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What are Texas scholarships?
Texas scholarships are financial aid for college created specifically for students living in Texas or looking to go to school in Texas. Texas scholarships can help students attain higher education opportunities that otherwise may be out of reach due to financial reasons. All scholarships are free money for college that you don’t have to pay back.
Eligibility requirements for Texas scholarships
Before you apply for Texas scholarships, make sure you check the eligibility requirements. To qualify for Texas scholarships, you’ll most likely need to prove you’re a resident or you’re attending school in that state. Some other common eligibility requirements may include your GPA, community service, citizenship, plan to attend an accredited program, leadership potential, and submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). Scholarship eligibility requirements vary, so don’t assume you won’t qualify. Check them out!
Are Texas scholarships worth my time?
Some scholarships are quick and easy to apply for. Others require time and effort. Typically, fewer students apply to scholarships that require work which means you could have better odds of winning.
Pro tip: Don’t skip over Texas scholarships with smaller award amounts ($). There’s typically less competition for them—and they add up!
How do I find Texas scholarships?
There are many resources to help you find Texas scholarships.
Scholarship resources
- The financial aid office at a college or career school
- Organizations (such as professional associations) related to your field of interest
- Federal agencies
- Free scholarship search tools like Scholly Scholarships
- Local libraries, businesses, or associations
Your high school guidance office is a great place to start when looking for local scholarships. You could also try doing a search for your city’s name and “community foundation,” or the county you live in and “foundation.”
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Scholarships for Texas
Toward EXcellence, Access, and Success (TEXAS) Grant
Due: 1/15/2025
No Essays
No min. GPA Required
No Recommendations Required
No Transcripts Required
$5,379
Provide grant aid to students with financial need who are attending a Texas public university or health-related institution. Initial award priority consideration is given to high school graduation pathway and military pathway recipients who meet at least one high school graduation requirement.
TEG Program
Due: Varies
No Essays
No min. GPA Required
No Recommendations Required
No Transcripts Required
$5,246
Provide grant aid to students with financial need who are attending nonprofit private colleges and universities in Texas. To be eligible for a TEG award, a student must: be classified by the institution as a Texas resident, be registered with Selective Service, or be exempt, have financial need, as determined by the institution, be enrolled in an eligible institution in Texas in a degree plan leading to a first associate, baccalaureate, master's, professional, or doctoral degree (excluding degree plans that are intended to lead to religious ministry), be enrolled at least 3/4 time, and be required to pay more tuition than is required at a comparable public institution. Only nonprofit private Texas colleges or universities may participate. Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you are not eligible to complete the FAFSA, you may submit the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA).
Tom and Judith Comstock Scholarship
Due: 1/10/2025
No Essays
No Recommendations Required
$2,000
The Tom and Judith Comstock Scholarship will be awarded to students with active Amateur Radio License Class. The applicant must be holding an amateur radio license for at least one year. Any field of study at any institution is eligible. Applicants must be a high school senior accepted at a 2 or 4-year college or a student currently enrolled at a 2 or 4-year college. Transcripts must cover the student's entire high school career to date and, if in college, must include all semesters for which grades have been awarded. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.
C.J. Davidson Scholarship
Due: 2/1/2025
$18,000
Texas FCCLA awards the C.J. Davidson Scholarship to outstanding members in Texas majoring in Family and Consumer Science Education. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and/or be born in the United States. If the place of birth of the applicant as indicated on application and/or transcript is other than the United States, appropriate proof of citizenship must be provided. The applicant must be a graduating senior ranked in the upper quarter of their graduating class or have a 3.5 GPA at the completion of the first grading period of their senior year. The applicant must graduate at the end of the spring semester immediately following the awarding of the scholarship. Applicants must have passed the EOC exam as indicated on the transcript. The applicant must have taken either the SAT or ACT college entrance examination and provide proof. Proof of the score may be a part of the official transcript or a copy of the official test results should be attached to the application. The information should reflect the date the test was taken. The applicant must be an active member, in good standing, of an affiliated chapter of the Texas FCCLA for at least one year and be eligible to compete for an FCCLA college scholarship to be used beginning with the fall semester of the year in which the scholarship is awarded. Each applicant must submit two letters of personal reference from persons who are well acquainted with them. The scholarship may be awarded for up to eight semesters if the recipient continues to be qualified under the governing rules of the scholarship. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact FCCLA for more information.
FCCLA Regional Scholarship
Due: 2/1/2025
No min. GPA Required
$1,000
The FCCLA Regional Scholarship will be awarded annually for the amount of $1,000 over the course of 2 semesters. Students must major in Family and Consumer Sciences at a four-year Texas college or university. Applicants must be a 2024 graduate of a Texas high school and enroll in an accredited university or college with a Family and Consumer Sciences department in Fall 2024. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact FCCLA for more information.
FCCLA Texas Farm Bureau Scholarship
Due: 2/1/2025
No min. GPA Required
$5,000
The FCCLA Texas Farm Bureau Scholarship will be awarded to a member who has been an outstanding Region or State FCCLA Officer. This scholarship is awarded at the beginning of the recipient's college career. To be eligible, a student must be a 2024 graduate of a Texas high school and have an overall high school grade average of 85. Students must enroll in an accredited college with a Family and Consumer Sciences department in the Fall of 2024 and major in any area of family and consumer sciences. Applicants must submit their transcript of grades for the last grading period, two letters of recommendation, and two copies of an autobiography. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact FCCLA for more information.
