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DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
The following scholarships are awarded in the spring, through the Division of Academic Affairs, for the next academic year:
ScholarX Scholarship Application
Available to Freshman:
Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship
Amato Brothers Scholarship
Arleigh B. Templeton Endowed Scholarship
Baptist Women's Cecil M. & Dorothy Ann Dixon Jones Endowed Scholarship
Belle Clayton Atkeisson Scholarship
Beeson Scholarship
Bruce/Hillgeist Endowment Scholarship
Byrd Family and Friends of SHSU Rodeo Endowed Scholarship
Claude H. and Alice M. Townsend Foundation Scholarship
Dan Rather and Jean Rather Endowed Scholarship
Della McKenzie Blackmon Memorial Scholarship
Dr Ruth M. Cady & Dr. Dorothy A. Huskey Health Science Endowed Scholarship
Enrollment Management Generations Scholarship
Fannie Robinson Tyson Endowed Scholarship
Fitz Family Endowed Scholarship
Former Foster Youth Scholarship
Glenda Dawson Educational Endowed Scholarship
Greater Texas Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Harmon Lowman Endowed Scholarship
Herrington Veterans Scholarship
H.H. "Tubby" and Nuna Sandel Endowed Scholarship
Houston and Robbie McCarley Community Service Endowed Scholarship
Huntsville Lion's Club Endowed Scholarship
Huntsville Study Club Scholarship
J. B. and Kathryn Sallas Charitable Foundation Scholarship
James W. Walstead Memorial Scholarship
Jesse Newell & Thomas Sears Montgomery Endowed Scholarship
Juanita Brown Threadgill Memorial Scholarship
Judge & Mrs. James A. Elkins Endowed Scholarship
Loretta J. Hankins Endowed Scholarship
Minnie Jane Threadgill Heins Scholarship
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Endowed Scholarship
Physical Plant Family Scholarship
President's Endowed Scholarships
Bobby Kees & Colleen Ann Marks
Mary Bush Smither Endowment
Pauline Butler Aker
Thomas Clifton Gibbs & Jamesetta Hunt
Raven/Kappa Alpha Endowed Scholarship
Robyn Leigh Barrum Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Sweet Carpenter Presidential Endowed Scholarship
The Undergraduate Academic Achievement Scholarship
Tomlinson-Ledbetter Scholarship
University Scholars Scholarship
Vivian Reid Mehr Scholarship
Available to Sophomores:
Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship
Amato Brothers Scholarship
Arleigh B.
Templeton Endowed Scholarship
Baptist Women's Cecil M. & Dorothy Ann Dixon Jones Endowed Scholarship
Beeson Scholarship
Bruce/Hillgeist Endowment Scholarship
Charles W. Jones, Jr. Community Service Scholarship
Command Sergeant Major Al Habelman Memorial Scholarship
Dan Rather/Horatio Alger Endowed Scholarship
Dr Ruth M. Cady & Dr. Dorothy A. Huskey Health Science
Endowed Scholarship
Enrollment Management Generations Scholarship
Ernestine LeTarde Carroll and Ouida Carroll Endowed Scholarship
Fitz Family Endowed Scholarship
Former Foster Youth Scholarship
Glenda
Dawson Educational Endowed Scholarship
Herrington Veteran Scholarship
Houston and Robbie McCarley Community Service Endowed Scholarship
International Cultural Exchange COBA Scholarship
J. B. and Kathryn Sallas Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones Scholarship
Jesse Newell and Thomas Sears Montgomery Endowed
Scholarship
Jim Stevens
Computer Services endowed Scholarship
John A. Elmore, Jr. Scholarship
John W. Sponberg Memorial Scholarship
Juanita Brown Threadgill Memorial Scholarship
Loretta J. Hankins Endowed Scholarship
McDonald's/Dan Leasure Endowed Scholarship
Mildred Reed Hancock Endowed Scholarship
Physical Plant Family Scholarship
President's Endowed Scholarship
Raven/Kappa Alpha Endowed Scholarship
Robyn Leigh Barrum Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Scott A. Bickel Endowed Scholarship
