000 for a non-concrete
related curriculum from the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association.
The rules are as follows:
o
Open to all Texas
high school students ages 16-18 at the beginning of the school term.
o
An entry form
(see attachment…Ms. Schier, counseling secretary will have a copy) must be
included with all essays.
o
Entries must be typed, double-space and not exceed 600
words.
o
Essays will be
judged on content and writing ability (grammar, style, clarity, etc.) A judging
summary is attached (see Ms. Schier for copy).
o
Entries must be postmarked by: November 16, 2007.
Possible themes: Concrete’s benefits to society; how concrete
affects the environment; and using concrete to build homes, commercial
buildings, bridges and roads. Essays should
demonstrate a student’s awareness of concrete’s role as a building material in
homes, commercial buildings, streets and highways, parking lots etc.
If you or your students need
additional information about the contest, please visit our web site at tx-taca.org. You will find a section with the contest
rules, registration form, poster form and some winning essays from previous
years.
TACA reserves the right to
publish the winning entry in whole or in part.
All entries become the property of TACA.
The association will publish the winning essay through its newsletter,
internet web page, and other possible means.
Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association
900 Congress Avenue, Suite 200,
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: 512-451-5100
Fax 512-451-4162
Texas
Aggregates and Concrete Association High School Essay Contest Entry Form
Sample
Essay: The Miraculous Substance Concrete
Sample
Essay: Life Without Concrete
The Alamo Chapter Air Force Association
Once again the Air Force
Association of Texas will sponsor an essay contest with monetary awards given
in memory of Earle North Parker, a noted industrialist of Ft. Worth. The state wide winners will receive a total
of $4000 in awards.
The Air Force Association is
an independent, non-profit civilian organization promoting understanding of
aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of our nation.
The essay topic for this year’s contest is: Part of the Air Force Mission Statement is
“Excellence in All We Do”; what does this mean to you?”
All Texas high school seniors
are eligible to participate in this essay contest. Each essay should be limited to a minimum of
500 words and a maximum of 600 words. Deadline for submission of the essay, accompanied
by the completed Contest Entry Form, is December 15, 2007.
After all entries are
received, the Alamo Chapter will select our chapter winner, who will receive
$500. Our winning entry will then be
forwarded for state competition with the winning entry form each of the 15 Air
Force Association Chapters across the state to compete for the $4000 in
awards. The three awards are $2000 for
First Place; $1200 for Second Place; and $800 for Third Place. The winners will be determined and announced
in March of 2008.
Please pick up a copy of the Earle North Parker Essay
Contest Entry Form from Ms. Schier in the Counseling Office.
The National CO-OP Scholarship Program
The National Commission for
Cooperative Education, on behalf of ten NCCE Partner College and Universities,
is pleased to announce and sponsor its SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL CO-OP SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM. As the largest independently
sponsored merit co-op scholarship program in the United States, the National
Commission will award one hundred eighty-five merit scholarships of $6,000
each, for a total renewable value of $4,500,000. These merit co-op scholarships will be
awarded to high school seniors and community college transfer students who plan
to participate in college cooperative education at one of the following NCCE
Partner Colleges and Universities.
Drexel University
Twenty-five merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each, renewable up to $30,000 per University criteria
Johnson &Wales University
Twenty-five merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each, renewable up to $24,000 per University criteria
Kettering University
Twenty merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each, renewable up to $24,000 per University criteria
C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
Ten merit co-op scholarships of
$6,000 each, renewable up to $24,000 per University criteria
Northeastern University
Twenty merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each, renewable up to $30,000 per University criteria
Pace University
Fifteen merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each, renewable up to $24,000 per University criteria
Rochester Institute of Technology
Fifteen merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each, renewable up to $24,000 per University criteria
University of Cincinnati
Fifteen merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each
University of Toledo
Fifteen merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each, renewable up to $24,000 per University criteria
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Twenty-five merit co-op
scholarships of $6,000 each, renewable up to $24,000 to $30,000 per Program and
University criteria
You may pick up a scholarship
application from Ms. Schier in the counseling office or go online at www.co-op.edu
Application Deadline: February 15, 2008. Early applications are highly encouraged
If you choose to pick up an
application from the counseling office…you must return the application form and
a typed one-page essay describing why you have chosen to pursue a college cooperative
education program to:
National Commission for
Cooperative Education
360 Huntington Ave., 384CP
Boston, MA 02115-5096
Or you may submit your
application online. All admissions
application material must be sent directly to your college or university. We do
not require transcripts or recommendations.
