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CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
Varies – Start
MyHSF profile
today
AWARD
Varies
SCHOLARSHIP
Hispanic
Scholarship
Foundation
(several
scholarships)
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 3.0 GPA
 U.S. Citizen
 Must apply for FAFSA
www.hsf.net
All ethnicities are eligible
Varies
Varies
Discus Awards
College
Scholarship Page
Varies
Varies
Texas State
Technical
College
Varies
9/26/14
Full scholarship
Questbridge
Top 10% and household income
for family of four under $60,000
Several scholarships are listed on
this site
www.discusawards.com
http://www.tstc.edu/harlingenfinancialaid/scholarships
www.questbridge.org
 Submit application for admission
10/15/14
Extended to
11/1/14
$20,000
Texas Advance
(UT Austin)
by 10/15/14
 Submit FAFSA by 3/15/15
 For students at the top of the
class who are economically
disadvantaged
 GUARANTEED THAT TWO
STUDENTS FROM VMHS WILL
RECEIVE THE AWARD
Apply for admission to UT by October 15.
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 2.0 GPA
10/25/14
$5,000
Horatio Alger
Scholarship
 Critical financial need
 Display integrity in overcoming
www.horatioalger.org/scholarship
adversity
 For immigrant students with
10/26/14
Varies
The Dream.US
significant unmet financial need
 Must enroll in a partner college
(UTPA/UTRGV)
 Have a 2.5 unweighted GPA
 Be DACA or TPS eligible
www.thedream.us/apply
 3.0 GPA
 Planning to pursue a degree at a
10/31/14
Varies
Coca Cola
Scholarships
U.S. post-secondary institution
 See website for more eligibility
criteria
http://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org
 Major in computer science or
10/31/15
Varies
Stokes
Educational
Scholarship
Program




electrical engineering
U.S. Citizen & eligible to be
granted security clearance
3.0 GPA
SAT 1600 or ACT 25
Demonstrated leadership
abilities
www.nsa.gov/careers/opportunities_4_u/students/stokes.shtml
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
11/1/14
11/4/14
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
$1,000-$30,000
Voice of
Democracy
Scholarship
Program
Up to $40,000
Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation
College
Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 Students in 9th-12th grade
 Submit an essay and a recording
http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/
on specified theme
 3.5 GPA
 SAT Reading & Math of 1200+ or
ACT composite of 26+
 demonstrate financial need
WWW.JKCF.ORG
 Students in 5th-12th grade
11/4/14
$1,000
Prudential Spirit
of Community
Awards
 Legal U.S. resident
 Community service in the past
www.spirit.prudential.com
year
 Exhibit qualities of
11/7/14
11/14/14
$500 for area
winner
NSDAR Good
Citizen Program
$1,000
PBA/NCA Sally
Beauty
Scholarship
Dependability, Service,
Leadership, and Patriotism. An
essay will be required if you are
chosen to represent VMHS.
 Applicants must enter the
cosmetology profession
Turn in a resume to Mrs. Schwartz by the deadline.
http://probeauty.org
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 Students in 9 -12 grade
th
11/14/14
11/15/14
12/1/14
$2,500
First Freedom
Student
Competition
$2,500
James Alan Cox
Foundation for
Student
Journalists
Varies
Texas A&M
UT Austin
U of Houston
Texas State
th
 Must submit written essay or
video production of their
evaluation of religious freedom
www.firstfreedom.org
 Applicants must be student
journalists
 Focus of work entries:
Photojournalism
http://www.jamesalancoxfoundation.org
 Applications are on Apply Texas
website
 Essays vary by university
www.applytexas.org
 NEW – must apply separately
12/1/14
12/1/14
Varies
Texas Exes’
Scholarship
Varies
Greater Texas
Foundation
Aggie Scholars
Program
from the general scholarship
application
 Information and application
websites listed
 Must attend UT
 Apply to Texas A&M scholarships
 Must graduate from an Early
College High School
 Academics, leadership, and
http://scholarships.texasexes.org/new-application-process
http://scholarships.texasexes.org/scholarships/how-to-apply
https://scholarships.tamu.edu/Scholarship-Programs/Greater-TexasFoundation-Aggie-Scholars-Program
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 community service are
considered
 Focuses on students who may
12/1/14
Varies
Greater Texas
Foundation
have barriers to post-secondary
education
http://gtfscholars.org
 2.5 GPA
12/31/14
10/13/14 –
1/8/15
$1,000
Up to $40,000
Imagine America
College
Scholarship
GE Reagan
Foundation
Scholarship
Program
 Financial Need
 Demonstrated community
http://www.imagine-america.org/highschoolscholarships
service during senior year
 3.0 GPA
 Strong Financial Need
 U.S. Citizen
ge-reagan@scholarshipamerican.org
 Demonstrates leadership
 3.0 GPA
1/9/15
Varies
Texas
Engineering
Foundation
 SAT 1650, ACT 29
 Enroll in an accredited
engineering program
www.tspe.org/programs/scholarships
Hard copy in counselor’s office
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 3.3 GPA
1/14/15
Full scholarship
Gates
Millennium
Scholars
Program
 Meet Federal Pell Grant
guidelines
 African American, American
Indian, Hispanic American
ethnicity
http://gmsp.org
 2.7 GPA
10/1/14 –
1/20/15
Varies
Ronald
McDonald House
Charities
 Financial Need
 Additional eligibility
Information at www.rmhs.org
Apply at https://aim.applyists.net/RMHS
requirements for 4 different
scholarships
 Must attend the University of
1/23/15
1/30/15
2/27/15
$1,000
Frontier Fiesta
Association
Scholarships
$5,000
Rio Grande
Valley LEAD
Scholarships
Houston
 Essay describing leadership roles
 2 letters of recommendation
 For Tech Prep Scholar graduates
www.uh.edu/fiesta
http://rgvlead.com/downloads.shtml
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
$19,800
Baylor University
Carr P. Collins
Scholar Program
ELIGIBILITY
 Be admitted to Baylor
1/31/15
 Top quarter of graduating class
APPLY AT
Scholarships@baylor.edu
 1250 SAT (R/M) or 28 ACT
 Resident of state of Texas
 Must be accepted to colleges in
1/31/15
Varies
Texas Student
Housing
Austin, Denton, or College
Station
 Scholarship if only for offcampus housing
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Students in 10th-12th grades
 Currently a varsity level athlete
2/1/15
2/15/15
Up to $14,000
Playing with
Purpose Award
 A committed follower of Christ

