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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| Award | Name | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000.00 |
AAUW-B East/ B Turner
This scholarship is to assist with educational expenses and awarded as...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship
The Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship is awarded by Sam Houston...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $4,000 |
African-American Friends of SHSU Scholarship
A group of SHSU Alumni decided to give back to “Their University” by...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $3000F/S F-$1500/S-$1500 |
Amato Brothers Scholarship
This scholarship honors the Amato brothers, A. J. Amato, Jr., Joseph A....
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $500 Fall only |
Anna Pennybacker Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Anna Hardwicke (Mrs. Percy) Pennybacker, activist and author, was born...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 |
Annual Fund Scholarship
The Annual Fund Scholarship is a scholarship awarded by Sam Houston...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 F/S F-$500/S-$500 |
Arleigh B. Templeton Endowed Scholarship
The Texas Educational Foundation, Inc., (TEF) is one of the nation’s...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Arthur Beverly and Mary Alice Mays Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Arthur Beverly Mays and...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $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...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| Varies |
Bearkat Paw It Forward Scholarship
Trisha D. (Grayson) Atwater graduated from Sam Houston State University...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
Bentwater Endowed Scholarship
The Donors established this endowment to provide financial assistance...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Blalock-Cook Endowed Scholarship
The Blalock-Cook Scholarship Endowment was established by B. Brian...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 for 8 semesters |
Bobby Kees and Colleen Ann Marks Presidential Endowed Scholarship
This endowment is being established in honor of Dr. Bobby K. Marks in...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Bone Hill Foundation Scholarship
The Bone Hill Foundation was established in 1967 by Will Bridges with...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $2,000 |
Bruce/Hillegeist Endowed Scholarship
This endowment was established in memory of A.R. and Irene T. Bruce, and...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Charles and Wanda Jones Community Service Endowed Scholarship
Charles W Jones Jr. was the son of Charles W Jones Sr. and Vista Jones...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $2000 F/SF-$1000/S-$1000 |
Charles Egbert Henry and Mary Farrington Henry Endowed Scholarship
The Charles Egbert Henry and Mary Farrington Henry President’s Endowed...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Christopher Charles White Memorial Endowed Scholarship
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,250 |
Claude H. and Alice M. Townsend Scholarship
The Townsend Scholarship is awarded by Sam Houston State University in...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 F/S F-$500/S-$500 |
Clay and Margaret B. Smith Memorial Scholarship
The Clay & Margaret B. Smith Memorial Fund is awarded by Sam Houston...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| Varies |
Controller's Office Scholarship
SHSU Controller’s Office is responsible for the financial and accounting...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $3,000 |
Dan and Jean Rather Scholarship Endowment
The Dan and Jean Rather Endowed Scholarships are awarded to first-time,...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 F/S F-$500/S-$500 |
Dan Rather/Horatio Alger Endowed Scholarship
Dan Rather/Horatio Alger Endowed Scholarships are awarded to selected...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $2,000 |
Deborah Dailey Kincaid Memorial Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
The Deborah Dailey Kincaid Memorial Elementary Education Scholarship was...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| Varies |
Denise Gaertner Tippy Endowed Scholarship for Veterans
James F. “Jim” Gaertner served as the 12th President of Sam Houston...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
Don and Janet McMillan Endowed Scholarship
Scott McMillan established this scholarship in honor and memory of his...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Dr. Keith Jenkins Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Gerry Keith Jenkins whom everyone knows as Dr. Keith Jenkins was born in...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 |
Drs. Wilfred and Bobbie Dietrich Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Wilfred Dietrich earned his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1947 and...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $2,000.00 |
Ed Sandhop Endowed Scholarship for Veterans
Edwin G. “Ed” Sandhop, Jr. was born in Trinity, Texas, on December 6,...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| Varies |
Emmett Solomon Endowed Internship Scholarship
Emmett Webster Solomon Jr. will be remembered as a man who made a...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Enrollment Success Generations Scholarship
The Enrollment Success Generations Scholarship is awarded by Sam Houston...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,300 |
Ernestine LeTarde Carroll and Ouida Carroll Endowed Scholarship
The Ernestine LeTarde Carroll and Ouida Carroll Endowed Scholarship is a...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $2,000 |
Facilities Management Family Scholarship
The Facilities Management Family Scholarship is a scholarship awarded by...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,500 |
Fannie Robinson Tyson Endowed Scholarship
Fannie Robinson Tyson was the daughter of Tod and Ora Lee McClanahan...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
Former Foster Youth Scholarship
The Former Foster Youth Scholarship was established by the Former Foster...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
Fred Blundell Memorial Scholarship
Fred Blundell was born in 1930. He attended Lockhart High School and...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 F/S F-$500/S-$500 |
Glenda Dawson Educational Endowed Scholarship
State Representative Glenda Dawson represented the 29th District in the...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Greater Texas Foundation Endowed Scholarship
The Greater Texas Foundation supports efforts to ensure all Texas...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $5,000 |
H. H. "Tubby "and Nuna Sandel Endowed Scholarship
H. H. “Tubby” and Nuna Sandel were the parents of Joe Sandel, donor, who...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 F/S F-$500/S-$500 |
Harmon Lowman Endowed Scholarship
The endowed scholarship fund is established to honor and memorialize the...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 |
Houston and Robbie McCarley Community Service Endowed Scholarship
Houston and Robbie McCarley were longtime residents of Trinity, TX where...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Huntsville Junior Service League Endowed Scholarship
The Huntsville Junior Service League was founded in 1975 with the...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Huntsville Lions Club Endowed Scholarship
The Huntsville Lion’s Club Endowed Scholarship Award is a scholarship...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $3,000 |
Huntsville Study Club Endowed Scholarship
Around a kitchen table in the summer of 1950, a small group of women,...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 S/FS$500/F$500 |
International Cultural Exchange Computing Science Scholarship
The International Cultural Exchange improves the experience of...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $2,000 |
J.B. & Kathryn Sallas Charitable Foundations Scholarship
J.B. and Kathryn Sallas were long time residents of Crockett, Houston...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| Varies |
James Edward "Cricket" Gregory, Jr. Scholarship
James Edward Gregory, Jr. was born on May 7, 1957 in Houston, Texas. He...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
James F. and Nancy P. Gaertner Presidential Endowed Scholarship
The 12th President of Sam Houston State University James F. Gaertner and...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $2000 |
Jamesetta Hunt & Thomas Gibbs Hunt Memorial Presidential Endowed Scholarship
The Jamesetta Hunt & Thomas Gibbs Hunt President’s Endowed Scholarship ...
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Deadline02/15/2025 |
| $1000 F/S F-$500/S-$500 |
Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Scholarship
The Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Scholarship was...
|
Deadline02/15/2025 |