The National Commission
encourages minority and female students as well as students interested in
science, mathematics, engineering and technology to apply for this merit co-op
scholarship.
University of Texas at San Antonio
Honors College Scholarships
The UTSA Honors College is
offering two scholarship opportunities for outstanding students.
The Presidential Honors Scholarship of $6000, distributed
at $1500 per year for up to four years. These scholarships are awarded solely on the
basis of academic merit. Recipients may
combine a Presidential Honors Scholarship with a need-based financial aid
packet.
The Terry Foundation, the largest private source of scholarships in Texas, will select 16 incoming freshman at UTSA as
Terry Scholars. The amount of the
Terry Scholarships is based on the student’s need, but awards typically average
$55,000 over a four-year period.
To be a strong candidate for
these scholarships, applicants should be ranked in the top 20% of their high
school class and should have an SAT-R V +M of 1100 (V+M) or an ACT of 24 or
higher. Applicants for the Terry Scholarship must also have a strong
record of leadership and service and have financial need. Students must be admitted to UTSA to be
admitted to the Honors College and to be considered for either the Presidential
Honors Scholarship or the Terry Scholarships.
Students apply to UTSA by completing the Texas Common Application
available online at www.applytexas.org
To apply for a UTSA Presidential Honors Scholarship, students must complete the UTSA Honors College
Application, including essay, biographical sketch, recommendation letters, and
a high school transcript. Presidential
Honors Scholarship/Honors College applications are available on the web at www.utsa.edu/honors.
To apply for a UTSA Terry Scholarship, students must complete the Terry Scholars
application, including essays, recommendation letters, and a high school
transcript. Terry Scholarship
applications are available on the web at www.utsa.edu/terryscholars
Both sets of application materials
should be mailed to the Honors College Office, The University of Texas at San
Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249-0656. The
postmark deadline for the UTSA Terry Scholarships is February 1. 2008 and the
postmark deadline for the Presidential Honors Scholarships is February 15, 2008.
On Thursday, November 15, 2007, UTSA will also host an “Honors Night”
from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. The purpose of
the Honors Night is to provide prospective Honors students with more
information about UTSA and the Honors College.
Students interested in attending the Honors Night should pick up an RSVP
form from Ms. Schier in the counseling office.
The Gallery Collection
We are proud to announce one
of the most exciting events in our company’s near eighty year history. It is a $10,000 cash scholarship to be given
to the winning student in our first annual national competition to Create a
Greeting Card.
This scholarship contest is
uniquely simple and easy for students in high school or college to enter. And, the winner’s entry will be produced and
sold as a real greeting card!
If interested you may visit
the following website for the contest rules:
www.gallerycollection.com/scholarship.htm
The Contest begins October 1, 2007 and ends at 11:59
P.M. ET, January 15, 2008. Applications submitted after January 15, 2008
are not eligible. Incomplete submissions
or submissions sent outside the Contest Entry Period will not be considered.
For more information you may receive a packet of information from Ms. Schier, Counselor Secretary in the Counseling Department.
Texas Student Housing Scholarship
Program-2008
Texas Student Housing
Authority is a non profit entity of the town of Westlake Texas and is chartered
under the Texas Education Authority. It
has offered 1800 scholarships since 1995 to graduates of Texas High
Schools.
These are housing
scholarships, in the amount of $2,500 per year, offered in our TSH off-campus facilities
and are renewable for up to four years to a maximum value of $10,000. In 2008 TSH intends to offer up to 400
scholarships to graduates in over 1350 Texas High Schools.
TSH scholarship applications
are available to any graduating senior who is accepted in a Texas college or
university in communities in which TSH owns facilities. There are no limits on the number of
qualified applicants from any one high school.
Incoming college freshmen may apply for scholarships in Austin, College
Station and Denton.
You may pick up an
application packet from Mrs. Schier, Counselor Secretary in the Counseling
Department.
Northwood University
Academic Merit Scholarships
Presidential Scholarship
Award: $36,000 ($9,000 each year)
Eligibility: 28 ACT/1240 SAT and 3.8 GPA
Must maintain a 3.5 GPA
Freedom Scholarship
Award: $30,000 ($7,500 each year)
Eligibility 25 ACT/1150 SAT
and 3.0 GPA or 23 SCT/1050 SAT and 3.7 GPA
Must maintain a 2.7 GPA
Note: SAT requirements are based on critical
reading + math scores only.