Varies
National Co-op
Scholarship
Program
www.playingwithpurpose.org
who embodies the Playing with
Purpose message
3.5 GPA and be accepted to
one of eleven listed colleges
www.waceinc.org
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
2/20/15
$500
BARSEA
Scholarship
$2,500
Adelle
McClendon
Young Leader
Scholarship
$5,000
Rio Grande
Valley LEAD
Scholarships
$1,000
American
Association of
University
Women
$2,500
Laura Allard
Future Vision
Scholarship
2/27/15
2/27/15
2/27/15
(mail by)
2/27/15
ELIGIBILITY

Pursuing a degree in
Education or Music
APPLY AT
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra

Identified as a GT student
 Demonstrated outstanding
leadership
 For Tech Prep Scholar graduates

Female graduating from
public school in Cameron or
Willacy counties
https://txgifted.starsscholarshiponline.com/STARS/default.aspx
http://rgvlead.com/downloads.shtml
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra

Identified as a GT student
 Demonstrated outstanding
academic achievement
https://txgifted.starsscholarshiponline.com/STARS/default.aspx
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
2/28/15
(10) $500
Captain Planet
Foundation
Earth Day 2015
3/6/15
$1,000
Brownsville
Public Utilities
Board
ELIGIBILITY
 GPA of 3.0
 Demonstrate leadership and
commitment to the
environment

Reside in a household that
receives services from BPUB
APPLY AT
http://nshssfoundation.org/scholarships/earth-day-awards/
www.brownsville-pub.com/about-us/share

3/6/15
3/20/15
$2,100
TSTC President’s
Scholarship
$1,000
Zonta Club of
Brownsville
Mattie Hargis
Scholarship
Plan to attend TSTC
 Need-based
 Minimum 2.5 GPA


Females only
Requires school and
community involvement
http://www.tstc.edu/harlingenfinancialaid/scholarships
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra

Received in
mail by
3/28/15
5 - $1,500
Pan American
Round Table
Scholarship
Must be in Top 10%
 Plan to attend a college or
university in Texas
 US citizen or resident
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
3/27/15
(postmarked)
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
(2) $1,000
Sembradores
Unidos
Scholarship
Committee
ELIGIBILITY
 Scholastic average between
80-89 or 11-25 percentile
 Participated in extracurricular
activities showing leadership
potential
APPLY AT
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra

3/31/15
$3,500
STARS
Scholarship
Fund
US Citizen or Permanent
Resident
 Have earned at least 12
college credit hours through
DE or AP
https://www.StarsScholarship.org

3/31/15
$1000
IBC Antonio
Sanchez
Memorial
Scholarship
4/1/15
Varies
Cameron Willacy
Texas A&M Club
GPA 3.0
 50 community service hours
 Financial need
 Top 10 ranking students not
eligible

