West Texas A&M University - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

SWE Past Presidents Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 17

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and be graduate students or undergraduate sophomores, juniors or seniors. They must be enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering degree program and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Vernon T. Swain, P.E./Robert E. Chute, P.E. Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 3

Applicants must be Maine residents who are graduating high school seniors. They must have plans to enroll in an ABETEAC-accredited degree program in engineering and to pursue a career in engineering. Applicants have to have applied to at least one school that offers engineering degrees. These are the minimum acceptable standardized test scores: SAT Math 600, SAT Writing 500, SAT Critical Reading 500, ACT Math 29, ACT English 25, PAA Quantitative 750 and PAA Verbal 640. Selection is based on standardized test scores, GPA, personal essay, recommendations, extracurricular activities and work experience.

 

University of Houston - Clear Lake - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

Oklahoma's Promise

Award: -, Deadline: June 30

Applicants must be Oklahoma residents who are enrolled in the eighth, ninth or tenth grade at an Oklahoma high school (or are homeschool students between the ages of 13 and 15) and whose parents' income is less than $50,000 per year. They must take certain college preparatory courses in high school, maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher and "stay out of trouble" such as gangs, drugs or alcohol.

 

University of Houston - Downtown - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

Rain Bird Intelligent Use of Water Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be college juniors or fourth- or fifth-year seniors who are landscape architecture, horticulture or irrigation science students who have a demonstrated commitment to the landscape architecture profession and exhibit financial need. Applications can only be sent by email.

 

Student Activist Awards

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Varies

Selection is based on activism for free thought or separation of church and state.

 

University of Houston - Victoria - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

Youth Program

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 20

Applicants must be members of the Appaloosa Youth Association or the Appaloosa Horse Club and must attend or plan to attend an institute of higher learning. Students may also be the son or daughter of Appaloosa Horse Club members.

 

Association of Flight Attendants Annual Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 10

Applicants must be the dependents of AFA members in good standing. Applicants must also be in the top 15 percent of their class, have or expect to have excellent SAT/ACT scores, demonstrate financial need and provide a 300-word essay along with the completed application.

 

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

Kathryn D. Sullivan Earth and Marine Science Fellowship

Award: $12,000, Deadline: January 23

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and be either full-time graduate students enrolled in an accredited consortium member institution or a successful applicant for full time admission to a Masters or Doctorate program in an accredited consortium member institution. Selection is based on recommendation letters, academic merit, faculty sponsorship and stated academic goals and interests in science, technology and engineering.

 

Claussen/FTEE Memorial Scholarship

Award: $300, Deadline: December 1

Applicants must be undergraduate juniors or seniors and members of TEECA who have registered for the ITEEA Conference. They must also be working towards a future career as a K-12 technology and/or engineering education teacher. Application must include a completed TEECA advisor recommendation. Selection is based upon the quality of the submission.

 

University of Texas - Brownsville - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

Active Life Scholarship to Tackle Your Weakness

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicants must be high school or college students age 15 years old or older. Applicants must be able to identify a weakness and willing to take action to improve it. This award may be used at any college to study any subject as well as for books and room and board.

 

Spirit of Anne Frank Awards

Award: $10,000, Deadline: February 19

Students should be high school seniors, be U.S. citizens and plan on attending a four-year college or university in the fall of the upcoming academic year. Applicants must submit a 1,000-word essay characterizing their efforts and dedication toward achieving lasting change with regards to prejudice and intolerance.

 

University of Texas at Dallas - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

Kellogg Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 17

Applicants must be female rising undergraduate sophomores or juniors who are enrolled in an ABET-accredited degree program in chemical engineering or mechanical engineering. They must have a GPA of 3.2 or higher on a four-point scale, must not be receiving a renewable SWE scholarship and must not be receiving full academic funding from another source. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Larry Williams Photography and AYA Photo Contest

Award: $100, Deadline: May 1

Applicants must submit multiple photographs in two divisions: 13 and under and 14 to 18.

 

The University of Texas - Pan American - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

Dr. Ivy M. Parker Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be be full-time students who are enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering program. They must be rising juniors or seniors who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Applicants cannot be currently receiving another scholarship awarded by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and they cannot be receiving full funding from another source (such as an employee reimbursement program or the U.S. military). Selection is based on academic merit and financial need.

 

American Bar Association Law Student Writing Competition

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 31

The American Bar Association (ABA) sponsors a variety of essay and writing competitions for ABA student members. Applicants must write an article about antitrust and have it published in an ABA-accredited school's law review or journal. Law students currently enrolled or graduating can write eligible articles of general interest to the antitrust law community, such as Civil and Criminal Antitrust Law, Competition Policy, Consumer Protection and International Competition Law. Selection is based on the strength of the essay.

 

University of Texas at Tyler - Texas Public Educational Grant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

This program provides assistance to Texas students with financial need. Applicants must be Texas residents, non-residents or foreign students and show financial need. Applicants must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt from this requirement. Public colleges or universities in Texas make TPEG awards from their own resources. No individual award may be more than the student's financial need. Each institution sets its own maximum award amounts. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The financial aid office will notify the applicant of eligibility.

 

Appaloosa Youth Association Speech Contest

Award: $100, Deadline: May 15

Applicants should be 18 and under and can enter two divisions: a speech on a pre-determined topic or an impromptu speech. Age groups are 13 and under and 14 to 18. The speech is given at the World Championship Appaloosa Youth World Show.

 

Joel Abromson Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicants must be Maine high school seniors, and they must be accepted to an institution of higher learning.

 

National Ten Minute Play Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 1

Each playwright may only submit one script no more than 10 pages in length that has not been previously submitted. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

 

ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. They must be in the third, fourth or fifth year of a Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB)-accredited undergraduate degree program in landscape architecture. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Chairscholars Foundation National Scholarships

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicants must have major disabilities and serious financial difficulties that would prevent them from going to college without financial aid. They must have a B+ or higher average. They must be high school seniors or college freshmen age 21 or younger, and they must have participated in some form of major community service or other social contribution.

 

TEXAS Grant for Lamar University

Award: $8,480, Deadline: March 15

This program is designed to make sure that well-prepared high school graduates with financial need can go to college. Applicants must be Texas residents, be registered with Selective Service or be exempt, have a nine month EFC of no more than $5,088 and be enrolled at least three-quarter time. To apply, students must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA). Eligibility for this program is determined by the college financial aid office. Applicants should contact the college financial aid office for additional information and availability of funds.