State Farm Friends of Sam Houston State Univ. Endowed
Scholarship
The Undergraduate Academic Achievement Scholarship
Vivian Reid Mehr Scholarship
Drs. Wilfred and Bobbie Dietrich Endowed Scholarship
Available Juniors and Seniors:
Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship
Amato Brothers Scholarship
Arleigh
B. Templeton Endowed Scholarship
Anna Pennybacker Memorial Endowment
Arthur Beverly & Mary Alice Mays Scholarship
Baptist Women's Cecil M. & Dorothy
Ann Dixon Jones Endowed Scholarship
Beeson Scholarship
Bruce/Hillgeist Endowment Scholarship
Charles W. Jones, Jr. Community Service Scholarship
Command Sergeant Major Al Habelman Memorial Scholarship
Dan Rather/Horatio Alger Endowed Scholarship
Enrollment Management Generations Scholarship
Ernestine LeTarde Carroll and Ouida Carroll Endowed
Scholarship
Fitz Family Endowed Scholarship
Former Foster Youth Scholarship
Herrington Veteran Scholarship
Glenda
Dawson Educational Endowed Scholarship
Houston and Robbie McCarley Community Service Endowed Scholarship
International Cultural Exchange COBA Scholarship
J. B. and Kathryn Sallas Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones Scholarship
Jesse Newell and Thomas Sears Montgomery Endowed
Scholarship
Jim Stevens
Computer Services Endowed Scholarship
John A. Elmore, Jr. Scholarship
John W. Sponberg Memorial Scholarship
Juanita Brown Threadgill Memorial Scholarship
Loretta J. Hankins Endowed Scholarship
McDonald's/Dan Leasure Endowed Scholarship
M. C. Sutton Scholarship
Mildred Reed Hancock Endowed Scholarship
Physical Plant Family Scholarship
Raven/Kappa Alpha Endowed Scholarship
Robyn Leigh Barrum Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Ruth
and J.A. Chandler Endowed Scholarship
Scott A. Bickel Endowed Scholarship
State Farm Friends of Sam Houston State Univ. Endowed
Scholarship
The Undergraduate Academic Achievement Scholarship
Vivian Reid Mehr Scholarship
Drs. Wilfred and Bobbie Dietrich Endowed Scholarship
Available to Graduate Students:
Arleigh B. Templeton Endowed Scholarship
Command Sergeant Major Al Habelman Memorial Scholarship
The Graduate
Academic Achievement Scholarship
J. B. and Kathryn Sallas Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Jim Stevens Computer Services Endowed Scholarship
Juanita Brown Threadgill Endowed Scholarship
Vivian Reid Mehr Scholarship
Amato Brothers Scholarship
Glenda
Dawson Educational Endowed Scholarship
Houston and Robbie McCarley Community Service Endowed Scholarship
Pollard Family
Endowed Scholarship
Available to Transfer Students:
Bruce/Hillgeist
Endowment Scholarship
The Undergraduate Academic Achievement Scholarship
Vivian Reid Mehr Scholarship
Amato Brothers Scholarship
PRESIDENT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
- CHARLES EGBERT HENRY & MARY FARRINGTON
HENRY PRESIDENT'S ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1000 per semester awarded to a
sophomore pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree as an English major. Recipient must
have an overall GPA during the preceding academic year of 3.0 and a minimum
of 3.3 in English. Continuation of the scholarship for two additional years
is contingent upon the recipient maintaining each semester the GPA criteria
of the scholarship.
- THOMAS CLIFTON GIBBS & JAMESETTE HUNT PRESIDENT'S
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1000 per semester for eight consecutive regular
semesters while pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree as a business major. Recipient
must: be in the upper 10 percent of their high school graduating class; score
not less than 1340 (critical reading + math) on the SAT I or 30 on the ACT;
and be classified as a beginning freshman.
