Early College High School
October 2015 Scholarship Bulletin
Mrs. Lynne Baker, College & Career Liaison
Students must mail completed applications along with supporting documents to the address
provided on the scholarship application unless otherwise noted. Students may pick up a bulletin
or scholarship application before / after school.
Applications for scholarships are available in Mrs. Baker’s Go Center office unless otherwise
noted.
Deadlines are noted as either “POSTMARKED BY” or “RECEIVED BY” dates. Students are
responsible for mailing application by required deadlines unless otherwise noted in the
instructions.
Scholarships which require transcripts must be requested from both TSTC and ECHS registrars’
offices at least two (2) days prior to deadline.
$ Student Scholarships.org
Visit Coke.com/ForTheDream
Click apply and submit your application from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 2015.
The application includes four short essay questions about students':
-Future dreams
-Academic achievements
-Contributions to their community
-And what they plan is to do with their college education
Potential winners will be notified on or around November 30, 2015.
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$500 (2 Awards) Andrew Flushe Deadline: November 30, 2015
$500 (1 Award) Rocky Mountain Educational Dreams Scholarships Deadline: December 1,
2015
$ AMAZON STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Amazon Student members who are full-time undergraduate students at an accredited, not-for-profit U.S.
college or university as of the Fall of 2016, or who intend to be full-time undergraduate students in Fall
2016 are eligible to apply. The scholarship is open to Amazon Student members ONLY. You can see more
information on membership here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info
 Criteria: Must be an Amazon Student member
 Amount: $250,000 in merit scholarship & $25,000 in textbook gift cards to 50 Amazon Student
Members
 Apply online at http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=9944643011
 Deadline: November 20, 2015
$ ATHLETIC AID- SPORT’S SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
Every year hundreds of university and college coaches go searching for a new group of talented athletes to
recruit. Every year hundreds of top schools award athletes over $1 billion in sports scholarships. The goal
of this site is to help high school athletes find information and advice that can guide them through the
university and college sports recruiting process to find the opportunity that is right for them.
 For more information, go to http://www.athleticaid.com/
$ COCA-COLA SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
Criteria: Well-rounded senior with strong academic performance (3.0 GPA) who has highly developed
interests in their community as demonstrated through participation in extra-curricular and volunteer
activities.
 Amount: 150 @ $20,000
 Apply online only at http://www.coca-colascholars.org
 Deadline: October 31, 2015
Student Eligibility:
A) You must be at least 13 years old and enrolled or will enroll in a college or university in the US.
B) You must be a legal resident of the U.S. or Puerto Rico.
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Applications can be found by going to:
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=KLWdKY&m=3y0uOcPgx9LOl70&b=N_mjE7qehgrgzY8vdY5C4Q
Youth Volunteer Scholarship - $500 - 1 Award
(Deadline: November 29, 2015)
Student Eligibility:
A) Over the past 2 years a student must have completed a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer work.
B) Over the past 2 years a student must have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or greater.
C) A student must be under the age of 21 years of age on the day of the deadline.
Applications can be found by going to:
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=KLWdKY&m=3y0uOcPgx9LOl70&b=VgR3JlsLHRtB4ZkYU1lkUA
OMG Volunteer Award Scholarship - $500 - 1 Award (Deadline: December 30, 2015)
Student Eligibility:
A) Be between the ages of 16 and 22 on December 30th, 2015
B) A student must also possess a GPA of 2.5 or higher in his/her last academic year.
C) A student must have contributed at least 50 hours of volunteer (non-paid) service within his/her
community over the last 12 months.
Applications can be found by going to:
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=KLWdKY&m=3y0uOcPgx9LOl70&b=dHTTDKObk7AtjYBjzXNqVQ
$ CSS/FINANCIAL AID PROFILE®
The financial aid application service by College Board is a national, not-for-profit membership
association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Many of the
member colleges, universities, graduate and professional schools, and scholarship programs use
the information collected on PROFILE to help them award nonfederal student aid funds.
Click to view the 2012 - 13 PROFILE Student Guide.
