{"id":13670,"date":"2026-02-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/?p=13670"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:49:24","slug":"how-to-apply-for-tarleton-state-scholarships-one-application-600-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/how-to-apply-for-tarleton-state-scholarships-one-application-600-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply for Tarleton State Scholarships: One Application, 600+ Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate level student showing off fan of money, representing scholarship earnings.\" class=\"wp-image-13738\" style=\"width:800px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-1024x957.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-428x400.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-768x718.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-1536x1436.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-2048x1914.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/Grad-Scholarships-Mini-Shoot-4-1568x1465.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>About 80 percent of Tarleton State\u2019s students receive financial aid including over $20 million in Tarleton State and private scholarships each year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the submission of one application, you are unlocking the opportunity to apply for over 600 (Tarleton) scholarships!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Applying For Scholarships <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First things first, you\u2019ll need to visit the Tarleton State Scholarship webpage. (Don\u2019t worry, we have you covered. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/\">here<\/a> to start your application\/follow along.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-tarleton-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44d033d21652783d45813076556d9d5c is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><strong>The scholarships landing page will be your go-to for important deadlines.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, you\u2019re going to select which application you need based on your aid year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;If you are a student enrolled or planning to enroll in courses for Fall 2025, Spring 2026, or Summer 2026, you will fill out the 25\/26 Academic Year Application. If you are a student enrolled or planning to enroll in courses for Fall 2026, Spring 2027, or Summer 2027, you\u2019ll need to fill out the 26\/27 Academic Year Application. <em>Students attending both years need to complete both applications.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you make it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com\/CMXAdmin\/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=1651\">scholarships portal<\/a> sign in using your NTNET information. After you\u2019re signed in, you\u2019ll have access to your applications, awards, if you receive any, and a long list of Tarleton State scholarships.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After submitting your General Scholarship Application online, you\u2019ll be automatically matched with eligible college scholarships based on your information\u2014no need to apply individually.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Checking Your Application Status <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So you\u2019ve submitted your general scholarship application. Now what? No need to obsessively check your email or Texan Bill pay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check your application status right there in the scholarship portal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Check Your Award Status | Tarleton State University\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ndWn1mHQdaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Tarleton State Scholarships <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08c61a039b9eb1afc65d4701158c6d18\"><em>Undergraduate Scholarships &amp; Grants<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tarleton State Promise Program <\/strong>: The Tarleton State Promise Program provides a last-dollar tuition grant to students who enroll at Tarleton State as a first-time freshman and who meet the criteria listed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/tarleton-promise\/\">here<\/a>. Tarleton will cover the remaining bill amount after the student\u2019s scholarships, grants and exemptions are applied, including meal plans.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program &#8211; Freshmen<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/guaranteedscholarship\/\">President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program<\/a> aligns with the 120-year vision of Tarleton\u2019s founder and benefactor to provide a high-quality university education to students who otherwise might not have the chance. Tarleton State will guarantee scholarship levels to entering first-time freshmen who graduate in the top half of their high school class.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/tgap\/\">Transfers<\/a><\/strong>: To be considered, students must be admitted to Tarleton State, have 30 transferable hours completed prior to registration and complete the general scholarship application. Awards will be divided between fall and spring semesters based on full-time enrollment and be renewable \u200bfor up to 3 years with satisfactory academic progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-705c9147cd8d5721318af0ed71ecf114\"><em>Graduate Scholarships <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program &#8211; Masters Degree<\/strong>:\u00a0 Similarly to the guaranteed undergraduate program, the guaranteed master\u2019s program aligns with the 120-year vision of Tarleton\u2019s founder and benefactor to provide a high-quality university education to students who otherwise might not have the chance. This includes enabling students to pursue an advanced degree which is necessary in many fields. Tarleton State University will guarantee scholarship levels to students earning a new master\u2019s, second master\u2019s or returning master\u2019s degree. In order to be considered, students must complete the general scholarship application and submit a FAFSA, if eligible to apply for federal aid.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-tarleton-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf29384313c37bc117807fbfe193e049 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>The Guaranteed Scholarship Program sets a minimum amount you\u2019ll receive. If you earn additional scholarships, they may replace part of that guaranteed amount. You\u2019ll only see a change if your total scholarships go over the guaranteed amount.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/guaranteed-awards\/masters-guaranteed-scholarship\/\">MASTERS GUARANTEED SCHOLARSHIP &#8211; APPLY NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or are seeking additional assistance, feel free to contact our team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/contact\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 80 percent of Tarleton State\u2019s students receive financial aid including over $20 million in Tarleton State and private scholarships each year.&nbsp; With the submission of one application, you are &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":687,"featured_media":13734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":163,"footnotes":""},"categories":[210,163],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-graduate-studies","category-paying-for-college"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/48.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Blake Smith","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/author\/bsmith1\/"},"author_meta":{"display_name":"Blake Smith","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/author\/bsmith1\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/02\/48.png","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/category\/admission\/graduate-studies\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Graduate Studies<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/category\/paying-for-college\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Paying for College<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Graduate Studies<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Paying for College<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 months ago","modified":"Updated 2 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on February 6, 2026","modified":"Updated on February 4, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on February 6, 2026 9:00 am","modified":"Updated on February 4, 2026 10:49 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/687"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13670"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13740,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13670\/revisions\/13740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}