- MARY BUSH SMITHER PRESIDENT'S ENDOWMENT: $1000 per semester. Recipient must be a full-time incoming freshman student in good standing enrolled at Sam Houston State University and majoring in any discipline; be in the upper 10 percent of their high school graduating class and score not less than 1340 (critical reading and math) on the SAT I or 30 on the ACT; and maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.00. For additional information contact: Paula Turner, SHSU Box 2120, email: scholarship@shsu.edu
- PAULINE BUTLER AKER PRESIDENT'S ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP: $1000 per semester for eight consecutive regular semesters
while pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree. Recipients may major in any discipline,
but must: be in the upper 10 percent of their high school class; score not
less than 1340 (critical reading +math) on the SAT I or 30 on the ACT; and
be classified as a beginning freshman.
- BOBBY KEES & COLLEEN ANN MARKS PRESIDENTIAL
ENDOWMENT FUND: $1000 per semester for eight consecutive regular semesters
while pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree. The recipient must be an incoming freshman
majoring in any discipline, but must: graduate in the upper ten percent of
his/her high school graduating class; have an ACT score of not less than 30
or an SAT score of not less than 1340 (critical reading + math); maintain
an overall GPA of 3.25; and be enrolled full-time and in good standing at
Sam Houston State University.
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:
- UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIPS: $500
per semester for two semesters. Awarded to beginning freshmen. Recipients
must be in the upper 20 percent of their high school graduating class and
score not less than 1200 (critical reading + math) on the SAT I or 27 on the
ACT.
The criteria for the following scholarships are the same as those for
University Scholars Scholarships. Applicants who are not selected for a University
Scholars Scholarship will also be considered for the scholarships listed below:
- BELLE CLAYTON ATKEISSON SCHOLARSHIP: $125 per semester, two consecutive semesters of the freshman year.
- DELLA MCKENZIE BLACKMON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $100 per semester, two consecutive semesters of the freshman year.
- MINNIE JANE THREADGILL HEINS SCHOLARSHIP: $250
per semester, two consecutive semesters of the freshman year.
- TOMLINSON-LEDBETTER SCHOLARSHIP: $300 per
semester, eight consecutive semesters beginning with the freshman year.
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
- BAPTIST WOMEN'S CECIL M. & DOROTHY ANN
DIXON JONES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Amount to be determined by the selection
committee. Recipient must be a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Huntsville,TX;
have applied for admission and been accepted, or be enrolled as a full-time
student at SHSU, majoring in any discipline; maintain an overall GPA of 2.5.
Financial need is a consideration, but not a determining factor in the selection
process.
- ROBYN LEIGH BARRUM MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $500 per semester for two semesters of the freshman year. Recipients must:
be a graduate of Huntsville High School who has applied for admission and
been accepted as a full-time student at SHSU, majoring in any discipline;
maintain not less than a 2.0 GPA; and demonstrate financial need.
- SCOTT A. BICKEL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $500 for
one semester. Recipients must: be full/part-time students enrolled at SHSU;
major in any discipline; and work as a correctional officer with the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice. May 1st application deadline date.
- ERNESTINE LeTARDE CARROLL & OUIDA CARROLL
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $500 per semester for two semesters following date
of award. Recipients must: be enrolled at SHSU; major in english, history,
speech, political science, sociology, or theatre and dance; and maintain not
less than an overall 3.0 GPA.
- JUDGE & MRS. JAMES A ELKINS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP:
$1000 per semester for eight consecutive regular semesters while pursuing
a Baccalaureate Degree. The recipient must be an incoming freshman majoring
in any discipline, but must; graduate in the upper ten percent of his/her
high school graduating class; have an ACT score of not less than 30 or an
SAT score of not less than 1340 (critical reading + math); and be enrolled
full-time and maintain an overall GPA of 3.25.
- JOHN A. ELMORE, JR., JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP:
$250 per semester for two semesters. Recipient must: be a sophomore, junior,
or senior; major in mass communications with an emphasis on journalism; and
maintain not less than a 3.0 GPA.
