4-H Grants and Scholarships in Texas – November 8th, 2010

In the coming weeks, we will be featuring grants and scholarships from specific states. This week, we’re going to focus on those offered in the state of Texas.

We’re not going to be able to list all of them. Texas is a pretty big state, after all! So if you know of a grant or scholarship available in your area of Texas, or if you want us to feature your state, please let us know in the comments field below.

It’s time to get busy and get those applications submitted – and good luck to everyone!

 

Texas A&M Soil and Crop Sciences Department Scholarship

Do you have an interest in soil and crop sciences? If so, then don’t pass up on this one. Texas A&M is looking for you. For both incoming freshmen and transfer students, the scholarship awards anywhere from $1000 to $8000. There are academic prerequisites and you must be accepted in a major offered by the Department of Soil & Crop Sciences. The undergraduate choices include: Agronomy – Turfgrass Management Option, Soil & Crop Management Option, Agro-Industry Option Plant & Environmental Soil Science – Soil Science Emphasis and Plant Science Emphasis You can learn all about the scholarship here – Soil and Crop Sciences Scholarship Description.

 

Hope Pierce Tartt Scholarship

Last year, this scholarship awarded between $1000 and $3000 to over 250 Texas students. A general scholarship, it offers the award to those who show financial need and who have a “C” average or better in high school. Students must be United States citizens and have resided in Harrison, Gregg, Marion, Panola or Upshur Counties in Texas for 24 months. The goal of the scholarship is to provide financial support to those who are intent on continuing their education, but are in need of financial help. The funds are to be used for tuition, books, and course-related fees and equipment. Check with your financial aid office to find out if this program is available to you.

 

Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program

For those who were interested in the scholarship above, but don’t live in the required counties, here’s one we found that covers the entire state of Texas. It’s called the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program and its purpose is to provide grant aid to financially needy students enrolled in Texas public two-year colleges. Students who continue in college and who meet program academic standards can receive awards for up to 75 semester credit hours, for four years, or until they receive an associate’s degree, whichever comes first. The award amounts are $3,390 per semester for public state college students; $890 per semester for public community college students; and $1,575 per semester for public technical college students. You can find out all about this program here – Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program.

 

Finding More Texas State and National Grants

Finally, we wanted to share a website with you that offers grants of all types to folks in Texas and across the United States. The website is called “Texas Non Profits” and it is definitely worth a visit. The home page is at www.txnp.org, and here is a link to a page with all the available grants – Texas Non Profit Grant RFPs.

 

There are literally thousands of scholarship and grant opportunities for 4-H students all over the state of Texas. All you have to do is get online and start searching. If you can’t find anything that way, simply contact your college of choice’s financial aid office and they will be able to help you find something to fit your needs and financial status. Good luck everybody! That’s it for this week. Don’t let the holidays slow down your grant and scholarship search, you may miss out on a great opportunity! Make sure to check back next week for another list of exciting and educational grant and scholarship opportunities. If you know of an opportunity that we haven’t featured here, please tell us about it in the comment field below!