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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>There is a growing list of outside scholarship opportunities on the <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipsList.aspx">Outside Scholarship List</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>There are several with deadlines in January and February.<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Remember to always prepare early enough to meet the deadlines!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Below is a brief overview of some scholarships with deadlines in January:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For all minority students there are the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/gatesMillenniumScholars.aspx">Gates Millennium Scholars Program</a> and the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/hsfMarathonPetroleumScholarship.aspx">Hispanic Scholarship Fund / Marathon Petroleum Scholarship</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For students of Hispanic heritage there are the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/hsfMorganStanleyScholarship.aspx">Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) / Morgan Stanley Scholarship Program</a>, <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/hsfProcterGambleScholarship.aspx">HSF / Procter & Gamble Scholarship Program</a>, and <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/hsfWellsFargoScholarship.aspx">HSF / Wells Fargo Scholarship</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For students of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage, there is the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/apiasfScholarshipProgram.aspx">Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund Scholarship Program</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Graduate students studying areas related to the beef industry may qualify for the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/louisColvinScholarshipFund.aspx">Louis M. "Mick" Colvin Scholarship Endowment Fund Scholarship</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Female nationals from a lower or middle income developing member country may be able to apply for the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/mcnamaraFund.aspx">Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Scholarship</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Those with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or with a parent with MS could be eligible for the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/nationalMSScholarship.aspx">National Multiple Sclerosis Society Scholarship Program</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Female students who are native to a Pan American country or female Texans who plan to engage in specialized study of any of the languages or cultures of the Pan American countries might be able to apply for one of the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipSites/florenceGriswoldScholarships.aspx">Florence Terry Griswold Scholarships</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Remember to keep checking the <a href="http://tamuc.edu/admissions/tuitionCosts/financialAidandScholarships/scholarships/outsideScholarships/outsideScholarshipsList.aspx">Outside Scholarship List</a>, as scholarships are added all the time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Oh the weather outside is frightful, but winning scholarships is so delightful!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'>Michael Holloway</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Financial Aid Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:white'>Enrollment Management and Retention Division<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, Texas 75429-3011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Email:<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="mailto:Michael.Holloway@tamuc.edu">Michael.Holloway@tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Phone:<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>903-468-6096<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax:<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>903-886-5098<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/oneStopShop/weCare.aspx"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=250 height=178 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CEF67B.1149E9B0" alt="Description: Description: WeCare"></span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Please take a minute to complete our survey and let us know <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>how we are doing! 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