- FANNIE ROBINSON TYSON ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $250.00 per semester for the next two semesters. Recipient must be
a full-time incoming freshman student in good standing enrolled at SHSU, demonstrate
financial need, have achieved an overall high school GPA of 3.0, maintain
an overall GPA of 3.0 at SHSU and have graduated from Coldspring-Oakhurst
High School in San Jacinto County, Texas.
- FITZ FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $500 per semester
for the next two semesters following the date of the award. SHSU recipients
must have not less than a 3.0 GPA. High school applicants must meet the same
requirements as those for University Scholars; all applicants must demonstrate
financial need.
- HUNTSVILLE LION'S CLUB ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP:
Awarded to a Huntsville High School senior who has been accepted and plans
to attend SHSU, majoring in any discipline.
- CHARLES W. JONES, JR. COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP: $500 award to a student enrolled in good standing at SHSU, majoring in any discipline. Recipients must: demonstrate involvement in community
service; demonstrate financial need; and maintain not less than an overall
2.5 GPA.
- JESSE H. JONES & MARY GIBBS JONES SCHOLARSHIP: $500 per semester for two semesters following the award. Recipients must be
sophomores, junior or seniors, majoring in liberal arts (economics,
English, foreign language, geography, history, philosophy, political science,
psychology, sociology, and speech communications) or graphic arts (art,
studio art, animation art, multimedia, and photography) and maintain
not less than a 3.0 GPA.
- HARMON LOWMAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $500
per semester for two semesters of the freshman year. Recipients must be in
the upper 20 percent of their graduating class and score not less than 1200
(critical reading + math) on the SAT I or 27 on the ACT.
- ARTHUR BEVERLY AND MARY ALICE MAYS ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP: $500 per semester, two semesters. Awarded to students who have attended SHSU
for two consecutive academic years with an overall GPA of not less than 3.0
and be classified as a juniors or seniors.
- JESSE NEWELL & THOMAS SEARS MONTGOMERY
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Amount of award is determined by accrued interest.
Recipient must: demonstrate financial need; meet normal SHSU entrance requirement;
and be enrolled as full-time student at SHSU; and maintain an overall GPA
of not less than 2.5.
- DAN RATHER/HORATIO ALGER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Amount of award is determined by accrued interest. Recipient must: be
enrolled and in good standing at SHSU; major in any discipline; maintain
an overall GPA of 3.0; submit an essay describing how student has overcome
adversity; submit three letters of recommendation; and demonstrate financial
need.
- JOHN W. SPONBERG JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP: $250 per semester for two semesters. Recipients must: be a sophomore; major
in mass communications with an emphasis on journalism; and maintain not less
than a 3.0 GPA.
- M.C. SUTTON SCHOLARSHIP: $500 award for the
fall semester following date of award. Recipient must; be physically challenged;
be a full-time student at SHSU; work toward a degree in any discipline; have
completed at least 30 semester credit hours; and maintain not less than an
overall GPA of 2.5.
- STATE FARM FRIENDS OF SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIV.
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $2,000 per year. Recipients
must be a full-time undergraduate student in good standing and majoring in any discipline; demonstrate strong financial need. GPA of 2.00 is required. Application deadline is February 15.
- TEXAS PIONEER FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year; Recipient must be a full or part-time (minimum of
6 hours per long semester) student majoring in any discipline and demonstrate
financial aid; maintain an overall GPA of 2.00.
- CLAUDE H. & ALICE M. TOWNSEND FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: $625 per semester for two semesters to a beginning freshman. Recipients
must: have been in the upper 20 percent of their high school graduating class;
score not less than 1200 (critical reading + math) on the SAT I or 27 on the
ACT; and demonstrate financial need. Scholarship may be renewed annually for
three additional years, based upon availability of funds and not less than
a 3.0 GPA at SHSU.
- BRUCE/HILLEGEIST ENDOWMENT FUND: $2,000
per year. Recipient must be a full-time student in good standing and majoring in any discipline; demonstrate financial need. GPA of 3.00 is required. Application deadline is February 7th.
