Scholarships

Other Scholarships

Leadership

Agricultural Services & Development Alumni Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a full-time student majoring in the area of agricultural services and development, seeking initial certification through traditional coursework, demonstrating strong leadership skills, and an expressed interest in teaching. Preference will be given to an active member of the Tarleton Collegiate FFA chapter. The committee will take into consideration financial need and academic success.
Selection Process:	Faculty from the Department of Agricultural Services & Development

Ben and Nellie Baty Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be awarded to a U.S. citizen with a marketing or business management major. The recipient must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate strong academic performance. The recipient shall show leadership qualities, including participation in student activities and/or part-time employment, actively working to financially supplement their education in order to pursue his or her collegiate studies. Preference should be given first to ROTC students meeting the above criteria, then to other eligible students meeting required criteria.
Selection Process:	College of Business Administration Committee, in consultation with TSU's ROTC program director

Ben Hogan Scholarship

Amount:	$2,500
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to military veterans or dependents of a military veteran.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Committee

Bernie and Lorraine Trice Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be awarded to a high school graduate from Erath County or Hamilton County that is a full-time undergraduate student, Texas resident and United States citizen. The recipient must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0, document financial need, and demonstrate leadership skills, community involvement, and moral character.
Selection Process:	Director of University Scholarships

Bobby Fox Memorial Endowment

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be awarded to a Tarleton State University track athlete with outstanding leadership and athletic ability.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Athletics

Brett Spindor Memorial Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity that demonstrates leadership abilities in the school and community, demonstrates moral character, and is a Texas resident. Academic record is considered in the selection process.
Selection Process:	Committee from Alpha Gamma Rho

Brian K. Iley Endowed Memorial

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a full-time student(s) majoring in a medical related field with an overall GPA of at least 2.5. Preference will be given to a student or students who demonstrate leadership through school and community service. Preference will also be given to those students who indicate they have achieved the Eagle Scout Award through the Boy Scouts of America or the Gold Award through the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Science and Technology

Cecil Ballow Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a full-time student with a 3.0 GPA demonstrating leadership qualities.
Selection Process:	TSU Committee

Clifton J. Morvant Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a student teaching participant in the Department of Agricultural Services and Development demonstrating financial need, leadership abilities in school and in the community and moral character.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences

Col. Ray & Pat Yantis ROTC Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a full-time student in good standing with the university that is an active participant and in good standing in Tarleton's ROTC program demonstrating strong leadership skills.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Committee

College of Agriculture and Human Sciences Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a full-time student, that is a permanent U.S. citizen, majoring in agriculture. Recipients must maintain a 2.75 GPA, be a participant on the livestock or meats judging teams, enroll in one three or four hour agriculture course, provide a short bio-sketch with two wallet size color pictures and serve as a College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences Ambassador.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (formerly the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences)

Daniel Parker Herd Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be awarded based on academic record, leadership abilities in school and the community, moral character, rodeo skills and talents with preference to be given to team ropers.
Selection Process:	Rodeo Committee

Danny Jenkins Memorial Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be awarded to a graduate of Hico High School demonstrating leadership abilities in the school and community, moral character, and a record of good citizenship. The recipient must maintain a GPA of at least 2.5 and display satisfactory citizenship and academic record.
Selection Process:	Committee from Hico

Dennis and Mary Lou McCabe Presidential Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to full-time students demonstrating financial need, meritorious leadership and scholastic aptitude.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Committee

Dr. Dennis P. McCabe Student Endowment Scholarship

Amount:	$500
Deadline:	End of April
Criteria:	This scholarship is given to students for achievement in the classroom, leadership on campus, financial need, and field experience. To apply for this scholarship, students must have completed 12 hours at TSU. Recipients must be full-time students and have a 2.40 GPA for the leadership, need-based and field experience options. Recipients must be full-time students and have a 3.0 GPA for the scholastic option. Recipients in the need-based option must show financial need but not be eligible for the PELL grant.
Selection Process:	Committee selected by the Dean of Student Life

Dr. James Boyd Memorial Endowment Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to graduate student pursuing a degree in either education, a professional certificate, or a professional development experience. The recipient must show leadership potential, quality and work experience through teaching and or school administration, express a sense of humor, and show financial need.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Education

Dr. Marie Meisel Cedars Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship is given to students based on art performance, academic merit and leadership skills. Established in 2001 by the friends and family of Dr. Cedars. Dr. Cedars was a member of the faculty at Tarleton for many years as a French instructor and was an accomplished artist. Dr. Cedars' group of twelve paintings based on the book "6 Day of Destruction" by Elie Wiesel, an Auschwitz survivor, and Rabbi Albert H. Friedlander, who fled Germany in 1939, has been displayed in New York galleries and many other major cities across the United States. The collection features images from Biblical account of creation and Holocaust individual tragedies.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Dwain & Carolyn Bruner Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to an entering freshman student with a 3.2 GPA in high school who is a graduate of an Erath County High School. The recipient should demonstrate a need for financial assistance in order to be able to pursue his or her collegiate studies. The recipient should also demonstrate strong leadership characteristics. The Dwain & Carolyn Bruner Endowed Scholarship was established in 1999 by the employees of Bruner Motors as a holiday gift to their employer and his wife. The Bruners are longtime residents of Stephenville.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Committee

Gifford Family Veterans Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	At least $1,000 per semester
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a student who had "Active Duty" service to any branch of the United States military with honorable or medical discharge. Recipients must have sophomore or above classification with a 2.5 or higher grade point average and be active in the promotion of veterans.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Military Veterans Service Center

