Texas Scholarships
College price tags can be daunting to students and their families. Luckily, plenty
of scholarships and grants are available to those willing to apply for them. By
conducting a free college scholarships search at Scholarships.com, you can find
the financial aid you need to pay for your education.
With information about your state of residence or college location, Scholarships.com
can help you find scholarships and grants restricted to Texas students. Below are
a few examples of awards you may find at Scholarships.com. For information about
additional scholarship and grant opportunities available to you based on state and
other criteria, you can conduct a free scholarship
search at Scholarships.com.
The TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program 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. The business must currently be in
operation for at least one year. 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 any school they choose. If the student attends TCU, the
scholarships will double.
More information on The TCU
Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program.
Each year, the LINC TELACU Education Foundation awards hundreds of scholarships
to students in California, Texas, Illinois and New York. To apply for a scholarship,
download the application from http://www.telacu.com and return it, with required
attachments, to the office indicated on the application.
More information on The LINC TELACU Education Foundation.
YouthLaunch is an Austin-based nonprofit organization that promotes the empowerment
of young people through service. Since 1994, YouthLaunch has developed and supported
empowering service programs and opportunities for young Texans, and in 2001, created
a scholarship program to raise the profile of youth service and to honor young leaders
who are making a difference in their community. YouthLaunch is also a certifying
organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Awards, and provides these awards
to scholarship recipients.
More
information on the YouthLaunch Scholarship for Outstanding Service.
The Terry Foundation is a Houston-based scholarship program founded to provide scholarships
to outstanding Texas High school graduates for attendance at public colleges and
universities within the state. Established in 1986 by Houston philanthropists Howard
& Nancy Terry, the Foundation has assisted hundreds of Terry Scholars in meeting
the Founders' goal of helping young people to help themselves.
More information
on Terry Foundation Scholarships.
The STARS scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship for college students from South Texas.
Scholarship recipients are chosen on the basis of academic achievement, personal
strengths, leadership and financial need. Eligibility requirements:
- Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or
passport stamped I-551.
- Have a permanent address within the 22 South Texas county area.
- Be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time in a degree seeking program
at a U.S. accredited college or university for the full academic year.
- Have earned at least 12 undergraduate credit hours in a U.S. accredited college
or university.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
More information
on the South Texas Academic Rising Scholars Scholarship.
Each year, the Texas Conference for Women, thanks to the generosity of its sponsors,
awards six $5,000 scholarships to outstanding female college students who balance
academics, service, and leadership to make a difference in the community. Scholarships
are given in each of the following categories: The Arts, Business, Education, Nursing,
Math and Science, Public Service.
More information on the Texas Conference for Women Scholarships.