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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External Opportunities can also be viewed here.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000 Sophie Williams Cloninger Library Science Endowed Scholarship
The Sophie Williams Cloninger Library Science Endowed Scholarship...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Southland Scholars Endowed Scholarship
The Southland Scholars Program was established by Dr. Kenneth Craycraft...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 SpawGlass Bearkat Endowed Scholarship
The SpawGlass Bearkat Endowed Scholarship was established by SpawGlass...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000/month Spencer Family Scholarship
This scholarship is being established to provide financial assistance to...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Stacy Countz Criminal Justice Memorial Scholarship
The Stacy Countz Memorial Scholarship was established by the College of...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 STAFS Excellence Prize
The STAFS Excellence Prize was established by Sheree Hughes the Director...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 State Farm Friends of Sam Houston State University Endowed Scholarship
In the fall of 1992, a group of State Farm agents and employees who are...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Steed A. Smith Memorial Scholarship
Steed Arthur Smith attended SHSU and received his B.S. and M.A. degrees...
Deadline02/15/2027
Varies STEM Center Ramps into Research Scholarship
This scholarship was established to support undergraduate and graduate...
Deadline02/15/2027
$600 Steve Moore Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Steve Moore Scholarship was established by Carol Moore Jeanes in...
Deadline02/15/2027
Varies Student Affairs Generations and Student Employee Endowed Scholarship
The Division of Student Affairs includes the departments of Campus...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Student Art Association Endowed Scholarship
The Student Art Association Endowed Scholarship was established by the...
Deadline02/15/2027
$2,000 Sue Towery Dailey College of Business Endowed Scholarship
The Sue Towery Dailey College of Business Endowed Scholarship is funded...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Sue Walker Rogers Nursing Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Rogers was born and raised in Willis, Texas. She attended Sam...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Susan and William Ebersole Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Accounting/Finance
With this gift, The Ebersole Living Trust honors the legacy of Susan and...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Susan and William Ebersole Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Banking
With this gift, The Ebersole Living Trust honors the legacy of Susan and...
Deadline02/15/2027
$225 Susan Schember Holtkamp Endowed Scholarship
The Susan Schember Holtkamp Endowed Scholarship was established by...
Deadline02/15/2027
$5,000 Sweet Carpenter Presidential Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Carpenter was born at Kemp in Kaufman County and moved to Trinity...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 T. J. Butler Scholarship in Memory of Claude McLeod
The T.J. Butler Scholarship in Memory of Claude McLeod was established...
Deadline02/15/2027
Varies TDECU Cares Foundation
TDECU is driven by a mission of people helping people. They have grown...
Deadline02/15/2027
Varies Teaching Assistant Certification Series (TACS) Scholarship
The Graduate & Professional School hosts the Teaching Assistant...
Deadline02/15/2027
$5,000 Team of 1956 Endowed Scholarship
The Team of 1956 Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by the members...
Deadline02/15/2027
$2,000 Templeton Gruy Endowed Scholarship in Education
Rae T. Gruy was born October 21, 1922, in Cleburne, Texas, and was a...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Terry M. Thibodeaux Communication Studies Scholarship
Terry M. Thibodeaux, Ph.D. has been a professor of Communication...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Texas Pioneer Foundation Endowed Scholarship
The Texas Pioneer Foundation Scholarship is awarded by Sam Houston State...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution Endowed Scholarship for Teacher Education
The Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution Endowed...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 TF Wilson Football Scholarship
The TF Wilson Football Endowed Scholarship was established by Mr. TF...
Deadline02/15/2027
$3,000 The 100 Club Endowed Scholarship
The 100 Club started in 1953 when five men, Leopold l. Meyer, Ray R....
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 The Crowley/Gilbert Family Scholarship
The Crowley/Gilbert Family Scholarship is established by sisters Amanda...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 The Department of Sociology Scholarship
The Department of Sociology Scholarship was established in 1989 by the...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 The Kyle F. Green Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Kyle F. Green Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established by Thomas...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,500 The Signal Grace Project Adult Student Scholarship
The Signal Grace Project is a community organization in Nashville,...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 The “Some Things Good” Endowed Scholarship in honor of Sharon Alice Moore
The “Some Things Good” Endowed Scholarship in honor of Sharon Alice...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Thielemann Family Endowed Scholarship
The Thielemann Family Scholarship is rooted in a deep belief in students...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Thomas F. Davis Football Endowed Scholarship
The Thomas F. Davis Football Endowed Scholarship was established by...
Deadline02/15/2027
Varies Thomas K. Harrison Business Endowed Scholarship
A fourth generation Houstonian, Thomas Harrison was born at St. Joseph...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Thomas M. Camfield History Endowed Scholarship
This endowment was established by friends of Professor Thomas M....
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Thomas Powell Fowler IV '67 Legacy Endowed Scholarship
Thomas Powell Fowler IV (1942–2025) was a man of service, discipline,...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Thomas W. Satre Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Thomas Satre started teaching at Sam Houston State University in...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Todd Gibbs Criminal Justice Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Todd Gibbs Criminal Justice Memorial Scholarship was established by...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Tom and Melba Reese Agricultural Sciences Endowed Scholarship
Corrie Thomas “Tom” Reese received his Bachelor of Science degree in...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Tom and Patsy Freeman Endowed Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
The Tom and Patsy Freeman Endowed Scholarship in Entrepreneurship was...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,250 Tom Skains Endowed Scholarship for Lead Trumpet in Honor of David Caffey and the SHSU "Catabiando" Jazz Ensemble
This scholarship is being established by Thomas “Tom” Skains, in honor...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Tomlinson-Ledbetter Endowed Scholarship
Tomlinson-Ledbetter Endowed Scholarship is awarded to incoming freshman...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Tommy Castenson Endowed Scholarship
Tommy Castenson attended Sam Houston State University from 1977 until...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,250 Tommy Metcalf Scholarship Endowed Scholarship
The Tommy Metcalf Scholarship was established by Leo Thomas “Tommy”...
Deadline02/15/2027
$1,000 Transfer Partnership Scholarship
The Transfer Partnership Scholarship was established by Sam Houston...
Deadline02/15/2027
$500 TRP Editorial Fellow
The TRP Editorial Fellow was established by Texas Review Press for a...
Deadline02/15/2027
$500 TRP Publishing Fellow
The Texas Review Press Marketing Fellow was established by Texas Review...
Deadline02/15/2027
$5,000 Ursel Langmaack-Billings and Steven Billings Endowed Scholarship
Ursel and Steve Billings both graduated from Sam Houston State...
Deadline02/15/2027