Please make scholarship
inquiries to:
Florida Office of Admissions:
1-800-458-8325
Michigan Office of Admissions
1-800-457-7878
Texas Office of Admissions
1-800-927-9663
American Legion
High School Oratorical Scholarship
Program
Scholarship awards are
presented to the three finalists in the
Final Round of the National Contest
as follows: 1st Place--$18,000, 2nd Place $16,000, 3rd
Place--$14,000.
Each State Winner who is certified into and participates in the first round of the
National Contest will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Each first round winner who advances to and
participates in the second round, but does not advance to the Final Round, will
receive an additional $1,500 scholarship to pursue education beyond high
school.
The scholarships awarded by
the National Organization of the American Legion may be used to attend any
college or university in the United States.
Funds for the scholarships awarded by the National Organization are
provided by the American Legion Life Insurance Fund.
For information about the
Oratorical Contest in your state, contact your local American Legion Post or
State Headquarters. A listing of State
Headquarters’ addresses and phone numbers can be found on the Legion web site
at www.legion.org
Burger King Scholars Program
BURGER KING Scholars awards
are $1,000 each and may be used for educational expenses, such as tuition fees and
books, during the first year of college or post-secondary vocational/technical
school. For a student to qualify, he/she
must be a high school senior and a U.S. resident that meets our criteria. To obtain information about our eligibility
criteria, please visit our Web site at www.bk.com/scholars in 2007, we awarded more than $600,000 in
scholarships. We are proud to make a
difference in the lives of these promising students.
Applications must be postmarked
no later than February 15, 2008.
University of the Incarnate Word
SCHOLARSHIPS & MERIT-BASED AWARDS
FRESHMEN AWARDS
MERIT-BASED AWARDS
Presidential Scholarship--$10,000 + (per year)
Average profile: high school GPA of 3.80 with an ACT average of 28 or SAT average of
1250. Students who received this
scholarship and completed FAFSA received total gift aid* (including this
scholarship) ranging from $10,000 to $18,000
Dean’s Scholarship-- $8,000 (per year)
Average profile:
high school GPA of 3.70 with an ACT average of 24 or SAT average of
1140.
Students who received this scholarship and completed the FAFSA received
total gift aid* (including this scholarship) ranging from $8,000 to $18,000.
Distinguished Scholar Award-- $6,000 (per year)
Average profile:
high school GPA of 3.50 with an ACT average of 20 or SAT average of 1000. Students who
received this scholarship and completed the FAFSA received total gift aid*
(including this scholarship) ranging from $6,000 to $18,000.
.
Achievement Award--$3,000 (per year)
Average profile:
high school GPA of 3.25 with an ACT average of 18 or SAT average of 890. Students who
received this award and completed the FAFSA received total gift aid* (including
this award) ranging from $3,000 to $18,000.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Athletic Scholarships
As a member of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, UIW offers athletic
scholarships in a number of men’s and women’s sports. UIW adheres to NCAA eligibility guidelines and
scholarship offers are given at the discretion of the head coach. If interested in the UIW athletic program,
contact the Athletic Office at (210) 829-6050.
Performing Arts Scholarships
UIW has a long tradition in
the performing arts and recognizes students with extraordinary talents in the
areas of art, dance, theater, and music.
Scholarships of varying amounts are available on a limited basis. Students must contact the designated
department for information on auditions and performance dates.
The Career & Technology Association
of Texas Scholarships
CTE offers 10 $1,000 cash
scholarship awards for career and technical education (CTE) students. The awards are named in honor of outstanding
education leaders Myra Hasty and Dr. Pat McLeod.
CTAT Student Scholarship
Applications are due March 7, 2008.
This scholarship is available
to high school students who will be enrolled in postsecondary education during
the Fall of 2008 and Spring 2009 semesters.
Ten Scholarships in the
amount of $1,000 each will be awarded.
Fill out the attached
application, gather other application materials and send to the CTAT
office. The applications will be scored
on scholastic record, CTE activities, letters of recommendation, essay and
overall citizenship.
The attached application must
be postmarked no later than March 7, 2008
The recipients of the
scholarship will be honored at the CTAT Annual Summer Conference in Houston on
July 23, 2008 at the Westin Galleria Houston.
