Scholarships
The Scholarship Team in the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office coordinates and administers Sam Houston State University scholarship programs for all student classification levels. SHSU utilizes a streamlined application, Scholarships4Kats. This application dramatically simplifies the process for students by importing key information from their student data record and allowing them to be automatically considered for all relevant scholarships. A student has to be accepted to Sam Houston State University to apply for scholarships.
English Scholarships
Genevieve Sandhop Endowed Scholarship
Award $10,000
J. Philip Gibbs, Jr. Endowed Scholarship in English
Award $1,000
Mary Louise Embry Estill Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,500
Paul Ruffin Creative Writing Award
Award Varies
Paul Ruffin Fellow in Publishing
Award $5,000
Pease Family Endowed Scholarship
Award Varies
Ruthannah Brown Endowed Scholarship in the Teaching of English
Award $1,000
Texas Review Journal Editorial Fellow
Award $1,000
College of Humanities and Social Science and Academic Affairs Scholarships
Academic Affairs Distance Learning
Award $10,000
Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship
Award $1,000
Anna Pennybacker Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Award $500 Fall Only
Arleigh B. Templeton Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
B. Carroll and Mae S. Tharp Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Beulah Turner East/Bertha Turner AAUW Scholarship
Award $1,000
Long-McRaven Endowed Scholarship
Award Varies
Carol Hail Weller Endowed Scholarship
Award $2,500
Charles Patrick Estill Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Award $1,500
Don and Janet McMillan Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Drs. Wilfred and Bobbie Dietrich Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Fred Blundell Memorial Scholarship
Award $1,000
Goodson-Coe Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Katy and E. Don Walker Sr. Endowed Scholarship
Award $2,000
Ryan Osborn Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Award $2,000