- DR. RUTH M. CADY & DR. DOROTHY A. HUSKEY HEALTH
SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP: $2,000 per year. Recipients must be full-time
junior or senior students. One scholarship award is for a student majoring
in health education, and the other scholarship award is for a student pursuing
a pre-professional health related major. Both must show a minimum overall
GPA of 3.0. Financial need is a consideration but not a determining factor
in the awarding of this scholarship.
- McDONALD'S/DAN LEASURE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: The amount of the scholarship varies per semester. Recipients must be a full
time sophomore, junior or senior. Recipients with the following majors will
be selected on a rotating schedule: dance, basketball and accounting. Selection
preference will be given to a McDonald's employee, who is a full time SHSU
sophomore, junior, or senior maintaining not less than an overall 3.0 GPA.
- JAMES W. WALSTEAD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $2500
per semester. Scholarship was established in memory of the donor's son, an
SHSU graduate. Scholarship is to be awarded to a freshman student who has
been a resident of the state of Texas for at least one year. This is a four-year
award, continuation dependent upon maintaining a GPA of 3.25. The
recipient must have a record of extracurricular activities and leadership
(sports not to be overweighed when compared to other activities). The student
must demonstrate financial need.
- THE GRADUATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP: A competitive scholarship awarded to graduate students whose academic accomplishments
and university or community citizenship are excellent in every respect. This
competitive scholarship is intended for a full time student enrolled as a
resident, nonresident or a citizen of a country other than the United States
of America, maintaining not less than a 3.50 GPA. The award amount is determined
on the availability of funds - for summer semester only.
- THE UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP: Is a competitive scholarship awarded to entering freshmen, Sam Houston State
University undergraduate and transfer students whose academic accomplishments
and university or community citizenship are excellent in every respect. This
competitive scholarship is intended for a full time student enrolled as a
resident, nonresidents or a citizen of a country other than the United States
of America, maintaining not less than a 3.25 GPA. The award amount is determined
on the availability of funds.
- HUNTSVILLE STUDY CLUB: Scholarship amount
will be determined annually according to endowment earnings. This scholarship
will be awarded for two semesters of the freshman year to a female graduating
senior from Huntsville High School majoring in any discipline. The recipient
is required to be a full-time SHSU student maintaining a GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Applicants will need to submit a 250 word statement of life goals.
- HERRINGTON VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP: $1000 per
year. Scholarship awarded to a married undergraduate student in good standing
enrolled at Sam Houston State University. Student must be a US Army veteran
who has served in a foreign conflict at least 6 months and has an honorable
discharge. Financial need is a consideration in the selection of a recipient,
but not a determining factor. GPA of at least 2.8 is required.
- MILDRED REED HANCOCK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $500 per year. Scholarship is available to full-time sophomore, junior or
senior majoring in any discipline at SHSU. This scholarship was established
to benefit persons who started college, but left to raise a family. Recipient
must demonstrate financial need and have a GPA of at least 2.5.
- JUANITA BROWN THREADGILL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $1,500 per year. Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student in good standing enrolled at Sam Houston State University, majoring in any discipline, have taken time between high school and starting college (minimum of six months) or be returning to college (after a minimum of six months out of college) to finish a degree or to get another degree. Preference will be given to single parents. Recipients will continue to receive this award for a second year as long as they are students at SHSU and continue to meet the selection criteria. They must submit a one page essay on their future plans and how the scholarship has affected them. Recipients may receive the scholarship for a third year if they write an essay demonstrating that they are under particular hardship and deserve to receive the scholarship another year. GPA of 2.8 is required.
- JIM STEVENS COMPUTER SERVICES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP:$1,000
per year. Recipient must be a part or full-time undergraduate, graduate or
doctoral student, majoring in any discipline and be employed by Computer Services
Department for at least the last six months. Financial need is a consideration.
GPA requirement is 2.80. Application submission deadline is Feb.
15.
