The Coolidge Scholarship is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study. The Coolidge Scholarship may be used by recipients at any accredited college or university in the United States. Anyone of any background, pursuing any academic discipline of study, may apply to this non-partisan, need-blind, program.

Students apply for the Coolidge Scholarship during their junior year of high school. Seniors in high school are NOT eligible to apply.  Finalists are flown in for a finalist weekend at the Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, Vermont where they interview with the Coolidge Scholars Finalist Jury. Recipients of the Coolidge Scholarship are notified of their award late in their junior year, before college application. Finalists who are not named Coolidge Scholars are eligible to receive a smaller, one-time, college scholarship.

The application requires candidates to read President Coolidge's Autobiography and a few other readings and then write three essays.  Don't delay...start today!

https://coolidgescholars.org/

Deadline to apply - December 16th at 7:00 PM CST 

Cy-Fair Educational Foundation (CFEF) provides higher education scholarships to graduating seniors of Cy-Fair ISD. CFEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering today’s students and tomorrow’s leaders through higher education.

Since their founding in 1970, CFEF has provided over $13.4 million in scholarships to CFISD graduates! 

This scholarship opportunity has TWO deadlines!  In order to be considered for any CFEF scholarship, you must meet both deadlines.

Apply here - https://www.thecfef.org/apply-online/

Deadline to complete the online application - January 9, 2026

Deadline to submit 2 copies of your FAFSA or TASFA Submission Summary to Mrs. Marks in the Counseling Office - January 23, 2026

NOTE: You DO NOT need to order your transcript for the CFEF scholarship.  Mrs. Marks will provide a list of CFEF applicants to our Registrar's office and they'll print your 2 official transcripts free of charge.

KPRC 2, with the cooperation of public high schools from Harris, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties, will award twenty (20) $2,500 scholarships to deserving high school seniors.  KPRC 2 is only accepting ONE nominee from each public high school in the counties listed above.  Winning students and schools will be featured weekly in KPRC 2’s newscasts beginning in January 2026.

KPRC 2 has the sole responsibility of selecting the winning students. Each $2,500 scholarship is a one-time payout to the student’s college or university and should be used during the 2026-2027 school year.

Nominees should fit the following criteria:

• Student is a graduating senior who has been accepted (or has a pending application) to a two- or four-year college in the Fall of 2026

• Student has good to strong grades

• Student exhibits outstanding leadership skills and is committed to his/her education and community

• Students who have overcome significant obstacles, shown measured improvement and/or demonstrated leadership in extracurricular activities will be given additional consideration

Apply to be considered for our nominee here 

Deadline to complete the application - January 9, 2026 by 3:30 PM

In 2026, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ (the “Show”) will award 350 four-year, $20,000 Houston Area Scholarships to outstanding students graduating from Houston-area public school districts in Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties.  

All recipients of Show scholarships must demonstrate academic potential, citizenship/leadership and financial need, and they must attend a Texas college or university. 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS To be eligible to apply for, or to be awarded, a Houston Area Scholarship, an applicant must: 

1. Be a citizen of the United States. If the applicant’s transcript reflects a place of birth other than the United States, appropriate proof of citizenship must be furnished (i.e., a copy of the photo page of a valid U. S. passport, a copy of Naturalization Certificate or a birth certificate for U. S. Citizen Born Abroad).  Applications submitted without proof of citizenship will not be considered.  Students with permanent resident status are not eligible to apply. 

2. Be a Texas resident. 

3. Attend an approved private, charter or public high school in one of the Houston-area school districts in Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties. 

4. Be a graduating senior in the 2025-2026 academic year.  

5. Score at least a 950 on SAT or a 19 on ACT. A copy of official documentation of SAT/ACT scores (with the student’s full name visible for verification) must be submitted with the application.  SAT score must be comprised of total points from the critical reading and mathematics sections of the test. Highest scores from each of these sections may be combined from different test dates to calculate total score. No updated test scores or academic scores or rankings will be accepted after the application due date. 

