Our Opportunities

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

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$5,400 Earl H. Burrough Scholarship
The Earl H. Burrough Scholarship was set up in memory of Earl H....
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Earl Huffor & E. E. "Pete" Seale Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Henry Earl Huffor was born February 28, 1882 and he married Emma Eugenie...
Deadline02/15/2026
$7,000 East Texas Education Legacy Scholarship
The East Texas Educator Legacy Scholarship is established by Jane Hawke...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Ed and Celia Franklin Endowed Scholarship for Nursing
This endowment is being established in memory of Wiley Edward ,md Celia...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Ed and Daphne Sower Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Ed and Daphne Sower were children of the depression years. Both would...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Ed and Genevieve Sandhop Scholarship in Business Advancement
The Ed and Genevieve Sandhop Scholarship in Business Advancement was...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,000.00 Ed Sandhop Endowed Scholarship for Veterans
Edwin G. “Ed” Sandhop, Jr. was born in Trinity, Texas, on December 6,...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Edgar A. and Carolyn L. Reeves Family Endowed Scholarship
Edgar A. and Carolyn L. Reeves of Houston, Texas along with their sons,...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Educational Leadership Doctoral Alumni Scholarship
The Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership admitted its...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Educational Leadership Jack Staggs Dissertation Award
Dr. Staggs earned his bachelor’s degree from the State College of...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Edward E. and Maudie G. Boyd Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Edward Earle Boyd was born on September 23. 1923 in Port Neches. Texas....
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Edward Glenn Owens Scholarship
Edward Glenn Owens earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminology and...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Edward James Crawford Endowed Scholarship
The Edward James Crawford Scholarship was established by Margie Crawford...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Edwin G. Sandhop, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
The Edwin G. Sandhop, Jr. Endowed Scholarship was established by...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Edwin S. Davis Public Administration Endowed Graduate Scholarship
Dr. Edwin S. Davis began his university teaching career at Sam Houston...
Deadline02/15/2026
1,000 EEPB Scholarship
Deadline02/15/2026
$300.00 Elaine McDonald Music Scholarship
The Elaine McDonald Music Scholarship was established by the Sigma Alpha...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Elby D. and Imogene Choate Golf Enrichment Endowed Scholarship
The Elby D. and Imogene Choate Golf Enrichment Endowed Scholarship was...
Deadline02/15/2026
$9,000 Eleanor and Charles Garrett Graduate Fellowships in Special Education
Eleanor Paxton Smith Garrett enrolled at Sam Houston State University...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Eleanor Smith and Charles Lewis Garrett Endowed Scholarship
Eleanor Paxton Smith Garrett enrolled at Sam Houston State University...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,500 Ellen Happe Phillips Music Endowed Scholarship
Ellen Happe Phillips attended Sam Houston State University from...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Elliott T. and Frances Bowers Endowed Scholarship
Elliot T. and Frances Bowers Endowed Scholarship was established in 1986...
Deadline02/15/2026
$20,000 Elliott T. Bowers Honors College Endowed Scholarship
The Elliott T. Bowers Honors College offers two $20,000 academic...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Elmadel Driscoll Robinson Endowed Scholarship
The Elmadel Driscoll Robinson Endowed Scholarship was established by...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Elwood Parkhill Memorial Accounting Endowed Scholarship
Elwood Parkhill received his B.B.A. in accounting from then Sam Houston...
Deadline02/15/2026
$400.00 Emily Oe Counseling and Development Scholarship
The Emily Oe Counseling and Development Scholarship was established by...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Emma Normand Biological Sciences Endowed Scholarship
Emma Normand was born in 1894. She attended Mary Hardin Baylor College....
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Emmett Solomon Endowed Internship Scholarship
Emmett Webster Solomon Jr. will be remembered as a man who made a...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Emmette Jackson Endowed Scholarship
The Emmette Jackson Endowed Scholarship was established by Dr. O....
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Enrollment Success Generations Scholarship
The Enrollment Success Generations Scholarship is awarded by Sam Houston...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Environmental Science Endowed Scholarship
The Environmental Science Scholarship Fund was established by the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$3,000 Eric Sullins Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Eric M. Sullins Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established by Mr....
Deadline02/15/2026
$3,000 Erica Starr Live Your Dream Memorial Theatre Endowed Scholarship
The Erica Starr Live Your Dream Memorial Theatre Endowed Scholarship was...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,500 Erica Starr Memorial Theatre Endowed Scholarship
Erica loved life and loved the SHSU Theatre Program. She enjoyed every...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Erma Keefer Farris Endowed Scholarship
The Erma Keefer Farris Endowed Scholarship was established by Maggie...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,300 Ernestine LeTarde Carroll and Ouida Carroll Endowed Scholarship
The Ernestine LeTarde Carroll and Ouida Carroll Endowed Scholarship is a...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Ernst and Young SHSU Alumni Scholarship
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Esquire/Delta Tau Delta Endowed Scholarship
The Esquire/Delta Tau Delta Scholarship is awarded by Sam Houston State...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Estella Longoria Koryciak Scholarship
The Estella Longoria Koryciak Scholarship Fund was established by...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500 Estill Family COBA Endowed Scholarship
The Estill Family COBA is established by Robert E. Estill of Houston,...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Ethel Brown Nicholson Endowed Scholarship
Ethel Brown Nicholson and her husband of 33 years, William F. Brown...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Ethel Nicholson Endowed Scholarship in Memory of James Bozeman Jr.
A fourth generation Houstonian, Jim Bozeman was fun loving and outgoing...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Eva Futch Westmoreland Endowed Scholarship
The Eva Futch Westmoreland Scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs....
Deadline02/15/2026
$5,000 Everett Family Biology Endowed Scholarship
David and Laura Everett are both alumni of Sam Houston State University....
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Everett Wilson Biology Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Wilson came to then Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1962 and...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,000 Facilities Management Family Scholarship
The Facilities Management Family Scholarship is a scholarship awarded by...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500 Fannie Robinson Tyson Endowed Scholarship
Fannie Robinson Tyson was the daughter of Tod and Ora Lee McClanahan...
Deadline02/15/2026
$5,000 Faust Distributing Scholarship
The Faust Distributing Scholarship was established by Jake Haden with...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Felicia and Riley Mitchell Special Education Scholarship
The Felicia and Riley Special Education Scholarship was established by a...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Ferol Robinson Endowed Scholarship for Tomorrow's Journalists
Dr. Robinson was a spirited and engaging partner in Sam Houston State...
Deadline02/15/2026