MRHS Scholarship Bulletin-March 2014
If a counselor recommendation is needed, please submit your purple packet to your counselor at least 2 weeks before the deadline.
Stop by and see Ms. Machacek, your college adviser, if you need any help with scholarships!
Deadline
March 1st
Scholarship
Society of Women Engineers
Eligibility Criteria
-female high school seniors
One $1,500 scholarship will be
awarded
-Female student
-Must attend a Texas college or
university
-Must be a U.S. citizen or perm.
resident
Scholarship awards are limited
to cover tuition and fees only.
Amounts awarded to
successful candidates are at
the discretion of the SPWP
Scholarship Committee.
Scholarship recipients receive
up to a maximum of $5,000
per year.
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application OR
Download the packet at www.swehouston.org
March 1st
Society of Professional Women in Petroleum 2014 Scholarship
Go to http://scholarship.spwp.org/ to apply
March 1st
American Chemical Society Scholarship
Go to www.acs.org/scholars to apply
March 2nd
Richie’s Spirit Foundation
Go to http://richiesspirit.org/guidelines/ to apply
March 3rd
Generation Google Scholarship
Go to: http://www.google.com/edu/students/the-generation-googlescholarship/ to apply
March 3rd
Texas Elks State Association Teen of the Year Scholarship
Go to http://texaselks.org/Scholarships.html to Apply
Scholarship Amount
-Must be a U.S. Citizen
-Must be African American,
Hispanic, or Native American
-Must plan on pursuing a degree
in a chemically related field
-Must have a 3.0 GPA in your
science classes
-Must be a US citizen
-Must have a 3.4 GPA or higher
At least 1 student will win a
$1,000 scholarship
-Must be a Senior
-Must pursue a degree in
Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, Software
Engineering, or related field.
Selected students will win
$10,000 and a trip to Google’s
Computer Science Summer
Institute
-Must be a U.S. Citizen
-Must be a senior
3 boys and 3 girls will win
between $500-$1,500 each
March 3rd
-Must be a U.S. Citizen
-Must be a senior
-Cannot be in the top 5% of your
graduating class
-Must be a U.S. Citizen
-Open to grades 9-12
3 boys and 3 girls will win a
$5,000 scholarship
One $500 award to a KISD high
school senior
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
-KISD high school graduate this
spring who plans to enter a Texas
college or university in the fall
-minimum 3.0 GPA
-Must plan on pursuing a career
in nursing
-must be serious about pursuing a
voice major in an area of vocal
performance
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston
Internship and Scholarship in Technical Theater
-Must be pursuing study in
theater/technical theater
One $1600 scholarship will be
awarded
-Must be a U.S. Citizen or legal
resident
-Must be a H.S. Senior
-Minimum 3.5 GPA
-Must be a Senior
-Must have a 3.0 GPA
Four students will win a $5,000
scholarship for their freshman
year
-must attend a KATY ISD high
school and be a high school senior
-must have applied to Texas A&M
University in College Station for
the upcoming fall semester
Four $500 scholarships will be
awarded to Katy ISD high
school seniors
TESA Scholarship Contest
Go to http://texaselks.org/Scholarships.html to apply
March 3rd
TESA Essay Contest
Go to http://texaselks.org/Scholarships.html to apply
March 7th
Katy ISD Nursing Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 7th
March 7th
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston
Scholarship for Vocal Study
1st place- $1,000
2nd place- $800
3rd place- $500
One $1600 award
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 7th
Texas Lyceum Leadership Award
Go to http://www.texaslyceum.org/scholarships.aspx to apply
March 9th
Tzu Chi Scholars Program
Go to https://nca.us.tzuchi.org/scholarship to download the application
March 11th
Katy A&M Club Scholarship
Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the guidelines or
Go to http://katyamc.aggienetwork.com/scholarship for guidelines and
to complete the application and then print out
Multiple students will win
$1,000 each
March 15th
Walmart Dependent Scholarship
Go to http://www.act.org/walmart/depend/ to apply
March 15th
Kim and Harold Louie Family Foundation
Go to http://www.louiefamilyfoundation.org/2013-scholarship/kim-andharold-louie-family-scholarship-application to apply
March 17th
Katy Lions Club Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 17th
Katy Association of Texas Professional Educators Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 20th
Doodle For Google Scholarship
Go to http://www.google.com/doodle4google to apply
March 21st
Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Company Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 21st
Katy Rotary Endowment Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 21st