- GREATER TEXAS FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1000 per year. Recipient must be; an entering freshman student in good standing
enrolled at SHSU majoring in any discipline; demonstrate financial need; and
must maintain an overall GPA of 2.8.
- ANNA PENNYBACKER MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT:
Recipient must be: a full-time student junior or senior majoring in any discipline;
demonstrate that they have had several months of travel and/or have studied
at a recognized center of art or culture; and maintain an overall 2.5 GPA.
- H.H. "TUBBY" AND NUNA SANDEL ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP: $2000 per semester. The recipient must: have graduated
from a Walker County high school; be a full-time incoming freshman student
enrolled at SHSU; majoring in any discipline; demonstrate financial need;
have a minimum SAT score of 1050 or a minimum ACT score of 23. The recipient
must maintain at least an overall 2.5 GPA. Preference will be given to students
majoring in math or science, but is not limited to those majors.
- VIVIAN REID MEHR SCHOLARSHIP: $500 per
semester; Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student enrolled at
SHSU and majoring in any discipline; entering or returning to college after
raising a family or planning a second career. 3.0 GPA requirement. Application
deadline is March 1.
- AMATO BROTHERS SCHOLARSHIP: $3,000
per year; Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student,
majoring in any discipline, demonstrate financial need, and exhibit commitment
to continue and complete their education. The recipient must maintain not
less than a 2.5 GPA in major and overall.
- DRS. WILFRED AND BOBBIE DIETRICH ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $500 per year; Recipient must be a full-time sophomore, junior or senior student
majoring in English, speech or drama, and demonstrate financial need. GPA
requirement 3.0.
- RAVEN/KAPPA ALPHA ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: The amount of the scholarship varies per semester. Recipients must
be full-time undergraduate students (minimum of 12 hours, first time or repeat
hours), active member of Gamma Tau chapter of Kappa Alpha Order, in good standing
with the university, the fraternity and the National Office of Kappa Alpha
Order and of good character to reflect positively on the Chapter. GPA requirement
is 3.0 in previous long semester.
- PHYSICAL PLANT FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP: $1000
per year; Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student majoring in
any discipline and be a natural, step, or adopted child or grandchild of a
currently employed SHSU Physical Plant staff member. GPA requirement 2.50.
Application deadline is February 15.
- PHI BETA SIGMA FRATRNITY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000
per year. Recipient must be a full-time incoming freshman student, enrolled
at Sam Houston State University, majoring in any discipline, of minority descent,
provide evidence of a minimum of 20 hours of community service within the
last year, provide three letters of recommendation from teachers or community
leaders, and provide a one-page letter expressing goals and aspirations.
No GPA requirement.
- DAN RATHER AND JEAN RATHER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $3,000 per year. Recipients must be incoming undergraduate, first-time
freshman students majoring in any discipline, demonstrate financial need,
have a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 and maintain a minimum overall GPA of
3.0.
- GLENDA DAWSON EDUCATIONAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year. Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate
or graduate student, majoring in any discipline. Financial need is a
consideration.
- POLLARD FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $2,000 per year. Recipient must be either full-time or part-time graduate
or doctoral student majoring in any discipline within the Colleges of Education,
Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, or Humanities & Social Sciences,
demonstrate financial need, and present documentation of his or her exceptional
teaching ability by having received an award for teaching. Although
it is not a requirement, it is the express desire that the recipient intends
to return to teaching in a public or private school after obtaining his or
her advanced degree. GPA of 3.0 is required.
- ARLEIGH B. TEMPLETON ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year. Recipients must be full or part-time undergraduate
or graduate students majoring in any discipline within the College of Education.
Job Corps graduates have priority. GPA of 3.50 is required.
- RUTH AND J.A. CHANDLER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP:
$1,000 per year. Recipients must be full-time junior or senior students
in good standing and of good character enrolled at Sam Houston State University,
majoring in agriculture or elementary education or family and consumer science
with the intent to receive teacher certification. GPA of 2.50 is required.
