Scholarships for Seniors


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UTA offers merit-based scholarships ranging from $8,000 to $32,000 to students who are ranked in the top 50% of their graduating class and meet the SAT/ACT requirements! To see if you are eligible or to get more information, log onto www.uta.edu/scholarships.

Tuition Assistance through the Bobcat Promise
Texas State University San Marcos

Texas State introduces the Bobcat Promise, a program that gives more students access to higher education, regardless of their family's resources. Through the Bobcat Promise, first time freshman with reported adjusted gross family incomes of $25,000 or less can receive up to the cost of 15 credit hours of tuition and fees each fall and spring semester for up to eight continuous long semesters- an award of more than $70,000 per year. Eligibility criteria:

Texas resident (US citizens or permanent residents)
Entering first time freshman (transfer students are not eligible)
Family adjusted gross income of $25,000 or less
Must apply for admission and be accepted to Texas State
Must submit a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), no later than April 1 to enroll for fall
Must enroll in and successfully complete at least 15 credit hours during each fall and spring semester

See www.finaid.txstate.edu/bobcatpromise for further details

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Students- Be sure to check out freshmen scholarships at the schools you may be interested in attending. Go to individual college websites NOW and see what they are offering. Most Texas public institutions have a December 1 deadline for college applications as well as the scholarship applications.

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SEPTEMBER 2010 - Click links to open and again to close

No available scholarships at this time

OCTOBER 2010 - Click links to open and again to close

October 8 - AES Engineers

October 15 - The Texas United States Youth Program

October 31 - The Coca-Cola Foundation

NOVEMBER 2010 - Click links to open and again to close

No available scholarships at this time

DECEMBER 2010 - Click links to open and again to close

No available scholarships at this time

JANUARY 2011 - Click links to open and again to close

January 8 - The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

January 10 - The Gates Millennium Scholars Program

January 10 - The Burger King Scholars Program

January 14 - The Texas Society of Professional Engineers

January 16 - Houston Livestock Show/Rodeo's Area Go Texan

January 28 - The Ronald McDonald House Charities

January 31 - The Texas Student Housing Scholarship

FEBRUARY 2011 - Click links to open and again to close

February 9 - The KFC Colonel's Scholars Program

February 11 - Henderson County Black History Committee Scholarship

February 15 - AXA Achievement Community Scholarship

February 15 - Built Ford Tough Collegiate Scholarship

February 15 - Texas Lyceum Scholarship

February 16 - Best Buy Scholarship

February 18 - Carter BloodCare Scholarship

MARCH 2011 - Click links to open and again to close

March 1 - Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum Scholarship

March 1 - Henderson County Retired Teacher's Association

March 1 - Conditional Grant Program

March 1 - Trinity Valley Electric Coop Scholarship

March 4 - Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year

March 21 - Cedar Creek Lake American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship

March 31 - The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program

March 31 - The East Texas Professional Credit Union

March 31 - Texas Art Scholarship

APRIL 2011 - Click links to open and again to close

April 1 - Sons of the American Legion Scholarship

April 1 - Henderson County A&M Club Scholarship

April 1 - Society of Petroleum Engineers

April 1 - Texas Coop Teen Power

April 4 - The E.L. Kirk Memorial Scholarship

April 4 - The Athens Noon Kiwanis Club/TVCC

April 8 - $10,000 Ozarka "Every Drop Counts" Earth Science Scholarship

April 8 - Henderson County Literary Club

April 10 - The Charles, Lela and Mary Slough Foundation Scholarship

April 13 - The Athens Odd Fellow and Rebekah's/TVCC Scholarship

April 13 - The Eastern Star Scholarship

April 15 - First State Bank Mary Helen Myrick $500 Scholarship

April 15 - The Knights of Columbus, Mary Queen of Heaven

April 15 - The Cedar Creek Lake Parrot Head Club

April 15 - The TVCC Scholarship

April 19 - The Courtney Howard Foundation

April 19 - The Cedar Creek Lake Rotary Club

April 22 - Tri-County Soccer Scholarship

April 29 - The Eustace PTO Scholarship

April 29 - Association of Texas Professional Educators

April 29 - TVCC Superintendent Endowed Academic Scholarship

April 29 - The Carolyn Rhoades Scholarship

April 30 - Healthy Lifestyles Scholarship

MAY 2011 - Click links to open and again to close

May 1 - Cedar Creek Lake Kiwanis Club

May 2 - The EASA (Eustace All Sports Association)

May 6 - The Texas Hospitality Association

May 6 - Dial My Dentist Scholarship Program

May 27 - The B. Davis Scholarship

JUNE 2011 - Click links to open and again to close

June 1 - S.S. Scholarship Program

June 1 - Big Dig Scholarship

June 15 - 2011 ICBC Scholarship

June 23 - The BigSun Organization

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Free Tuition Offered at UT-Tyler, Pan Am

Students whose families earn less than $25,000 annually will be eligible for free tuition at UT- Tyler and UT-Pan American if they agree to complete 30 credit hours each academic year and maintain a 2.0 GPA.

UT- San Antonio also announced a similar tuition program.
Sam Houston State University $500 Scholarship. If any senior has been accepted to Sam Houston State University and would like information on the SHSU Freshman Leadership Program, which could result in a $500 scholarship each semester of the Freshman year, come by the counselor's office.

College / University Scholarships
Also be sure to access individual colleges and universities to check scholarships that are specific to their campus.

DeVry University
$1,000 per semester to full tuition scholarships at DeVry University. More information available in the counselor's office.

Tarleton State University
If you are an academically gifted talented student with a commitment to excellence. The Presidential Honors Program at Tarleton offers a unique opportunity. To qualify for the chance to be part of a select group and receive a renewable $7,000 for four years, you must have a SAT between 1250 and 1300 (critical reading and math sections only) and an average high school class rank in the top seven to eight percent. For more information go to www.tarleton.edu/~honors. To download an application go to www.tarleton.edu/~scholars.

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