Lamar University- College of Business Smith-Huston Scholarships
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
-Must be the dependent of a
Walmart employee
-Must be a U.S. Citizen or
permanent resident
-Must have a 2.0 GPA
-Must have a 3.0 GPA
-Must have a 1700 on the SAT or
a 24 on the ACT
Students can win up to
$13,000
-minimum 2.5 GPA
-Must be a senior
-Must demonstrate financial need
$1,500 scholarships to
qualifying students graduating
from KATY ISD schools
-open to graduation high school
seniors who plan to go into the
field of public school education
Scholarship amount unknown
-Must be a US Citizen or
permanent resident
-Any high school student is
eligible
-Must be a Katy ISD high school
graduate this spring
-complete junior and senior years
at a KATYISD school
-be in top 25% of class
- must be a Katy ISD high school
graduate this spring
-at least 3.0 GPA
5 winners will receive $30,000
and a $50,000 technology
grant for their school
-Must attend Lamar University
-Must be resident of Texas
-Must declare a business major
The actual amount is
determined by household
income and other aid received
Award amounts vary. The
scholarship foundation gives
out around $100,000 total
each year
One $1,000 scholarship will be
awarded at each high school in
Katy ISD
One $200 scholarship to a
student in each Katy ISD high
school
March 21st
Katy Area Retired Educators Scholarship Application
- must have minimum 3.0 GPA
$1,000 scholarship award
-must be a high school senior
-must be qualified to enroll at an
accredited 4 year college or
university
-minimum GPA of 3.0
-Open to all high school seniors
Four scholarships in the
amount of $5,000 will be
awarded
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 21st
Daughters of the Republic of Texas San Jacinto Chapter
Thelma Maresh Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 24th
Katy Rotary Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 24th
Grand Vision “Always Focusing on You” Scholarship Application
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 28th
-Must be of Asian Pacific descent
-high school senior
Minimum scholarship award
will be $1000
-Must be a U.S. Citizen
-Must be a senior
-3.0 GPA or above
6 students will win four-year
scholarships in the amount of
$1500 per year
Go to http://www.ctat.org/awards-and-scholarships/studentscholarships/ to download the application
-must have successfully
completed at least 3 credits in 2
or more CTW courses in high
school
CTAT offers several $1,000
scholarships
Katy Association of School Nutrition
RoseMary Scearce Memorial Scholarship Fund
-Must be a senior graduating from
a Katy ISD high school
One $250 scholarship award to
a senior in Katy ISD
-Must pursue a major in fine arts
One time, merit based
scholarship in the amount of
$5,000
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 28th
Texas Telephone Association Foundation Scholarship
Go to http://www.tta.org/pdf/2014TTAFApplicationandLetter.pdf to
download the application
March 28th
March 30th
-Open to High school seniors
within KATY ISD
-must have at least 2.5 GPA
-Must be a U.S. Citizen
Each High school in Katy ISD
will be guaranteed one
scholarship of $1500
The scholarship amount will be
$1,000
Career and Technology Association of Texas Scholarship Program
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
March 30th
The Goss- Michael Foundation
The Texas Art Scholarship
Go to http://www.gossmichaelfoundation.org/education/scholarships/
to apply
March 31st
LULAC National Scholarship Fund
Go to http://www.lnesc.org/site/338/Scholarships/LULAC-NationalScholarship-Fund to apply
March 31st
Jacques DeMolay Lodge Scholarship
Go to http://www.jd1390.org/?page_id=31 to apply
March 31st
Texas Elks State Association Vocational Grant Program
Go to http://texaselks.org/Scholarships.html to apply
March 31st
Houston Asset Management, Inc. Charitable Foundation
Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
April 1st
American College Foundation Visionary Scholarship Program
Go to
http://www.americancollegefoundation.org/college_planning/visionary_
scholarship_terms.aspx to apply
April 1st
Champion Energy Services Scholars Application
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
April 1st
Vinson & Elkins Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
April 1st
Houston Relocation Professionals 2014 Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
-3 different scholarships available,
eligibility depends on the
scholarship you are applying for
$250 to $2,000 depending on
the scholarship
-Must be a senior
-Must have a 2.5 GPA
4 students will win $1,500
each
-Any senior who is entering a
vocational or trade program at a 2
year college (Vet tech, Ultrasound
tech, Welding, etc.)
