[Students] General and Outside Scholarship Updates 01-28-14!

Tue Jan 28 08:21:59 CST 2014

Texas A&M University-Commerce

Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships

Scholarship Update

January 28, 2014

Financial Aid & Scholarships Home
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/de
fault.aspx> 

Scholarships Home
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/default.aspx> 

Financial Aid & Scholarships Calendar
<https://ems.tamuc.edu/MasterCalendar/default.aspx> 

General Scholarship Application
<http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarship
s/scholarships/TexasAMUniversityCommerceScholarships/endowmentdepartment
alscholarships/generalScholarshipApplication.aspx> 

Outside Scholarship List
<http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarship
s/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipsList.aspx> 

Outside Scholarship Directories
<http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarship
s/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipsDirectories.aspx> 

Dear Students,

General, Departmental, and Endowment Scholarships

Applying for general, departmental, and endowment scholarship
opportunities starts by completing our General Scholarship Application.
The deadline to apply for most university scholarships for the upcoming
academic year will be March 15.  As new scholarship opportunities are
added daily, please check regularly for any new scholarship
opportunities that may become available.  You may also log in to view
updates regarding your application status for various scholarship
opportunities during the application review process.  

For information on how to access the General Scholarship Application,
please visit the General Scholarship Page
<http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarship
s/scholarships/TexasAMUniversityCommerceScholarships/endowmentdepartment
alscholarships/generalScholarshipApplication.aspx> .

For detailed instructions on how to apply for the scholarships, please
read the General Scholarship Application Information PDF document
<http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarship
s/scholarships/documents/GenScholarshipApplInfo.pdf> .

Although searching for opportunities using the General Scholarship
Application website is the best and most thorough way to find
scholarships, one can also use the Basic Search Tool
<http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarship
s/scholarships/TexasAMUniversityCommerceScholarships/endowmentdepartment
alscholarships/scholarshipSearch.aspx>  on our website found here that
separates the scholarships by major, and by some categories such as
'general' and 'undergraduate'.

Outside Scholarships

There is a growing list of outside scholarship opportunities on the
Outside Scholarship List
<http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarship
s/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipsList.aspx> .
Remember to keep checking the list, as scholarships are added all the
time.

There are several with deadlines in February and March.  Remember to
always prepare early enough to meet the deadlines!

These deadlines are now also posted on the University Calendar
<http://ems.tamuc.edu/MasterCalendar/default.aspx>  as part of the
Financial Aid & Scholarships Calendar.

Also you can use the websites listed on the Outside Scholarship
Directories
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipsDirectories.aspx>
page to search for scholarships from all across the nation.

February Outside Scholarships

Doctoral students completing a dissertation that significantly
contributes to exploring and understanding the factors that support and
hinder high academic achievement for low-income students may be eligible
for the Jack Kent Cooke Dissertation Fellowship Award
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/jackKentCookeDiss
ertationAward.aspx> .

U.S. citizens and permanent residents of Hispanic descent who are the
dependent of a regular full-time AT&T, Inc. employee may be eligible for
the Hispanic Scholarship Fund / AT&T Foundation Scholarship Program
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/hsfATTScholarship
.aspx> .

U.S. citizens and permanent residents of African, Hispanic, or Native
descent majoring or planning to major in Physics should apply for the
American Physical Society Minority Scholarship
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/apsMinoritySchola
rship.aspx> .

U.S. citizens of ethnic minority descent that are graduating from high
school this year might be able to apply for the Jackie Robinson
Foundation Scholarship
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/jackieRobinsonSch
olarship.aspx> .

Female sophomores or above majoring in Industrial Engineering should
apply for the Society of Women Engineers Sophomore & Above Scholarships
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/sweSophomorePlusS
cholarships.aspx> .

Any students studying Law or Art and have an active relationship with
Unitarian Universalism can apply for the Stanfield and D'Orlando Legal
and Art Scholarships
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/stanfieldDorlando
Scholarships.aspx> .

March Outside Scholarships

U.S. citizens and permanent residents of African, Hispanic, or Native
descent majoring in Chemistry or a chemically-related science might be
able to apply for the American Chemical Society Scholars Program
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/acsScholars.aspx>
.

Legally blind students with a 3.3 cumulative GPA can apply for the
American Council of the Blind Scholarship Program
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/americanBlindScho
larship.aspx> .

Full-time students majoring in Agriculture with a minimum 2.5 GPA should
apply for the Dick Laursen Memorial Scholarship
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/dickLaursenSchola
rship.aspx> .

U.S. citizens or nationals who plan to become a teacher of American
History, American Government, or Social Studies for grades 7-12 and want
a Master's degree may be eligible for the James Madison Foundation
Memorial Fellowship
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/jamesMadisonFello
wship.aspx> .

High school seniors planning to study Journalism or a related field in
2014-2015 and bring 'diversity' to the field might be allowed to apply
for the National Press Club Scholarship for Journalism Diversity
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/journalismDiversi
tyScholarship.aspx> .

High school seniors planning to study Journalism or a related field in
2014-2015 might also be able to apply for the Richard G. Zimmerman
Journalism Scholarship
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/richardZimmermanS
cholarship.aspx> .

U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens (they unfortunately do not
explain what that means) who have two years employment in the footwear
industry or have parents that do can apply for the Two Ten Higher
Education Scholarships
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/twoTenScholarship
.aspx> .

U.S. citizen undergraduates who plan to study/intern abroad should take
a look at the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/benjaminGilmanSch
olarship.aspx> .

Texas residents who are majoring in horticulture, business or related
field, and intend to enter or be involved in the horticulture industry
should apply for the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Education &
Research Foundation Scholarship
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/tnlaScholarship.a
spx> .

Those who are or plan to be undergraduates in Fall 2014 who also have
Cystic Fibrosis might be eligible for the Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship
Foundation Scholarships
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/cysticFibrosisSch
olarships.aspx> .

U.S. citizens or legal residents that are junior or above classification
with a major in Industrial Engineering should apply for the ASCO
Numatics Industrial Automation Engineering College Scholarships
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/ascoNumaticsSchol
arships.aspx> .

Those who were in foster care or orphaned in the United States and will
be under the age of 25 on March 31 might be able to apply for the Foster
Care to Success Scholarships
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/fosterCareToSucce
ssScholarships.aspx> .

U.S. citizens who hold a record of academic achievement, exhibit the
qualities of leadership, show a demonstrable commitment to public
service (e.g. through volunteer or other activities), and demonstrate
financial need could apply for the Herbert Lehman Education Fund
Scholarship
<http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/sc
holarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/herbertLehmanFund
.aspx> .

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed this scholarship update.  Look for the next one near
the end of February!  Check the scholarship pages before than though,
because many scholarships are added in between these updates.

Ask a scholarship to "Be Yours" for Valentine's Day!  However, note that
flowers and chocolates probably will not aid your scholarship
applications.

Michael Holloway

Financial Aid Assistant

Texas A&M University-Commerce

Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships

Enrollment Management and Retention Division

P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

Email:   Michael.Holloway at tamuc.edu

Phone:  903-468-6096

Fax:      903-886-5098

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