Intention to attend Texas
A&M
Application in Counseling Center (Ms. Llongueras)
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 Senior in Hidalgo, Starr, or
4/1/15
Up to $20,000
VAMOS
4/1/15
$2,000
Texas Farm
Credit
Cameron County
 Top 30%, unweighted GPA of 2.5
 Pell Grant eligible
 Pursuing a degree in agriculture
www.vamosscholars.org
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Excel inside and outside the
4/1/15
$250-500
The Good South
Scholarship
classroom
 Scholastic achievement and
passion for service
www.thegoodsouth.com/pages/our-cause
 Seniors who have taken
4/4/15
$6,000
2015 Don’t Mess
With Texas
leadership roles to prevent liter
in their schools
http://www.dontmesswithtexas.org/education/scholarship.php
 Be a public housing resident
4/13/15
Varies
Housing Alliance
of Valley
Employees
 Demonstrate academic
achievement
 Demonstrate leadership
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
Contact for questions: Ana Trejo 956-214-1527
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
Varies
Society of
Petroleum
Engineers, Inc.
2 @ $500
Brownsville
Police Officers’
Association
4/15/15
postmark
4 @ $500
Brownsville
Police Officers’
Association
4/15/15
Two $1,000 –
given to one
male and one
female
Filemon B. Vela
Scholarship
Varies
Hispanic
Heritage
Foundation
Latinos on Fast
Track
4/15/15
4/15/15
postmark
4/17/15
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 Major in Petroleum-Related
Field
 Senior within BISD
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Must be a child of current
Brownsville Police Officers
 Senior within BISD
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Have attended Vela Middle
School in grades 6-8
 Community and school
involvement
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Interest in Chemical, Civil,
Electrical, and Mechanical
Engineering
www.hispanicheritage.org
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
4/20/15
4/29/15
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
$500
United
Healthcare
Scholarship
4 @ $500
Nexus Real
Estate
Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 Must be covered by
Medicaid/United Healthcare
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Essay required on how Real
Estate impacts Brownsville’s
economic growth
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Be pursuing studies in
4/30/15
emailed
4/30/15
Received in
Weslaco by
this date
$1,000
Cameron County
Mental Health
Task Force
Scholarship
$1,000
Rio Grande
Valley
Partnership
Foundation
Psychology, Sociology, Social
Work, or a degree related to
mental health
 90 or above average, or 3.0
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Must plan to attend a college or
university in the RGV
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Must have competed at the UIL
Available
from 3/1/15
to 5/30/15
Varies
Texas
Interscholastic
League
Foundation
Academic State Meet or qualify
as an Outstanding Soloist at the
TSSEC
 Plan to attend a Texas college or
university
www.uiltexas.org
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 Must have taken SAT or ACT
 2.5 GPA or higher
 Accepted in to a college or
5/4/15 to
your
counselor
$1,000
Brownsville
Sunrise Rotary
5/4/15 to
your
counselor
$500
Pan American
Golf Association
Varies
BISD
Superintendent’s
Scholarship
5/7/15 to
your
counselor
university
 Community Service
 Preference to students
completing degree in
Brownsville or an intent to
return
Hard copy application in the Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Ranked in the top 50%
 Establish financial need
Hard copy application in the Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 All seniors are eligible to apply
 Complete through the link then
turn in to your counselor
Find the link to this scholarship under “Announcements” in the
pull-down menu under “Schwartz” on the website.
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 Must be in the Top 15%
Varies
North
Brownsville
Rotary Jerome
Jokl Scholarship
5/14/15
to Coach
Cantu
$500
Rio Grande
Valley Coaches
Association
5/14/15
to your
counselor
$500 to one
VMHS senior
West
Brownsville
Lions Club
Varies
Alex Dominguez
Precinct 2
Promise
Scholarship
Varies
Housing
Authority of the
City of
Brownsville
5/6/15 to
your
counselor
5/15/15
5/30/15
 Have outstanding citizenship
qualities and possess high moral
character
 Will be awarded to one student
per school
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Only athletes whose head
coaches are members of the
RGVCA – check with your coach
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
 Top 15%
 Community Service

Open to any Senior
Hard copy application in Counseling Center With Ms. Ibarra
http://www.alexdominguez.org/
 Be a resident of public housing
 Demonstrate academic
achievement
 Demonstrate leadership
Hard copy application in Counseling Center with Ms. Ibarra
Contact for questions: Ana Trejo 956-214-1527
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
DEADLINE
Received by
6/19/15
AWARD
Varies
SCHOLARSHIP
National Assoc.
for the
Education of
Homeless
Children & Youth
ELIGIBILITY
APPLY AT
 Student who are homeless or
who have been homeless during
school attendance & maintained
average or higher achievement
http://www.naehcy.org/letendre-scholarship-fund/scholarshipapplication
 Enroll at UTRGV
 Major in Chemistry, Physics, or
6/31/15
7/7/15
Varies
UTRGV S-STEM
Scholarship
Physical Science
 2.75 GPA
 Demonstrate Financial Need
 US Citizen or eligible non-citizen
$1,000
Texas
Association of
Developing
Colleges
 Demonstrate financial need
 Colleges must be in certain cities


Download application form at utpa.edu/SSTEM
(Required: 200 word essay, 3 letters of recommendation,
completed FAFSA, and transcript)
www.txadc.org
after March 1, 2015
CHARGER SCHOLARSHIP LISTING
Veterans Memorial High School
2014-15 Scholarships
You must provide any scholarship award letters to your counselor. Copies of applications that require hard copies are in the Counseling Center. Please note
that most major universities prefer that scholarship application be submitted with your admission application. Check university websites for information.
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