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Scholarships

Scholarships

Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources: 

  • Senior Year: Financial Aid Checklist
  • Texas Guaranteed Tuition Programs
    • Texas 4-year public colleges offering free tuition based on family/household income.
  • Terry Scholars Program
    • The Terry Foundation is the largest private scholarship provider in the state of Texas.  It provides last dollar scholarships to Texas high school graduates at select Texas public universities.
  • Coca-Cola Scholars Program
    • Deadline: September 30, 2024 by 4:00 pm
  • VFW - Voice of Democracy Scholarship
    • Deadline: Must be received by local VFW by October 31, 2024
    • Local VFW mailing address:
      • Post 12176 Lake Whitney Post
      • PO Box 1559
      • Whitney, Texas 76692-1559
    • Students must submit an audio essay, a typed essay, and a completed entry form.
  • Hill County Fair Queen’s Scholarship ​​​
    • Scholarship is applicable for all, not just fair queen contestants
    • Deadline: November 20, 2024
  • The Hagan Scholarship
    • A national need-based merit scholarship designed to help rural students graduate college debt-free.
    • Deadline: December 1, 2024
  • US Rice Producers - Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship
    • Deadline: December 6, 2024
  • FFA Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship
    • Application opens November 1
    • Deadline: January 9, 2025
  • Gamma Delta Scholarship
    • Deadline: January 15, 2025
  • McLennan Community College Scholarships
    • One application for many different scholarships (you must first apply to MCC first and use your MCC login and password to access the scholarship application
    • Deadline: January 15, 2025
  • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship
    • Student must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
    • **Student must have submitted a qualified application for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship (see HLSR application above) to apply for the Hill County Area Go Texas Scholarship that is due  April 1.
    • Deadline: February 1, 2025