CTAT Scholarship Application
(.pdf)
Texas Tech University College of
Engineering Scholarship
Until January 15, 2008, high
school seniors can apply for the Koh Family Engineering Scholarship, $10,000
per year (up to $22,000 per year in combination with other scholarships), for
the study of undergraduate engineering at Texas Tech University. The University expects to award scholarships
to as many as six students who will begin their undergraduate study of engineering
at Texas Tech with the fall semester of 2008.
We expect to award a similar number of such scholarships each year.
The Koh Family Engineering
Scholarships are made possible through an endowment of approximately $2.7
million established by the Koh family.
You may obtain a copy of a brochure giving information about the Koh
family and about the Koh Family Engineering Scholarships from Ms. Schier, our
counselor secretary.
The on-line application
process, as well as the information included in the enclosed brochure, can be
found on the Web at:
www.coe.ttu.edu/scholarhsips/koh/
Students can apply for the
Koh Family Engineering Scholarships only through the on-line process. Hard copy applications will not be
considered.
Seniors have the opportunity
to get a great education at the University of Houston AND get a scholarship to
pay for it!!
Please visit the Houston
Alumni Organization’s website to find out which scholarships they are eligible
for. The alumni organization and its’
clubs and constituent groups are excited to support incoming freshmen, so APPLY
NOW at….
www.myCougarConnection.com/scholarships
Partnership
for Primary Care Program
The Partnership for Primary Care
Program is sponsored by the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of
Medicine. Here is some information for students interested in a career as
a physician. In addition, there is information on the Texas A&M
Health Science Center’s Baylor College of Dentistry and Rangel College of
Pharmacy.
For graduating high school seniors
wanting early admission to Medical School, we have the Partnership for Primary
Care Program. This is an early admissions program that guarantees a space
in our College of Medicine. Students will find information by this web
address:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/COM-PPC.html
The A&M Undergraduate Universities have
the JAMP program and students wishing for early acceptance to Medical School
can find information by clicking the following:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/JAMP.html
For the Baylor College of Dentistry
early admission opportunities, you can check here for information:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/COD.html
For an early admissions opportunity at
the Rangel College of Pharmacy, you can check here for information:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/COP-EAO.html
To find information on all the Texas
A&M Universities, you may go here and click on each schools website:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/AM%20University%20List.html
For more information on the graduate
school of the Texas A&M Health Science Center, you may click on the
following:
Raymond Joyce, Coordinator
Texas A&M Health Science Center -
CBHEC
Early Admissions Opportunities
(361)
825-2871
Charles, Lela and Mary Slough Foundation
Scholarship
This scholarship was
established under the Last Will and Testament of Charles Gordon Slough. Bank of
America, N.A. is the trustee of the
foundation and Midland College is the Scholarship Administrator. The scholarship is a wonderful opportunity
for students to fund their college endeavors.
Students receiving the Slough Scholarship who continue to meet the
established criteria may receive an award of $5,000 a year for up to five years
or the completion of their Bachelor’s Degree, or a total accumulation of 136
semester hours, whichever comes first.
This scholarship provides its recipients with greater access to the
college of their choice and may be transferable if necessary.
The application is available
on the Web at:
www.midland.edu/admissions/aid/forms/slough.pdf
Or you may pick up a copy of the application
from Mrs. Schier, counselor secretary.
Eligible applicants must have
at least a 3.0 GPA, be a U. S. citizen, and be a Texas resident at the time of
the application. To be considered the
student must submit: A Slough
Scholarship Application, the results of their Free Application for Federal Student
Aid, a one page essay, and provide an official copy of their high school or
college transcript. The high school
transcript should include their school rank, overall GPA, and any ACT or SAT scores.
Points will be given for following the instructions on the application
concerning the required documents submitted.
TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
Pacesetter Award for College Excellence
(PACE)
TLU scholarship that carries
a monetary value up to $15,000 per year.
Students must meet the
initial qualifications of grade point average, class rank and SAT or ACT scores
to participate in TLU’s Pacesetter scholarship event. All qualified applicants are expected to take
part in a competitive event on the TLU camps on Sunday, February 17, 2008. This “Day of Exchange and Excellence” will
include an opportunity for each applicant to demonstrate writing skills,
interact with faculty as well as current Pacesetter Scholars, and engage in a
personal interview. Each eligible applicant
who participates in the campus event is guaranteed the minimum scholarship
amount. Following the event, an
selection committee comprised of faculty and administrative staff will evaluate
the participants and assign varying scholarship amounts.
Application deadline is
February 1, 2008. Students must submit a
TLU application and be accepted before this deadline.