How to Apply for a Scholarship

FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Apply through fafsa.ed.gov. You can file your FAFSA beginning October 1. In order to complete the FAFSA, you may use your tax return from the prior-prior year.

It can take 2-3 weeks for your FAFSA to be processed and your Student Aid Report received. Plan accordingly!

Yes, you can apply for every scholarship that you meet eligibility requirements for.

By providing your school information and answering the questions in the application, you will automatically be included in the pool of applicants for each scholarship that you meet eligibility for.

No. Recipients can only receive one Show scholarship.

No, with these three exceptions:

• School Art – applicant must participate in the Show’s school art program
• Exhibitor – applicant must exhibit in one of the sixteen approved shows
• Hildebrand – applicant must exhibit a Junior Market Lamb

No, there are no restrictions on majors, so long as the student’s major leads to a four-year-degree.

Yes, the Show funds its scholarship recipients who begin their academic pursuits at community or junior colleges. However, the student must show academic progress and finish at a four-year-institution.

No, all recipients must attend a college or university in Texas.

Yes. Children of Show members or Show committee members are eligible to apply but receive no special consideration.

Applications are evaluated three times in a blind judging. Evaluators use a comprehensive score sheet with points awarded for academics, leadership, and financial need.

All students who submit a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarship application will be notified, regardless of the decision. 

Scholarships are $5,000 per year with the opportunity to renew each year to total $20,000 over four years. Disbursements are made each semester directly to the university and are specified for tuition and fees.