• Scholarships with Deadlines 2023-2024

    Opening JAN 1st: iWorks Scholarship

    Eligibility

    • Be a child or spouse of an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces or Veteran.
    • Be enrolled in an accredited Community College or four-year college or University. Undergraduate students must be in their sophomore, junior, or senior year, or pursuing a Master's degree.
    • Be a well-rounded student who shows an aptitude for STEM subjects and excels in overall academic studies.  
    • Be in good standing with the college/university with a minimum 3.0 unweighted GPA.
    • Students must major in a STEM-related area of study in support of the mission of AFCEA.  
    • Qualifying STEM majors related to the mission of AFCEA include: 
      • astronomy, biometry/biometrics, computer engineering, computer forensics science, computer programming, computer science, computer systems, cybersecurity, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, geospatial science, industrial engineering, information science, information technology, information resource management, intelligence, mathematics, mechanical engineering, network engineering, network security, operations research, physics, robotics engineering, robotics technology, statistics, strategic intelligence and telecommunications engineering.
    • Deadline: May 1, 2024

    New: Firstmark Credit Union Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.

    Eligibility Requirements:

    • Students (or their parent/guardian) must be a Firstmark member in good standing.
    • Funds must be used at an academically accredited two- or four-year college or university.
    • Five scholarships are reserved for students who plan to enter the education field.
    • Firstmark Credit Union employees, Board of Directors and their families are ineligible.
    • Deadline: Must be received by February 2024

    New: Luling Foundation Scholarships

    Agricultural Scholarship 

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • Deadline: Must be received by March 31, 2024

     Healthcare Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • Deadline: Must be received by March 31, 2024

    Trade/Vocational School Scholarship   

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • Deadline: Must be received by March 31, 2024

    New: LPA Diversity in Design Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.

     Applicants to the LPA Diversity in Design Scholarship must:

    • Be high school seniors in the states of California and Texas
    • Have been accepted in a full-time undergraduate study at an accredited NAAB, LAAB, ABET, CIDA, NASAD, four or five-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year
    • Pursuing a degree in one of the following majors associated with the building and design industry: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture/Design, Architectural Engineering, Structural Engineering, Building Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related degree
    • Be Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander and Women of all races
    • Be legally authorized to work in the United States
    • AWARD: $5,000 renewable up to three years or until Bachelor degree is earned.
    • Deadline: January 31, 2024

    New: Texas Farm Bureau Scholarships

    • Click the link above to access applications and details for multiple scholarships
    • Deadlines and eligibility requirements vary.

    New: Guadalupe County Farm Bureau Agricultural Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.

    Eligibility Requirements:

    • Graduating High School Seniors of Guadalupe County
    • Students must attend college, university, or trade school.
    • Rank in the upper 50% of their class
    • Demonstrate qualities of leadership, citizenship, and good character
    • Be a Guadalupe County Farm Bureau family member (Family member - parent or legal guardian of student applying)
    • Deadline: February 9, 2024

     New: Texas Leadership Scholars Program Eligibility and Application

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • Demonstrated financial need, as evidenced by FAFSA or TASFA (must be TEXAS Grant eligible).
    • Graduating High School Senior from an accredited Texas High School.
    • Scholastic record and ability.
    • Evidence of leadership and service within your high school and community.
    • Accepted to a participating 4-year institution.
    • Complete Application Process and receive recommendation from a teacher, counselor, coach, etc. from their graduating high school.
    • Deadline: February 15, 2024

     New: U.S. Air Force ROTC Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • Deadline: December 1, 2023

     New: Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship

    Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.

    Win up to $40,000 towards an undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science and an offer to complete a summer internship at Amazon!

    Eligibility Requirements: 

    • Student is planning to pursue a computer science or engineering degree in college.
    • Student has tried computer science or hardware engineering and wants to learn more.
    • You're a high school senior with a minimum of 2.3 GPA.
    • You are work eligible in the US for at least two years.
    • Deadline: December 15, 2023 @ 4:00pm

     

    New Local: H-E-B Scholarship Program for Texas Athletic, Music, & Academic and Community Service Excellence

    Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.

    Eligibility Requirements: 

    • Minimum 3.3 GPA
    • Number of Community Service Hours completed in the last 12 months
    • Community Service Verification Letters to document the number of hours submitted
    • A Letter of Recommendation
    • A Short Essay (500 words or less) on the topic: “What does Community mean to you?”
    • There will be fifteen (15) total winners – five (5) each in music, academics and athletics – and each will be awarded $2,000 from H-E-B. An announcement of the winners will be made during the 2024 UIL Texas Girls & Boys Basketball State Championships. 

