Scholarships for Texas Residents

Everything may be bigger in Texas, but unfortunately that often includes college tuition, too. While that can be intimidating or frustrating to current and aspiring students, the good news is there are tons of opportunities to earn scholarships just by living and studying in Texas. Potential degree candidates looking for help paying for school in Texas will find many scholarship options. There is funding available from both public and private sources. State and local government administers scholarship funds based on ethnicity, gender, financial need and academic achievement. Private funds, from universities and corporations, are also available in specific fields, for students from a particular area or for students that demonstrate a unique aptitude. Scroll down to review some of the many scholarships available for college students in Texas.

Showing 41-60 of 80 scholarships
Elesa Crump Memorial Endowed Scholarship Amarillo Area Foundation (AAF), Inc.
key information
  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas Panhandle, TX|Texas| as a |Permanent Legal U.S. Resident|
  • Disability: |Physical Disability|Learning Disability|Mental Disability|
  • School (College): Attend |West Texas A&M University (TX)|Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
key information
  • 500 - 1,000
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Dallam, TX|Hartley, TX|Sherman, TX| as a |Permanent Legal U.S. Resident|
  • School (College): Attend |Texas A&M University (TX)|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
key information
  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas| as a |Permanent Legal U.S. Resident|
  • School (College): Attend |West Texas A&M University (TX)|Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX|Texas Tech University (TX)|
  • Major: Study |Accounting|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
key information
  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas| as a |Permanent Legal U.S. Resident|
  • School (College): Attend |West Texas A&M University (TX)|Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX|
  • Major: Study |Computer Science|Computer Information Systems|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
Top 10 Percent Scholarship Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|Two-year|Four-year|College|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
Sue Kay Lay Memorial Scholarship Coastal Bend Community Foundation
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  • 6,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Willacy, TX|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |San Patricio, TX|Refugio, TX|Aransas, TX|Bee, TX|Jim Wells, TX|Kleberg, TX|Nueces, TX|
  • School (College): |Accredited College|Accredited University|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.0
Texas Public Educational Grant Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.5
Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program (TEOG) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public|
  • School (College): |Lamar State CollegeOrange|Lamar State CollegePort Arthur|Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.5
key information
  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (College): Attend a |Community College|Public College or University|Private College or University|Non-Profit College or Universtiy|
  • Major: Study |Accounting|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.5
Zachary Barriger Memorial Scholarship Fund Coastal Bend Community Foundation
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  • 1,500
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (K-12): |Tuloso-Midway High School, Corpus Christi, TX|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|Two-year|Four-year|College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.0
AHORA Scholarship Hispanic Scholarship Consortium
key information
  • 1,000 - 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Hispanic|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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  • 100 - 4,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public|Private|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Fifth Year Accounting Student Scholarship Program Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
key information
  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (College): |Non-Profit College|Public College or University|Private College or University|
  • Major: Study |Accounting|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.0
Kenneth H. Ashworth Fellowship Program Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
key information
  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public|Private|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
Tuition Equalization Grant Program Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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  • 5,046
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Private|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
The James M. & Virginia M. Smyth Scholarship Fund Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
key information
  • 2,000
  • 15 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |Oklahoma|Texas|Georgia|Mississippi|Tennessee|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Illinois|
  • School (College): |Accredited College or University|Missouri|Technical School|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Texas Transportation Scholarship Transportation Clubs International (TCI) Scholarship
key information
  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Jul-25-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|
  • Major: Study |Transportation Logistics|Supply Chain Management|Traffic Management|Transportation Safety|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
APIASF /Darden Restaurants Foundation Scholarship Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
key information
  • 2,500
  • 2 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Philadelphia, PA|Chicago, IL|Cleveland, OH|Atlanta, GA|Boston, MA|Houston, TX|New York, NY|Orlando, FL|Pittsburgh, PA|Tampa, FL|Dallas, TX|Denver, CO|Phoenix, AZ|Salt Lake City, UT|San Antonio, TX|Seattle, WA|Jacksonville, MS|Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL|Nashville, TX| as a |Legal U.S. Resident|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Washington, DC|Los Angeles, CA|San Francisco, CA|Detroit, MI|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Asian|Pacific Islander|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.0
key information
  • 2,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Travis, TX|
  • School (College): |ABA accredited law school|University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Law student|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.0
key information
  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Texas|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public|Private|
  • School (College): Attend a |Two-year|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.0
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