- HOUSTON AND ROBBIE McCARLEY COMMUNITY SERVICE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year. Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in good standing enrolled at SHSU, majoring in any discipline, have a minimum of 20 hours of documented community service within the last year and demonstrate financial need. GPA of 2.00 is required.
- INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE COBA SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year. Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in good standing, majoring in any discipline within the College of Business Administration; must have transferred from a college in the Lone Star College System; and must have been previously or currently affiliated with the International Cultural Exchange (ICx) as attested to by the representative of ICx. GPA of 2.00 is required. Application deadline is February 15th. For additional information contact Paula Turner, prt001@shsu.edu.
- ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT GENERATIONS SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year. Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student, in good standing, enrolled at Sam Houston State University, majoring in any discipline, be a (a) natural, step, or adopted child or grandchild of a currently employed staff member from the University's Enrollment Management Division; or (b) natural, step, or adopted child or grandchild of a retired staff member of the University's Enrollment Management Division, with a retirement date on or after December 31, 2007; demonstrate financial need by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and be employed full-time or part-time, and/or involved in community service, and be active in an on-campus organization. GPA requirement is 2.50.
- SWEET CARPENTER PRESIDENTIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per semester. Recipient must be a full-time incoming freshman in good standing enrolled at Sam Houston State University and majoring in any discipline and be a graduate of a high school in Trinity Texas. If, in any one year, there are no qualified applicants from a high school in Trinity Texas, the scholarship may be awarded to a qualified incoming freshman student from any high school in East Texas. Financial need is a consideration, but not a determining factor. This is a four-year award as long as the recipient continues to meet all of the selection criteria. GPA of 3.00 is required.
- ACADEMIC AFFAIRS GENERATIONS SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year. Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student in good standing, majoring in any discipline; be (a) a natural, step, or adopted child or grandchild of a currently employed staff member from the non-college Division of Academic Affairs or (b) a natural, step, or adopted child or grandchild of a retired staff member of the non-college Division of Academic Affairs, with a retirement date on or after December 31, 2008; demonstrate financial need by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); and be employed full-time or part-time, and/or involved in community service, and/or be active in an on-campus organization. GPA of 2.50 is required.
- COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR AL HABELMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year. Recipient must be a full-time or part-time (minimum of 6 credit hours) undergraduate or graduate student in good standing, majoring in any discipline; demonstrate financial need; be a participating member of the Collegiate Veterans Association; and must be a U.S. Military Veteran with an Honorable discharge. GPA of 2.0 is required. Application deadline is February 15th. For additional information, please contact Paula Turner, prt001@shsu.edu, 936-294-1672.
- LORETTA J. HANKINS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate in good standing and majoring in any discipline within the College of Business Administration; demonstrate financial need. GPA of 2.50 is required.
- BEESON SCHOLARSHIP: $3,000 per year. Recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student in good standing; majoring in industrial technology or majoring in any discipline within the College of Business Administration; and demonstrate financial need. GPA of 2.50 is required. Application deadline is February 1st.
- J. B. AND KATHRYN SALLAS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 minimum per year. Recipient must be a full-time or part-time (minimum of 9 hours) undergraduate or graduate student in good standing, majoring in any discipline; be a graduate of a Houston County high school (Crockett, Lovelady, Latexo, Grapeland, or Kennard); and demonstrate financial need. GPA of 2.75 is required. Application deadline is February 1st.
- FORMER FOSTER YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 per year. Recipient must be a full-time or part-time (minimum of 9 credit hours per semester) undergraduate student in good standing, majoring in any discipline, demonstrate financial need, and must be a former foster youth, orphan, or ward of the state. GPA of 2.50 is required. Application deadline is February 15th.
For further information:
Division of Academic Affairs, Attention: Paula Turner, Box 2120, Huntsville,
TX 77341-2120, (936)294-1672, scholarships@shsu.edu. APPLICATION DEADLINE:
FEBRUARY 15 (PREFERRED), unless otherwise indicated. ScholarX Scholarship Application
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