6. Be ranked in the top half (1/2) of the graduating class, at the completion of the first semester of the senior year.  This ranking is to be verified as a part of the official transcript or by an accompanying certification from an appropriate school official. 

7. Have made formal application to enroll with intent to attend an accredited, not-for-profit Texas college or university (accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) and participate in a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree.  Strictly online colleges and universities, even if they are not-for-profit, are not permitted.  

Apply here - https://www.rodeohouston.com/scholarships-and-grants/how-to-apply/  

Deadline to complete the online application - February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM (CST)

Deadline for your Cy Ranch Counselor to submit the School Official portion - February 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM (CST)

BE SURE TO ENTER YOUR CY RANCH COUNSELOR'S NAME AND EMAIL ACCURATELY

Each Spring, the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation awards seventy (70) scholarships to Houston area high school seniors for undergraduate study. The award is $25,000, disbursed over four years (or until the student graduates, if earlier), provided the recipient conforms to the requirements set forth in the award. The recipient may select any major at any four year college or university in the United States. 

Scholarship applications may be submitted during the student’s senior year in high school. Students may complete our scholarship forms online (see link below) after September 15th of their senior year.  Do not submit an application before you take the SAT or ACT.  To be eligible for the scholarship, you must have a minimum SAT composite score of 1000 (on the Math and Reading/Writing portions combined), and/or an ACT composite score of 21.  All SAT and/or ACT scores must be from the same test date.

A number of finalists will be selected from the applications received and will be invited for an interview. They will subsequently be notified in writing/email if they will or will not receive a Hamman Scholarship. If a student is not invited in for a personal interview by March 15, they may assume that they are not a finalist and no correspondence will be forthcoming from the Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY:

1. High School Seniors after the start of their senior year.

2. Houston area high school seniors who attend schools or are homeschooled in the following eight counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery or Waller.

3. Students who are citizens of the United States. Students with Permanent Resident status are not eligible.

4. The Scholarships are awarded based on academics and financial need.

Instructions must be followed accurately to make certain that your application is considered. If you do not understand an instruction, call the Foundation (713-521-4601) for guidance.

Deadline to apply - February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM

The George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Scholarship Application can be completed online using the following link:  To Begin a New Scholarship Application go here:  https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_5867?SA=SNA&FID=35002

All Required Attachments listed on the online application can be uploaded during the online application process.

The Financial Qualification Statement form that is a required form of the Scholarship Application is available at the following link:  Scholarship-Financial Qualification Statement  Note: This form must be filled out completely or your application may not be considered.  Also, this form is not your FAFSA report.

Note: If you have already started an online Scholarship application and are returning to complete the Scholarship application, please go to the following link:  https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_5867?SA=AM 

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) - Houston Area Section is happy to inform you and your students that our Collegiate Freshman Scholarships Applications are now open and will close on March 1st, 2026. 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

1. Senior high school female students at a Houston Area school.

2. Major in an engineering or engineering-related discipline at an ABET-accredited 4-year college or university.

3. Filled out the online application (link provided below) and submitted all documents listed on the website. 

Students may apply to one or multiple scholarships through a single application found at the following link: https://houston.swe.org/student-scholarships/scholarship-application/

Additional scholarships are available on our national SWE website: https://swe.org/apply-for-a-swe-scholarship/

Announcement of Scholarship winners will occur during our SWE-HA Annual Awards Banquet in

late April/early May.

Deadline to apply - March 1, 2026

Check out this website where you can sign-up to receive a monthly scholarship newsletter, search through thousands of scholarships, and even research different career opportunities!

https://studentscholarships.org/  

CLASS of 2026 APPLICATIONS COMING - SPRING 2026!

Click here to be redirected to our Elementary Schools Scholarship page.

The scholarship consists of $8,000 in annual funding for up to four years, as well as ongoing professional development opportunities, mentorship from sitting public school educators, and participation in a statewide aspiring teachers network facilitated by the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation. 

Deadline: Varies by college program; see website for deadlines & complete details