Scholarships

Number Awarded: 70 four-year at $16,000 each, statewide

Applications: Obtained through 4-H from county extension agents, club leaders or the Texas 4-H Foundation, which can be found on the official 4-H Web site.

Deadline: Varies within 4-H district.

Eligibility: Current member of Texas 4-H in good standing; must apply in the spring of senior year; must graduate from a Texas public high school in the school year in which applying for Show scholarships; must be in top one-fourth of graduating class; test scores must meet minimum of 1350 SAT or 19 on the ACT; must be a resident of the state of Texas and a citizen of the United States of America; must have applied to and plan to attend a Texas college or university for which applicant meets entrance requirements; and cannot have applied for a scholarship through Texas FFA or FCCLA. Selected applicants also are interviewed in person. Show scholarship recipients must attend a Texas college or university. There are no restrictions on major field of study.

Selection: Scholarship evaluation committee chosen by Texas 4-H Foundation, usually educators, 4-H leaders, county extension agents.

Awards Presented: Early June at the Texas 4-H Roundup

More Information: Contact Toby L. Lepley, Texas 4-H, 979.845.1212

Number Awarded: 70 four-year at $16,000 each, statewide

Applications: Obtained through agricultural science teacher or through Texas FFA; applications originate with Texas FFA. Applications also can be found on the official Texas FFA Web site: www.texasffa.org

Deadline: Varies within FFA area.

Eligibility: Current member of Texas FFA in good standing; must apply in the spring of senior year; must graduate from a public high school in school year in which applying for Show scholarships; must be in top one-fourth of graduating class; test scores must meet minimum of 1350 SAT or 19 on the ACT; must be a resident of the state of Texas and a citizen of the United States of America; must have applied to and plan to attend a Texas college or university for which applicant meets entrance requirements; and cannot have applied for a scholarship through Texas 4-H or FCCLA. Selected applicants also are interviewed in person.

Selection: A scholarship evaluation committee, chosen by Texas FFA officials, and consisting of agricultural science teachers representing the 10 FFA areas in Texas, evaluates applicants on the criteria of academic ability, FFA involvement and achievement, financial need and leadership.

Awards Presented: Mid-July at the State FFA Convention

More Information: Contact Tom Maynard, Texas FFA, 512.480.8045

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

Number Awarded: 10 four-year at $16,000 each, statewide

Applications: Obtained from FCCLA advisor, usually in December of the applicant's senior year; applications originate with Texas FCCLA. Visit www.texasfccla.org for more information.

Deadline: Varies within FCCLA area.

Eligibility: Current member of FCCLA in good standing; must apply in the fall of senior year; must graduate from a public Texas high school in school year in which applying for Show scholarships; must be in top one-fourth of graduating class; test scores must meet minimum of 1350 SAT or 19 ACT; must be a resident of the state of Texas and a citizen of the United States of America; must have applied to and plan to attend a Texas college or university for which applicant meets entrance requirements; and cannot have applied for a scholarship through Texas 4-H or FFA. Selected applicants also are interviewed in person.

Selection: Scholarship evaluation committee chosen by Texas FCCLA, usually community and industry leaders.

Awards Presented: Late April or early May at State FCCLA Convention

More Information: Contact Sharon Pierce, FCCLA, 512.306.0099

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo awards 238 four-year, $16,000 Metropolitan Scholarships to outstanding students graduating from Houston-area public school districts in Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties.

Eligibilty: To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, an applicant must meet criteria of citizenship, residence, academic standing, college/university enrollment plans, demonstration of leadership, character and economic need.

Public school districts eligible to participate within the eight-county area are:

Harris County - Aldine, Alief, Channelview, Crosby, Cypress-Fairbanks, Deer Park, Galena Park, Goose Creek, Houston, Huffman, Humble, Katy, Klein, La Porte, North Forest, Pasadena, Sheldon, Spring, Spring Branch, and Tomball

Brazoria County - Alvin, Angleton, Brazosport, Columbia-Brazoria, Danbury, Pearland and Sweeny

Chambers County - Anahuac, Barbers Hill and East Chambers

Fort Bend County - Fort Bend, Lamar Consolidated, Needville and Stafford

Galveston County - Clear Creek, Dickinson, Friendswood, Galveston, High Island, Hitchcock, La Marque, Santa Fe and Texas City

Liberty County - Cleveland, Dayton, Hardin, Hull-Daisetta, Liberty and Tarkington

Montgomery County - Conroe, Magnolia, New Caney, Montgomery, Splendora and Willis

Waller County - Hempstead, Royal and Waller

Application

Application available in late November. Apply Now

Awards: Presented in May at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship Banquet.

A total of 114, $16,000 scholarships will be presented. Of these scholarships, 44 will be designated for students from the Houston Independent School District. 70 awards will be presented to students attending any of the participating public school districts designated below, including HISD, and students attending a charter school in the below counties that has received an exemplary or recognized rating from The Texas Education Agency. The criteria for these awards are based on 100 total possible points, of which the following possible maximum can be earned: 50 financial need, 35 academics and 15 leadership.

Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, an applicant must meet criteria of citizenship, residence, economic need, academic standing, college/university enrollment plans, leadership and character.

Public school districts eligible to participate within the eight-county area are:

Harris County - Aldine, Alief, Channelview, Crosby, Cypress-Fairbanks, Deer Park, Galena Park, Goose Creek, Houston, Huffman, Humble, Katy, Klein, La Porte, North Forest, Pasadena, Sheldon, Spring, Spring Branch, and Tomball

Brazoria County - Alvin, Angleton, Brazosport, Columbia-Brazoria, Danbury, Pearland and Sweeny

Chambers County - Anahuac, Barbers Hill and East Chambers

Fort Bend County - Fort Bend, Lamar Consolidated, Needville and Stafford

Galveston County - Clear Creek, Dickinson, Friendswood, Galveston, High Island, Hitchcock, La Marque, Santa Fe and Texas City

Liberty County - Cleveland, Dayton, Hardin, Hull-Daisetta, Liberty and Tarkington

Montgomery County - Conroe, Magnolia, New Caney, Montgomery, Splendora and Willis

Waller County - Hempstead, Royal and Waller

Students attending Charter Schools rated exemplary or recognized by the Texas Education Agency, and are located in one of the above counties, are eligible to apply.

Application

Application available in late November. Apply Now

Awards: Presented in May at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship Banquet.

72 four-year, $16,000 college scholarships are presented to outstanding eligible students representing the counties participating in the Show's Area Go Texan program. This includes an additional 10 awards to be given at large to students within the 62 counties represented in the Area Go Texan Scholarship Program.

Eligibility

The applicant must attend a public high school in one of the 62 Area Go Texan counties.

The 62 participating Area Go Texan counties are:

Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colorado, DeWitt, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Goliad, Gonzales, Gregg, Grimes, Hardin, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Live Oak, Madison, Matagorda, McLennan, Milam, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Panola, Polk, Refugio, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Victoria, Walker, Washington, Wharton, Williamson

Application

Application available in late November. Apply Now

FAFSA Report Required

Awards: Presented during the Show at the Area Go Texan Scholarship Banquet in February.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ presents scholarship awards to students who qualify through, and apply from, participating public school districts in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Program. A total of 15 four-year, $16,000 college scholarships are awarded each year.

Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, an applicant must meet criteria of citizenship, character, residence, academic standing, college/university enrollment plans, and economic need, in addition to special eligibility requirements based on the applicant's participation in the School Art Program. High school seniors from participating public high schools whose artwork was judged by School Art Committee judges in a participating school district show or those high school seniors from participating public high schools who are selected to compete in the Quick Draw competition are eligible to receive Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Program Scholarship applications.

Application

Letters of Eligibility will be furnished by the Show's School Art Committee directly to eligible students or to a representative of the participating public high school. The Letter of Eligibility will contain a key-code for School Art students to use to access the online application. Only those students with the key code will be able to apply.

Application available in late November. Apply Now

Awards: Presented in May at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship Banquet.

In memory of Mrs. Ruth Hildebrand, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will present a four-year, $16,000 college scholarship to an exhibitor in the Junior Market Lamb Show. This scholarship, originated by the Lamb Auction Committee, is given to honor the memory of Mrs. Hildebrand’s unselfish personal devotion and contributions to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and to the youth who exhibit here.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Junior Market Lamb Show exhibitors participating in the 2012 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Applicants must be citizens of the United States, of good character and meet all requirements as specified in the application, including their attending a Texas public high school, meeting academic and standardized test score minimums. Applicants must plan to attend a college or university within the state of Texas. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of academics, leadership/community involvement and financial need.

Application

Letters of Eligibility will be furnished to county agents and agricultural science teachers. The Letter of Eligibility will contain a key code for lamb show exhibitors to access the online application. Only those students with the key code will be able to apply.

Applicants will be interviewed in March.

Application available in late November. Apply Now

Awards: The recipient will be announced during the Lamb Show.

Beginning with the 2012 Show year, a $4,000 renewable two-year scholarship (totaling $8,000) will be awarded to five students to pursue an associate's degree in the field of Agricultural Technology; Diesel/Automotive Engines; Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Power Systems (electric or hydraulic) or Welding.

Eligibility: The applicant must:

• Have entered a project in the Show's 2012 Agricultural Mechanics Project Show or will compete in the 2012 Tractor Technician Contest Finals at the Show.
• Provide an evaluation completed by the student's agricultural science teacher or FFA leader.
• Participate in an interview process.
• Have made formal application to enroll with intent to attend an accredited, not-for-profit Texas college or university and participate in a curriculum leading to an associate's degree.
• Applicant may not receive more than $40,000 in other financial aid, excluding the Show scholarship.

Application

Application available in December. Click HERE for application documents.

Awards: Presented during the Show on March 18, 2012.