    Deadline: February 2, 2024

     New: NROTC Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • Application checklist
    • Deadline: January 31, 2024

     New Local: GVEC Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access scholarship details and application
    • SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY
      • Applicant’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must have an active GVEC electric account in their name.
      • Applicant must be a 2023-24 high school graduate and be able to meet all admission requirements of the college, university or trade school selected.
      • Applicant must agree to attend classes as prescribed by the school’s curriculum for the semester in which tuition is paid.
      • In all cases, the Cooperative will have the final decision on eligibility of each applicant, and, if for any reason an applicant is found to be ineligible by the Scholarship Selection Committee, the scholarship shall not be awarded.
      • Children of the GVEC Board of Directors and employees are not eligible for this scholarship.
      • Deadline: February 1, 2024  @ 11:59pm

    New: National Army ROTC Scholarships

    New: Purina Feed Greatness Scholarship Program

    Land O’Lakes, Inc. has established a scholarship program for students who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.

    The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

    Applicants to the Purina Feed Greatness Scholarship must:

    • Plan to be college undergraduates during the 2023-2024 academic year, including first year students; must be residing and studying in the United States (U.S.).
    • Be enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic semester/term.
    • Have experience showing or caring for large/small livestock animals, equine, or poultry (not house pets).
    • Deadline to apply: October 17, 2023 3:00 pm Central Time  

    New Local: Celebrating Texas Public Schools Scholarships

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • To be eligible for the scholarship, a student may be:
      • college-bound, joining the workforce, continuing education through trade schools or other forms of post-secondary training, or enlisting in the military 
      • THIS SCHOLARSHIP WAS WON BY A STEELE STUDENT IN 2022!
    • Turn in Deadline: October 1, 2023 

    New: Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Scholarship Program

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and qualifications.
    • To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must:
      • Be in the top 25% of the graduating class of 2024. 
      • Scholarship applications are available for pick up in Mrs. Rountree's Office F237.
    • Turn in Deadline: October 27, 2023 

     New: AES Engineering Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must:
      • Open to high school seniors and all students attending a post-secondary educational facility. 
      •  Be sure to include your full name as well as the name of the school you are attending this year and your plans for next year. 
    • Email essay to: scholarships@aesengineers.com 
    • Deadline: October 8, 2023

     New Local:  Omega Psi Phi High School Essay Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must:
      • A) Must be enrolled in a San Antonio, Texas metropolitan area high school. 
      • B) Open to all collegebound seniors in the Class of 2024.   
    • Email essay to: psiawscholarship@gmail.com 
    • Deadline: October 20, 2023

     New:  Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards  

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • $10,000 - 180 Awards will be given
    • To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must:
      • A) Be currently enrolled in high school and graduating in the spring of 2024.
      • B) Have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or 7.5 on a 10.0 scale. 
    • Deadline: November 13, 2023  

    New: Heismann Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • $1,000 - $10,000 scholarship toward post-secondary education.

    • Eligibility Criteria: 

      • Must be a high school senior during the 2023-2024 academic year, graduating with the class of 2024
      • Have a cumulative weighted high school GPA of 3.0 or better
      • Participate or have participated in grades 9, 10, or 11 in at least one of the sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the National Federation of State High School Association.
      • Be a leader in the school and community and serve as a role model for underclassmen
    • Deadline: October 17, 2023 by 5:00 pm

    SCUC Education Foundation Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • Kick a field goal from the 10-yard line at a game for a $2,000 scholarship toward post-secondary education.

    • Eligibility Criteria: 

      • Must be a high school senior attending Allison L. Steele Enhanced Learning Center, Byron P. Steele II High School, or Samuel Clemens High School
      • Entries will be accepted from July 31, 2023 through Friday, September 1, 2023.
    • Deadline: September 1, 2023

     New: Coca-Cola Scholars Program

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • $20,000 scholarship 

    • Eligibility Criteria: 

      • Must be currently enrolled in high school/home-schooled students attending school in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or select DoD schools who will graduate 2023-2024.
      • Must be planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution
      • Must be able to verify a minimum overall B/3.0 GPA in high school coursework
      • Entries will be accepted July 31, 2023 through Friday, September 1, 2023.
    • Deadline: October 2, 2023 by 5:00 pm Eastern

     The Gates Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • Full Ride scholarship

    • Eligibility Criteria: 

      • Must be a high school senior
      • From at least one of the following ethnicities: African American, American Indian/Alaska Native*, Asian/Pacific Islander American, and/or Hispanic American
      • Pell-eligible • A US citizen, national, or permanent resident
      • In good academic standing, with a minimum cumulative weighted GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
    • Deadline: September 15, 2023 - application Phase I

    New: AES Engineering Scholarship

    • Our belief is that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason we are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by an evaluation of the
    • Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post-secondary educational facility. 
    • Submit essay to scholarships@aesengineers.com
    • Scholarship Award: $500
    • Deadline: October 8, 2023

    New: Discover Nursing Scholarships

    • Requirements vary
    • Deadlines vary

      New: Incfile Scholarship

    • Click the link above to access the scholarship application and details.
    • $2,500 scholarship

    • Eligibility Criteria: 

      • Must be a high school senior, undergraduate, graduate, or trade school student
      • Must attend a U.S.-based high school, trade school or university
      • Must hold a GPA of 3.0 or higher
      • Must have an interest in starting a business
    • Deadline: June 30, 2023 & September 30, 2023