-Open to current high school
seniors pursuing a degree in a
business field
Award amount varies
-Any high school student who is a
U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
Awards range from $1,000$5,000 with multiple winners
to be selected
-be a current high school senior
-minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Be a resident of or attend a
college in Texas, Illinois,
Pennsylvania or New Jersey
-High school senior
-Must be a minority racial/ethnic
background
-Must demonstrate interest in law
- Be in Top 20% of class
-Minimum 1650 SAT; 24 ACT
-Must be US Citizen
- open to current high school
seniors
-must have been relocated
between grades 9-12 more than
50 miles and changed schools
-GPA of at least 3.0
1st place receives $5,000, and 2
runner ups will receive $1,000
each
$10,000 awarded in $2,500
increments for 4 years
$10,000 scholarship in four
$2,500 installments
Two Houston area high school
seniors will win a one-time
award of $2,500
April 1st
American College Foundation Visionary Scholarship Program
Go to
http://www.americancollegefoundation.org/college_planning/visionary_
scholarship_terms.aspx to apply
April 2nd
American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship Program
Go to http://www.afsascholarship.org/ to apply
April 4th
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
April 5th
Chris Saiz Point the Way Foundation Scholarship
Go to http://chrissaizpointthewayfoundation.org/scholarships/ to apply
April 11th
Italian Cultural & Community Center Sholarships
*Multiple applications available
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the applications
April 15th
Century 21 Share Program Scholarship Fund
-Any high school student who is a
U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
Awards range from $1,000$5,000 with multiple winners
to be selected
-Must be U.S. citizen or legal
resident
-must enroll in college no later
than fall 2014
Ten winners will receive a
scholarship of $2,000 each
- Must be African American
-Must be high school senior
-At least 2.5 GPA
N/A
-Must be a senior
-Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher
Several students will win at
least $1,000 each
-Must be of Italian Descent
-Both merit & financial need
based scholarships available
- Open to all high school seniors
Awards annual $1,000
renewable scholarships
-Planning to pursue a degree in
the medical field
-must have at least 3.25 GPA
-KISD senior graduating Spring
2014
-Must be a U.S. Citizen or
permanent resident
-Must be Hispanic
One $500 scholarship to any
graduating senior in Katy ISD
-Mist be a patient of Dr. Bright
-Must have at least 3.0 GPA
-High school senior
$500 will be awarded to senior
from each Katy ISD high school
-minimum C GPA average
-high school senior
One $1,000 scholarship will be
awarded
$1,000 scholarship award
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
April 15th
The Emergency Room at Katy Main Street Medical Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
April 16th
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, In. (CHCI) Scholarship
Go to http://www.chci.org/scholarships/ to apply
April 21st
David S. Bright, DDS Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
April 30th
2014 Timeless Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
$2,500 for 4 year schools or
$1,000 for 2 year schools
May 1st
AHLEF Scholarship for Hospitality Students
*Stop by the Main Counselor’s office for the application
May 1st
SHPE Foundation Scholarship
Go to http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/ to apply
May 15th
Society of Women Engineers Scholarship
Go to https://scholarships.swe.org/applications/login.asp to apply
May 30th
Texas Interscholastic League Foundation
Go to http://tilf.uiltexas.org/scholarships/apply/ to apply
May 30th
GreenPal Business Scholarship
Go to http://yourgreenpal.com/scholarship to apply
May 31st
Triple Impact Competitor Scholarship for High School Junior
Students-Athletes
Go to www.positivecoach.org/scholarships to apply
July 15
th
Construction and Engineering Scholarship
Go to http://www.mortgagerefinancerates.org/engineeringscholarship.php to apply
Sept. 30th
Xerox Minority Scholarship
Go to http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minority-scholarships/enus.html to
apply
*You can’t do this one until you are enrolled in college and begin your
first semester
- must be majoring in
hotel/restaurant management,
culinary arts, travel/tourism, or
hotel administration
-Must have a 2.75 GPA
-Must major in a science,
technology, engineering, or math
discipline
-Must be a woman
-Must enroll in an engineering or
computer science degree
program
-Must have a 3.5 UNWEIGHTED
GPA
-Must be a US Citizen or
permanent resident
-Must have participated in a UIL
Academic State Meet, this does
not include athletic or music
contests
-Must be high school senior
-At least 3.0 GPA
-Must declare major in Business
Scholarship awards range from
$500 to $5,000
-Must be high school junior
-Must play for a high school team
or in club sports
-3.0 GPA or higher
At least 62 scholarships
ranging between $1,000 and
$2,000 depending upon region
One $1,000 Scholarship will be
awarded.
-Must pursue a degree in
engineering, construction, or
architecture
-Must have a 3.0 GPA
-Must be a minority
-Must major in a technical science
or engineering discipline
Merit-based and need-based
scholarships ranging from
$1,000-$5,000 are awarded
Several students will win
scholarships ranging from
$1,500 each to $15,000 each
Several students will win up to
$8,000 each
Scholarship is $2,000 paid
equally over 4 semesters
Scholarships range from
$1,000 to $10,000 each
Check out these other websites for more scholarships:
www.zinch.com
www.cappex.com
www.scholarships.com
www.collegeboard.org/scholarships
www.scholarshipexperts.com
www.upromise.com
www.aie.org/scholarships
www.scholarships4students.com
www.studentscholarshipsearch.com
www.scholarshiphelp.com
www.findcollegeaid.com