Gertrude Botts Saucier Scholarship
Due: 4/15/2025
Amount Varies
The Gertrude Botts Saucier Scholarship will be awarded to students from eligible states in the United States. Undergraduate scholarships are available either until the student completes the degree or a maximum of 4 years, whichever comes first. Applicants must be the lineal (direct) descendant of an eligible Confederate (that is, one who served honorably in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Civil Service or who gave Material Aid to the Cause). Only members of UDC or CofC may apply on the record of collateral ancestors. Applicants must be endorsed by the Chapter President and the Chapter Second Vice President, Division President and by the Division Second Vice President. GED and recent SAT/ACT scores will be accepted without GPA if the applicant is not a high school graduate. Applicants must attend college or university in the United States. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the United Daughters of the Confederacy for more information about the scholarship and the application process.
American Legion Department of Texas High School Oratorical C
Due: Varies
No Essays
No min. GPA Required
No Recommendations Required
No Transcripts Required
$2,000
Each District will conduct an Oratorical Contest for high school students in grades 9-12, including those homeschooled in your school districts. Speech must be student's original work on the general subject of the Constitution. Speech contests begin in December at local Legion post level and continue on to the national competition.
TxDOT's Conditional Grant Program
Due: 3/1/2025
No Recommendations Required
$8,000
The Conditional Grant Program is available to eligible students pursuing a degree in engineering or a TxDOT-approved operational business discipline. The Conditional Grant Program will consider both Texas public and private four-year institutions. Due to COVID-19, emailed applications are now accepted. Mail-in applications are still accepted until April 1 if you choose not to send via email. Applicants may be a graduating high school student who has a minimum overall (cumulative) high school GPA of 3.00, has a minimum score of 900 on the SAT, or has a minimum score of 21 on the ACT. Applicants may also be a student enrolled in an undergraduate program with a minimum overall (cumulative) GPA of 2.50. Recipients must agree to work for the department for two years immediately following the date of their receipt of their baccalaureate degree. Please visit the award's website or contact TxDOT for more information.
What types of scholarships are available for students?
Need-based scholarships
These are scholarships for students who have demonstrated a financial need. There’s no universal number or set income level that tells you if you qualify. How each scholarship defines what financial need means varies. The federal government as well as specific organizations, corporations, and colleges/universities/schools offer need-based scholarships.
Merit scholarships
Merit scholarships are for students who have shown high academic, athletic, or extracurricular achievement over their high school careers. Not all schools/colleges offer merit-aid—highly selective schools typically don’t. The process for applying for merit scholarships varies. For merit scholarships offered through colleges and universities, you generally don’t have to do anything other than complete the application to the school itself. For some schools, you need to submit the FAFSA® to be eligible.
Career-specific grants or scholarships
These are awarded to students who know they want a career in a specific industry. Maybe they know they want to be a teacher, a nurse, or an engineer. To be eligible for grants, students must submit the FAFSA®. To find career-specific scholarships, try searching for your major and “association.”
Community or nonprofit scholarships
Nonprofit and community organizations often receive funding from donors to create scholarship programs for students who need them.
Tips for successful scholarship applications
- Pull together everything you need for the application including transcripts, so you can submit a complete scholarship application.
- You may need a recommendation letter or letters for a scholarship. Ask a teacher, employer, or someone else who knows you to write one for you—and be sure to give them enough time to do it.
- If you’re writing a scholarship essay, follow the prompt, answer the essay question completely, and write from your experience. A few well-written essays that you can reuse for different scholarship applications can really pay off.
- Highlight your strengths and achievements in your application.
- Talk about your financial need and what you would use the scholarship money for if you won. How would it help?
- Have to interview for a scholarship? Dress to impress in a professional outfit. And do your research! Look into how/why the scholarship was created. Try to bring up why it’s meaningful to you. Also, don’t forget to send a thank-you note afterwards.
- Keep track of all the deadlines for the scholarships you’re applying to. If you miss one, they may not extend the due date.
- Apply for scholarships year after year, all through college. As you continue your studies, gain more experience, and try new extracurricular activities in college, you might be eligible for more scholarships you weren’t originally qualified for.
Here are more tips that can help you understand all there is to know about scholarships and up your chances of winning.
Frequently asked questions
These tips can help as you get ready to apply for Texas scholarships.
When are scholarship application deadlines?
There’s no standard deadline for scholarship applications. Each scholarship has its own deadline, so be sure to keep track of dates and make sure you don’t miss any deadlines of scholarships that you want to apply to.
Do you need to know which college you’re attending?
You don’t need to know which college you’re going to attend before applying for most scholarships. However, once you’re awarded scholarships, some of them may ask for eligibility verification—which can include proof of college enrollment.
Is there a limit on how many scholarships you can apply for?
Absolutely not, so apply for as many as you can to increase your chances of winning free money. Want to find more types of scholarships? There are so many, check them out!
Pro tip: Apply for scholarships each year you’re in college.
Does every scholarship application require an essay?
Not every scholarship will ask you to submit an essay—different scholarships have different requirements. If you’re applying for a scholarship with an essay and need help writing yours, get tips for writing scholarship essays.
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