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.
Review Frequently Asked Questions on our website
| Award | Name | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Varies |
Department of Art Scholarship
The Department of Art Scholarship was established to assist Art students...
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Deadline08/01/2026 |
| Varies |
Music Department Scholarship
The Music Department Scholarship is awarded to deserving students...
|
Deadline08/01/2026 |
| varies |
Charles Pebworth Sculpture Scholarship Fund
The Charles Pebworth Sculpture Scholarship was established by the Fine...
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Ended |
| $1,000.00 |
Polley Art Award Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Polley Art Award Endowed Scholarship was established by retired...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Alvin Lockhart Bass Trombone Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was created in memory of Alvin A. Lockhart. “My...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Art History Scholarship
The Art History Scholarship is awarded by the Department of Art to any...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Bearkat Marching Band Endowed Scholarship
The band program at Sam Houston State University was founded in the...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Beth Damphousse Music Education Endowed Scholarship
The Kelly Damphousse Criminal Justice Scholarship Endowment was...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Bill and Ann Stokes Endowed Scholarship
The Bill and Ann Stokes Endowed Scholarship was established by the Ann...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Bill Watrous Endowed Jazz Scholarship
This endowment is being established in honor of Bill Watrous. William...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Cargill Family Endowed Scholarship
The Cargill Family Scholarship Endowment was established by Dr. Jimmy A....
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Charles and Helen Lindsay Endowed Scholarship in Music
Both Dr. and Mrs. Charles Lindsay received their degrees from then Sam...
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Ended |
| $10,000 |
Charles Forque Instrumental Scholarship
The Charles Forque Instrumental Scholarship was established by Henry J....
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Charles W. Jones III and David E. Payne Violin Scholarship
Charles W. Jones attended SHSU and graduated with a B.B.A. in Finance in...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Chuck and Debbie Jones Art Endowed Scholarship
Debbie Lawson Jones earned her degree from Texas A&M in 1982. Chuck...
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Ended |
| varies |
Clem Otis Memorial Art Endowed Scholarship
The Clem Otis Memorial Art Endowed Scholarship was established by the...
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Ended |
| $5,000 |
Coalson Family Dance Scholarship In Memory of Cynthia Joy Coalson
The Coalson Family Education Scholarship was established on behalf of...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
College of Arts and Media Scholarship
The College of Arts and Media consists of five outstanding divisions...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Dana E. Nicolay Dance Endowed Scholarship
The Dana E. Nicolay Dance Endowed Scholarship was established but...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
David and Grettle Payne Endowed Music Scholarship
After 14 years of service to Sam Houston State University, Provost and...
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Ended |
| $10,000 |
David Bernshausen Music Endowed Scholarship
The David Bernshausen Music Endowed Scholarship was established in...
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Ended |
| $250.00 |
David Czervinske Endowed Scholarship
The David Czervinske Endowed Scholarship was established by the...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Distinguished Art Faculty Endowed Scholarship
The Distinguished Art Faculty Endowed Scholarship is in honor of Mr....
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Ended |
| Varies |
Distinguished Music Faculty Endowed Scholarship
The original endowments were established to commemorate the careers of...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Dr. Charles A. Schmidt Drama and Dance
This scholarship was created to honor Dr. Schmidt’s thirty-two years of...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Drama Department Scholarship
This scholarship was established to assist with education expenses.
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Edward E. and Maudie G. Boyd Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Edward Earle Boyd was born on September 23. 1923 in Port Neches. Texas....
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Ended |
| $300.00 |
Elaine McDonald Music Scholarship
The Elaine McDonald Music Scholarship was established by the Sigma Alpha...
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Ended |
| $2,500 |
Ellen Happe Phillips Music Endowed Scholarship
Ellen Happe Phillips attended Sam Houston State University from...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Emmette Jackson Endowed Scholarship
The Emmette Jackson Endowed Scholarship was established by Dr. O....
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Ended |
| $3,000 |
Erica Starr Live Your Dream Memorial Theatre Endowed Scholarship
The Erica Starr Live Your Dream Memorial Theatre Endowed Scholarship was...
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Ended |
| $2,500 |
Erica Starr Memorial Theatre Endowed Scholarship
Erica loved life and loved the SHSU Theatre Program. She enjoyed every...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Ethel Brown Nicholson Endowed Scholarship
Ethel Brown Nicholson and her husband of 33 years, William F. Brown...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Ethel Nicholson Endowed Scholarship in Memory of James Bozeman Jr.
A fourth generation Houstonian, Jim Bozeman was fun loving and outgoing...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Fisher Tull Endowed Music Scholarship
The Fisher Tull Endowed Music Scholarship was established by the...
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Ended |
| $1,500.00 |
Glenn and Katherine Payne Theatre Scholarship
Glenn Payne said, “My wife and I married young and promptly had five...
|
Ended |
| $1,000 |
Harley E. Rex Endowed Scholarship
The Harley E. Rex Endowed Scholarship was established by David L. and...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Harold R. Bradley Music Scholarship
Harold R. Bradley is a Country Music Hall of Famer and the most prolific...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Humphreys Foundation Scholarship
The Humphreys Foundation Scholarships have been funded by the Humphreys...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Isaiah Ray Memorial Music Education Endowed Scholarship
Isaiah Ray was a 2006 graduate of Sam Houston State University. He...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Jack and Pat Fariss Endowed Scholarship for Music Education
This endowed scholarship was established in honor of Jack and Pat Fariss...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
James and Carol McTee Roach Art Endowed Scholarship
During a 37-year career with ExonnMobil, James Roach, has worked in a...
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Ended |
| Varies |
James B. and Marilyn C. Shepherd Endowed Scholarship
The James B. and Marilyn C. Shepherd Endowed Scholarship was established...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
James W. Self Memorial Scholarship
James W. Self was a loving person that saw the beauty in everything and...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Jennifer Kathleen Weber Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Jennifer Kathleen Weber Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Jim and Julee Miller Theatre Scholarship
The Jim and Julee Miller Theatre Scholarship was established by the...
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Ended |
| $500 |
Jimmy and Lindy Miller Scholarship IHO Kristin Miller Jackson
The Jimmy and Lindy Miller Scholarship Fund In Honor Of Kristin Miller...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Jonathan Charles Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is being established by Dana and Betty Nicolay who were...
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Ended |
| $1,000 |
Kelley Barber Endowed Dance Performance Scholarship
Barry K. “Kelly” Barber received his Bachelor of Arts in Political...
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Ended |
| Varies |
Kenneth Zonker Endowed Scholarship
The Kenneth Zonker Endowed Scholarship was established in memory of...
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Ended |