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Click to view the list of colleges, universities, and scholarship programs that will use the 2012 13 PROFILE.
$ DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
All students from families with incomes of $75,000 or less will receive free tuition. In addition,
many will also receive scholarships for associated costs of attendance, i.e. room, board, books
and miscellaneous expenses. For more information, go to
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2008/01/22.html
$ CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Cornell University has made the commitment to eliminate need-based loans for students from
families with total incomes below $75,000, and cap annual loans at $3,000 for students from
families with total incomes between $75,000 and $120,000. Additionally, Cornell has pledged to
eliminate the parent contribution for families whose total family income is less than $60,000 and
total assets value is less than $100,000. Beginning with the 2011-12 school- year Cornell will
match the parental contribution and loan level of other Ivy schools from which students have
received an offer, and will strive to also match parental contribution and loan levels at Stanford,
Duke and MIT for students receiving offers from those schools. For more information go to
https://www.finaid.cornell.edu/welcome.cfm
$ DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION NATIONAL SOCIETY
Criteria: Senior who demonstrates qualities of dependability service, leadership and patriotism.
Multiple scholarships available online at http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout scholar.cfm
Amount: $500 and up to $3,000
Deadline: Varies
$ STUDENTSSCHOLARSHIPS.ORG
A variety of scholarships are available.
http://www.studentscholarships.org/
CollegeWeekLive: hosts online COLLEGE FAIRS and ONLINE CHATS with admission reps and gives
out a $1000 MONTHLY scholarship to students who log in and visit 3 colleges that interest them!!
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$ BURGER KING SCHOLARS
 The BURGER KING℠ Scholars program assists employees, employees' spouses or domestic
partners, employees' children and high school seniors in the United States, Puerto Rico and
Canada in continuing their education. To date, the program has awarded more than $22.6 million in
scholarships and the program continues to grow. Last year alone $2.6 million in scholarships were
awarded.
 Criteria: Have a strong academic record with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, be
passionate about serving the community, and be a high school senior, BURGER KING® employee,
spouse/domestic partner or child of an employee.
 Amount: varies from $1,000 to $50,000
 Apply online at http://bkmclamorefoundation.org/who-we-are/application-information/
 Deadline: December 1, 2015
$ MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
At MIT, we make all our undergraduate admission decisions without regard to family financial
circumstances. We award all our aid based on financial need; and we meet the full need of each
student. For more information go to,
http://web.mit.edu/sfs/financial_aid/prospective_freshmen_and_transfer.html
$ STANFORD UNIVERSITY
For parents with total annual income below $100,000 and typical assets for this income range, the
expected parent contribution will be low enough to ensure that all tuition charges are covered with
need-based scholarship, federal and state grants, and/or outside scholarship funds. For more
information go to http://www.stanford.edu/dept/finaid/undergrad/how/parent.html
$ DR. PEPPER TUITION GIVEAWAY
We’re awarding over $1,000,000 in tuition to one of a kind students. Visit
http://www.drpeppertuition.com/program-details for entry methods.
$ THE TEXAS ARMED SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: Assist promising students who are committed to education and service, encourages
leaders to participate in the Texas Guard, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard, or to
become commissioned officers in the United States armed services. Senior, graduating DAP,
GPA of 3.0 or better, top third of the graduating class, SAT score of 1590 or ACT score of 23,
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and appointed by state senator Eddie Lucio. For more information go to
http://www.texasarmedservicescholarships.com/
Amount: $10,000 per academic year for up to four years (out of the five years allowed for
graduation) toward undergraduate education at any Texas university with an active ROTC
program.
Deadline: TBA
$ OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY
Criteria: Merit-based scholarship program, based on student’s application, high school
transcript and SAT/ACT test scores.
