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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000 Alvin Lockhart Bass Trombone Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was created in memory of Alvin A. Lockhart. “My...
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 Bearkat Marching Band Endowed Scholarship
The band program at Sam Houston State University was founded in the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Beth Damphousse Music Education Endowed Scholarship
The Kelly Damphousse Criminal Justice Scholarship Endowment was...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Bill and Ann Stokes Endowed Scholarship
The Bill and Ann Stokes Endowed Scholarship was established by the Ann...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Bill Watrous Endowed Jazz Scholarship
This endowment is being established in honor of Bill Watrous. William...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Cargill Family Endowed Scholarship
The Cargill Family Scholarship Endowment was established by Dr. Jimmy A....
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$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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$10,000 Charles Forque Instrumental Scholarship
The Charles Forque Instrumental Scholarship was established by Henry J....
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$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...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Chuck and Debbie Jones Art Endowed Scholarship
Debbie Lawson Jones earned her degree from Texas A&M in 1982. Chuck...
Deadline02/15/2026
varies Clem Otis Memorial Art Endowed Scholarship
The Clem Otis Memorial Art Endowed Scholarship was established by the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$5,000 Coalson Family Dance Scholarship In Memory of Cynthia Joy Coalson
The Coalson Family Education Scholarship was established on behalf of...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Dana E. Nicolay Dance Endowed Scholarship
The Dana E. Nicolay Dance Endowed Scholarship was established but...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 David and Grettle Payne Endowed Music Scholarship
After 14 years of service to Sam Houston State University, Provost and...
Deadline02/15/2026
$10,000 David Bernshausen Music Endowed Scholarship
The David Bernshausen Music Endowed Scholarship was established in...
Deadline02/15/2026
$250.00 David Czervinske Endowed Scholarship
The David Czervinske Endowed Scholarship was established by the...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Distinguished Art Faculty Endowed Scholarship
The Distinguished Art Faculty Endowed Scholarship is in honor of Mr....
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Distinguished Music Faculty Endowed Scholarship
The original endowments were established to commemorate the careers of...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Dr. Charles A. Schmidt Drama and Dance
This scholarship was created to honor Dr. Schmidt’s thirty-two years of...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Drama Department Scholarship
This scholarship was established to assist with education expenses.
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
$2,500 Ellen Happe Phillips Music Endowed Scholarship
Ellen Happe Phillips attended Sam Houston State University from...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Emmette Jackson Endowed Scholarship
The Emmette Jackson Endowed Scholarship was established by Dr. O....
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 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 Fisher Tull Endowed Music Scholarship
The Fisher Tull Endowed Music Scholarship was established by the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500.00 Glenn and Katherine Payne Theatre Scholarship
Glenn Payne said, “My wife and I married young and promptly had five...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Harley E. Rex Endowed Scholarship
The Harley E. Rex Endowed Scholarship was established by David L. and...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Harold R. Bradley Music Scholarship
Harold R. Bradley is a Country Music Hall of Famer and the most prolific...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Humphreys Foundation Scholarship
The Humphreys Foundation Scholarships have been funded by the Humphreys...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Isaiah Ray Memorial Music Education Endowed Scholarship
Isaiah Ray was a 2006 graduate of Sam Houston State University. He...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Jack and Pat Fariss Endowed Scholarship for Music Education
This endowed scholarship was established in honor of Jack and Pat Fariss...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 James and Carol McTee Roach Art Endowed Scholarship
During a 37-year career with ExonnMobil, James Roach, has worked in a...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies James B. and Marilyn C. Shepherd Endowed Scholarship
The James B. and Marilyn C. Shepherd Endowed Scholarship was established...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 James W. Self Memorial Scholarship
James W. Self was a loving person that saw the beauty in everything and...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Jennifer Kathleen Weber Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Jennifer Kathleen Weber Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Jim and Julee Miller Theatre Scholarship
The Jim and Julee Miller Theatre Scholarship was established by the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$500 Jimmy and Lindy Miller Scholarship IHO Kristin Miller Jackson
The Jimmy and Lindy Miller Scholarship Fund In Honor Of Kristin Miller...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Jonathan Charles Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is being established by Dana and Betty Nicolay who were...
Deadline02/15/2026
$500 Kelley Barber Endowed Dance Performance Scholarship
Barry K. “Kelly” Barber received his Bachelor of Arts in Political...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Kenneth Zonker Endowed Scholarship
The Kenneth Zonker Endowed Scholarship was established in memory of...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Kevin Dodson Memorial Theatre Endowed Scholarship
The Kevin Dodson Memorial Theatre Endowed Scholarship was established by...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Larry Routh Theatre Production Endowed Scholarship
Larry Routh graduated in 1976 with a B.F.A. in Theatre from Sam Houston...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Madison and Martha Wolfe Photography Endowed Scholarship
The Madison and Martha Wolfe Photography Endowed Scholarship was...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000 Margaret A. Conwell Memorial Musical Theatre Endowed Scholarship
The Margaret A. Conwell Memorial Musical Theatre Endowed Scholarship was...
Deadline02/15/2026
$3,000 Margo and Mike Crook Music Endowed Scholarship
Margo and Alike Crook live in Montgomery. Texas near lake Conroe. They...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,000.00 Marie Coley Atkinson Middleton Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship
Maire Coley Atkinson was a gifted coloratura soprano and sang in the...
Deadline02/15/2026