Joe W. Autry Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture

Amount:	Typical Award $1000 per academic year
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a student majoring in agriculture who is a Texas resident. The recipient must have leadership potential indicated by participation in extra curricular activities, community, church, or civic programs, potential for success in business or professional life, moral character and personality. This scholarship was established in 2000 to honor 1938 Tarleton graduate, former teacher and Vice President Emeritus, Dr. Joe W. Autry by his family and friends.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences

Joel Hillin Memorial Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	Recipient shall be an undergraduate freshman student who is a Texas resident majoring in agriculture. Recipient must demonstrate leadership in school and community involvement with strong moral values.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences

Josephine Garrett Donaldson Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to students majoring in human sciences. Recipients must have a good academic record, show leadership abilities, demonstrate financial need, have good moral character and be a Texas resident. This scholarship was established in 2001 by the family of Mrs. Josephine Donaldson to honor her lifetime dedication to her family and friends. Mrs. Donaldson attended Tarleton from 1943 to 1945 majoring in home economics.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Human Sciences Department

Mary Garrett Lindley Memorial Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be awarded to a student majoring in Human Sciences, demonstrating financial need, who is a Texas resident. The recipient must have an outstanding academic record, demonstrate moral character and leadership abilities in the school and in the community.
Selection Process:	Committee for the Department of Human Sciences

Paul & Opal Cunyus Scholarship

Amount:	Typical Award $1000 per academic year
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to students majoring in fine arts, education and/or horticulture. Freshman recipients must demonstrate financial need, be accepted to Tarleton, and have passed all parts of the TASP (now THEA) test. Upper division recipients must have a minimum GPA of 2.75, show financial need, demonstrate participation in leadership training and extra curricular activities. Established in December 1995 by Mr. Paul Cunyus and family. Mr. Cunyus came to Tarleton in the early 1920s from his home in East Texas. He completed two years at John Tarleton Agriculture College majoring in agriculture. Upon graduation he transferred to Texas A&M, where he received his bachelor and master degrees. After World War II he returned to Tarleton as the associate dean and served in that capacity for 25 years. He retired in the early 1970s. Mr. Cunyus passed away in 1996. His wife, Opal, preceded him in death.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Committee

Presidential Leadership

Amount:	Typical Award $1200 per academic year
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to deserving full-time students demonstrating outstanding leadership qualities. Recipients must maintain an overall and semester GPA of 2.75.
Selection Process:	President’s Committee

Residential Living & Learning Leader Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to new Residential Leaders, but may reapply if they return as a second-year Residential Leader. The recipient must be a Residential Leader maintaining a 3.25 or higher GPA.
Selection Process:	Director and staff of the Tarleton Residential Living and Learning Department

Roscoe & Halcie Maker Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to full-time undergraduate students with preference given to students who are graduates of a Bosque County High School and/or Hico High School who demonstrate strong leadership skills. Consideration of financial need and average academic performance will also determine the recipients.
Selection Process:	Director of Scholarships and a committee of his/her preference

Shanon Rasco Memorial Scholarship for Physically Disabled Student

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a full-time, physically disabled student who demonstrates financial need, leadership abilities in school and in the community, good moral character, and is a resident of Texas.
Selection Process:	Director of University Scholarships and a representative of Tarleton's Disability Services Office

Stanley G. and Mary Ann Westbrook Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	The scholarship will be given to an agriculture major with a 2.5 grade point average. The recipient must be a sophomore for initial consideration and may be re-awarded until graduation. Preference will be given to an Erath County student with secondary consideration given to any Texas student. The recipient must demonstrate leadership in extracurricular activities with preference given to students who are members of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority or any University related fraternity. The recipient must also demonstrate financial need.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Committee and a representative of Alpha Gamma Delta

TAA Edwin Dyess Veteran Memorial Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to one or more freshman ROTC students who have applied for full ROTC scholarships or other students with some military affiliation. Recipients must have a 2.25 GPA, demonstrate leadership abilities and have financial need.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Military Science Department

Texan Rep Scholarship

Amount:	$200
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to students during their spring semester after serving as Texan Reps during the fall semester. Recipients must attend all Texan Rep meetings, work one hour in the Welcome Center during the week prior to each Texan Tour, participate in both Texan Tour set up days, participate in both Texan Tours, and give an additional six hours to office work in the Welcome Center or to group tours during the semester.
Selection Process:	Welcome Center

Town & Country Bank Dublin H.S. Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship will be given to a recent Dublin High School graduate who is ranked in the top quarter of the graduating class on the recommended or distinguished degree plan. The recipients must demonstrate academic success and leadership abilities.
Selection Process:	Committee from Dublin

TSU Student Government Assn. Zach Shaver Memorial Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	The recipient(s) shall be a full-time student with a 2.5 overall GPA who demonstrates strong leadership skills and is a member of a recognized student organization, per the Office of Student Activities.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Committee and the Student Body President and Vice President

W.P. and Lucille Brummett Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall/academic year) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	Recipient must be a graduate from Hico High School, based on academic record, demonstrated leadership abilities in school and the community, a placed youth within the W.P. and Lucille Youth Ranch Program, citizenship record, and demonstrated moral character.
Selection Process:	Committee composed of the Hico superintendent of schools, the Hico High School principal, and a female member of the Hico High School faculty