Providence Scholar Program – full tuition scholarship
President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship - $40,000 for 4 years
Trustees Scholarship - $30,000 for 4 years
Provost Scholarship - $24,000 for 4 years
Heritage Scholarship - $16,000 for 4 years
Deans Academic Scholarship, $10,000 for 4 years
Honors Program Scholarship, $4,000 for 4 years
OLLU Alumni Scholarship – for more information go to
http://www.ollusa.edu/s/1190ollo.aspx?sid=1190&gid=1&pgid=1073
HARVARD UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID INITIATIVE
Since 2006, students from families with incomes less than $60,000 who are accepted to Harvard
under our regular admissions policies have had no expected parent contribution for their education.
Beginning in the fall of 2012, this "zero contribution threshold" will be increased to $65,000.
Financial aid is available to all students based on assessed need. Beginning with the class of 2016,
families with incomes up to $150,000 will have an average expected parent contribution of 10
percent or less of their income and, as we continue to take individual circumstances into
consideration in our assessment of financial need, many families in even higher income brackets
also receive substantive financial aid. Families at all income levels who have significant asset will
continue to pay more than those in less fortunate circumstances.
For more information go to:
http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/financial_aid/hfai/index.html
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$ MATTERA NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR MIGRANTS
Criteria: Assist financially those migrant youth who have the potential and the desire to further
their education to achieve their personal and career goals. Eligible applicants must be entering
post-secondary programs. For more migrant scholarships online, go to
http://www.migrant.net/migrant/scholarships.htm.
Amount: Grants ranging from $150 - $500
Deadline: None
$ SCHOLARSHIP EXPERTS.COM
This website has been helping parents and students find scholarships and free college money
since 2001. For more information, go to
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/
$ SCHOOL SOUP SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH
Scholarship database: Nearly $35 billion in scholarship money that students will NOT have to
repay. Available online at www.schoolsoup.com
$ TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION
Families have income of $60,000 or less are not guaranteed by a new program – “Aggie Assurance” –
that their tuition will be covered at no cost to them. To continue to be eligible for “Aggie Assurance”
assistance, students must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.5 GPA. For more information go
to https://financialaid.tamu.edu/Types/aggie_assurance.aspx
$ TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE
Criteria: Music Scholarships are based upon musical talent and potential as displayed through a music
scholarship audition. Audition at A&M – Kingsville campus by contacting the Music Department. For
more information go to
http://www.tamuk.edu/artsci/music/scholarships/index.html
Amount: Varies
Deadline: TBA
$ TSTC SCHOLARSHIPS
To apply for TSTC scholarships below, use the TSTC Scholarship Application. For more information
& other scholarships go to http://www.harlingen.tstc.edu/FinancialAid/Scholarships.aspx
Investment in Competitive Texas
Lozano Long Promise Opportunity Scholarship
Shell Merit / Incentive Scholarship
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Texas Top 10 Percent in Graduating Class Scholarship
$ YALE UNIVERSITY
Yale meets 100% of a student’s demonstrated financial need based on the calculated expected family
contribution and estimated cost of attendance. Loans are available only at the request of the student.
For more information to
http://www.yale.edu/sfas/finaid/finaid-information/finaid-package.html
$ MILITARY EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS
Transfer of Post-9/11 GI-Bill Benefits to Dependents (TEB)
For the first time in history, service members enrolled in the Post-9/11 GI Bill program will be
able to transfer unused educational benefits to their spouses or children starting Aug. 1, 2009.
For more information, go to
http://www.gibill.va.gov/post-911/post-911-gi-bill-summary/transfer-of-benefits.html
$ UNIVERSITY OF INCARNATE WORD SCHOLARSHIPS
Criteria: Variety of Merit Based awards. The Presidential, the Dean‘s, the Distinguished, and the
Achievement award. The minimum requirements consists of a high school GPA of 3.25, along
with an ACT > 18, or SAT > 890. For more information on these scholarships, go to
http://www.uiw.edu/finaid/grantschol.html
Amount: $6,000-18,000
Deadline: Varies
$ UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR
Criteria: Variety of Merit Based awards.
