Our Opportunities

The priority date for Scholarships4Kats is November 1st. To ensure the greatest opportunity of an award, please complete your General Application by this date.

You must be accepted to Sam Houston State University before applying for scholarships

Browsing “All” Scholarships: To view a list of all scholarship opportunities, you may click “All” under “Opportunities” above. This list shows all scholarships, not scholarships for which you are receiving consideration. Automatch scholarships will appear with “None” listed under the “Action” column – this means an additional application is not required for consideration.

The November 1st Priority Date is not applicable to the Smith-Hutson Scholarship.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000 Doctoral Only Graduate Student Scholarship Application Spring 2026
The Doctoral Only Graduate Student Scholarship is competitively awarded...
Deadline12/01/2025
$1,000 Master’s Only Graduate Student Scholarship Application Spring 2026
The Master’s Only Graduate Student Scholarship is competitively awarded...
Deadline12/01/2025
Up to $20,000 per year Smith-Hutson Freshman Scholarship
Dedicated to providing opportunities to students who otherwise may not...
Deadline02/01/2026
Up to $20,000 per year Smith-Hutson Transfer Scholarship
Dedicated to providing opportunities to students who otherwise may not...
Deadline02/01/2026
$1,000 1964 National Championship Football Team Endowed Scholarship
The 1964 National Championship Football Team Endowed Scholarship was...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 A. J. & Lynn Amato College of Business Administration Endowed Scholarship
A.J. Amato, Jr. attended Sam Houston State University and earned his BBA...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship
The Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship is awarded by Sam Houston...
Deadline02/15/2026
$4,000 African-American Friends of SHSU Scholarship
A group of SHSU Alumni decided to give back to “Their University” by...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,000 Agriculture Development - Southwest Meat
This scholarship was established to assist with education expenses.
Deadline02/15/2026
$100 Alberto Sandoval Bilingual Education Scholarship
The Alberto Sandoval Bilingual Education Scholarship was established by...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Allen & JoAnn Triplett Scholarship Agricultural Sciences Endowed Scholarship
E. Allen Triplett was born on a dairy farm near Hillsboro Texas during...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Allene Susie Homan Memorial Library Science Endowed Scholarship
Allene Susie Holman was born in 1923 in rural Oklahoma and was moved to...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500 Allie Wilson Horne Educational Endowed Scholarship
The Allie Wilson Horne Educational Endowed Scholarship was established...
Deadline02/15/2026
$500.00 Alpha Phi Sigma Scholarship
The Sam Houston State University Chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Alpha Tau Omega Scholarship
The Alpha Tau Omega Scholarship is for an outstanding scholar who is an...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Alumni Association Legacy Endowed Scholarship
The Alumni Legacy Endowed Scholarship was established by the Sam Houston...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Alvin Lockhart Bass Trombone Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was created in memory of Alvin A. Lockhart. “My...
Deadline02/15/2026
$3,000 Amato Brothers Scholarship
This scholarship honors the Amato brothers, A. J. Amato, Jr., Joseph A....
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Andrew and Ila Martinez Memorial Scholarship in Public Service
This scholarship is being established in memory of Andrew and Ila...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,000 Ann Crump and Charles T. Mallery Agribusiness Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship
Charles and Ann Mallery both grew up in Huntsville, where getting a...
Deadline02/15/2026
$5,000 Ann Crump and Charles T. Mallery Master of Science in Agriculture Endowed Scholarship
Charles and Ann Mallery both grew up in Huntsville, where getting a...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Ann Morgan Christian Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Beverly “Ann” Morgan was born in Huntsville, Texas on February 6, 1953....
Deadline02/15/2026
$500 Fall only Anna Pennybacker Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Anna Hardwicke (Mrs. Percy) Pennybacker, activist and author, was born...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Anne Gibbs Endowed Scholarship
The Anne Gibbs Endowed Scholarship was established by Ferne S. Frosch,...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Annual Fund Scholarship
The Annual Fund Scholarship is a scholarship awarded by Sam Houston...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Anslow Bryant Construction Endowed Scholarship
Anslow Bryant Construction is celebrating their 16th year of business:...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,000 Arleigh B Templeton Endowed Graduate Fellow
This endowment was established in honor of former SHSU President Arleigh...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Arleigh B. Templeton Endowed Scholarship
The Texas Educational Foundation, Inc., (TEF) is one of the nation’s...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500 Armstrong Endowed Scholarship
The Armstrong Scholarship was established by The Armstrong Foundation of...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,000 Army Specialized Training Program Unit 4814 Endowed Scholarship
Members and friends of Unit 4814, Army Specialized Training Program...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Art History Scholarship
The Art History Scholarship is awarded by the Department of Art to any...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Arthur Beverly and Mary Alice Mays Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Arthur Beverly Mays and...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Arthur Lynn Talk, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
The Arthur Lynn Talk, Jr. Endowed Scholarship was established by the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 ASIS International Houston Chapter John Tullie Brady Endowed Scholarship in Security Management Studies
The Houston Chapter of ASIS International established the John Tullie...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Assam Endowed Scholarship
Assam, the eastern corridor to Southeast Asia, is a region in India that...
Deadline02/15/2026
$500 Assam Scholarship Honors Research
The Assam Scholarship was established by Hiranya K. Nath in honor of his...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 B. Carroll and Mae S. Tharp Endowed Scholarship
B. Carroll and Mae Tharp spent several decades collecting and caring for...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies B.F. Slayton Endowed Scholarship
LTC Barney F Slayton, US. Army, Retired, established this endowed...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Bala and Santhi Maniam Finance Scholarship
Dr. Bala Maniam joined Sam Houston State University in July 1997 as an...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Baptist Women's Cecil M. Jones and Dorothy Ann Dixon Jones Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Baptist Women’s Cecil M. Jones and Dorothy Ann Dixon Jones Memorial...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies BDO USA LLP Accounting Scholarship
When M.L. Seidman founded Seidman & Seidman in 1910, there were just...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Bearkat Advantage Scholarship
The Bearkat Advantage Scholarship was created by Sam Houston State...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Bearkat Baseball and Softball Endowed Scholarship
The Bearkat Baseball and Softball Endowed Scholarship was established...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Bearkat Marching Band Endowed Scholarship
The band program at Sam Houston State University was founded in the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Bearkat Partners Athletic Endowed Scholarship
The Bearkat Partners Athletic Scholarship was established by the...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Bearkat Paw It Forward Scholarship
Trisha D. (Grayson) Atwater graduated from Sam Houston State University...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,500 Beatrice Craig Endowed Scholarship
Beatrice Mc Willie Craig was born in Jackson, MS on April 19, 1876. She...
Deadline02/15/2026
2,500 Beeson Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Joseph B. Snodgrass
John Beeson attended Sam Houston State Teachers College from 1959 until...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Beeson Endowed Scholarship in memory of Laurence L. Corley, Sr.
John Beeson attended Sam Houston State Teachers College from 1959 until...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Behrens Family Scholarship in Honor of Dr. William V. Hyman
Dr. William “Bill” V. Hyman is Professor Emeritus of Population Health...
Deadline02/15/2026