The President‘s Scholarship ACT-31 or SAT-1380
The Valedictorian & Salutatorian with ACT-25 or SAT- 1130
Vice President‘s Scholarship ACT-28 or SAT-1260
Freshman Honor‘s Scholarship ACT-25 or SAT-1130
For more information go to, http://financialaid.umhb.edu/academic-scholarships
Amount: $4,000-12,000 per year (Renewable)
Deadline: TBA
$ VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Our admissions process is need-blind. This means that your family‘s ability to pay for a Vanderbilt
education is not a factor in our admissions process. Vanderbilt will meet 100% of a family‘s
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demonstrated financial need. With the additional investment that we make in your future, many
students often pay no more to attend Vanderbilt than they would pay to attend a college with a
lower total cost. Financial aid awards do not include loans. Instead of offering need-based loans
to undergraduate students, Vanderbilt offers additional grant assistance. For more information, go
to http://www.vanderbilt.edu/financialaid/
$ HONORS COLLEGE AT TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY— COMMERCE
Students who are accepted into the Honors College receive an 8-semester comprehensive
scholarship package that includes:
 Tuition and fees
 Apartment-style housing with swimming pool, game room, media room, fitness center
and parking garage
 Partial meal plan (apartment has kitchen)
 $600 book vouchers per semester
How do you qualify? ACT score of 27 or SAT score of 1200 (two parts)
Class rank in Top 10%, involvement in a variety of activities
Information available at http://web.tamu-commerce.edu
$ NORTHWOOD UNIVERISTY, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS
Scholarships provided to freshman students who meet university requirements and are majoring
in some form of business at this campus.
Amount: Presidential $9,000 per year; Freedom Scholarship $8,000 per year; Free-Enterprise
Scholarship $6,000 per year; Entrepreneur Grant $4,000 per year
Apply online at: www.northwood.edu
Deadlines vary.
$ SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISPANICS website has an Application Section and Free, Program,
National Merit, Nursing, International Student, Graduate, Woman, Money, and Hope
Scholarships. You can find all of this at: http://scholarshipsforhispanics.com/
$ TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY CHOICE SCHOLARSHIP
Large state schools with thousands of students aren’t for everyone. Now you can choose a small,
quality private university for the same cost as UT-Austin or Texas A&M College Station. If
you’ve been accepted to either of these schools and TLU, you are eligible to receive the
CHOICE scholarship and attend TLU at the same cost! For more information, go to
http://www.tlu.edu/funding
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$ THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COUGAR PROMISE
Guaranteed Free Tuition for Students with Family Income up to $45,000 will guarantee free
tuition and mandatory fees to new in-state freshmen with family incomes at or below $45,000.
The Cougar Promise is the University of Houston's promise to low income families that college
is accessible to their children and that financial aid will be available to them. For more
information, go to
http://www.uh.edu/financial/undergraduate/types-aid/incentives/cougar-promise/
$ THE AMERICAN LEGION SCHOLARSHIPS
Offers a number of scholarships and other resources to assist young people in their pursuit of
higher education. For more information and specific criteria, go to:
http://www.legion.org/scholarships/legacy
The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Print an Application
The American Legion Baseball Scholarship Print an Application
Samsung American Legion Scholarship Print an Application
National High School Oratorical Contest Oratorical Contest Eligibility
Eagle Scout of the Year Print an Application
The Eight and Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship Fund
Deadlines: Vary
Random Knowledge Trivia Scholarship:
Your random knowledge can turn into quick and easy scholarship money!! The Common Knowledge
Scholarship Foundation offers scholarships ranging from $250-$500 just for signing up to the site and
playing TRIVIA QUIZZES. Topics range from general knowledge to specific subjects, books or films..
There are even quizzes your parents can play to help you earn points!!
DOSOMETHING.ORG
Hop on your phone and start applying. This long-standing youth activism organization offers a rotating
array of scholarship competitions that usually require nothing more than a text message to enter!!
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Attention ECHS Seniors:
Early College will recognize students for their accomplishment in applying and receiving
scholarship(s). In order to be recognized, you must turn in a copy of the scholarship award letter(s) and
complete the form below by March 31, 2015. Submit them to Mrs.Baker by the due date.
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Name of Student: ________________________________________________________________
Student ID Number: ____________________________________________________________
Name of Award
Scholarship Amount
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