March 2017 Scholarships

Texas Department of Transportation – Deadline:  March 1^st

• Special consideration will be given to students interested in a career with TxDOT
• This is for students interested in civil engineering, finance/accounting, communications, GIS, or Planning.
• Recipients of the grant can receive up to $3,000 each fall and spring semester.The grant will not exceed $6,000 per academic year.
• The student must be a Texas resident, considered economically disadvantaged and be registered as a full-time student.

 Texas Farm Bureau: Young Farmer & Rancher Scholarship – Deadline:  March 1^st

• Family must be a member of Farm Bureau
• Must be planning a degree in agriculture
• High School Transcript, ACT or SAT scores
• 1 letter of recommendation
• Wallet sized photo (used if you are a recipient for publication purposes)
• $1,000
• Pick up application from Mrs. Mays or online at www.texas farmbureau.org

•  Family must be a member of Farm Bureau

• Applicant must have attended the Texas Farm Bureau Youth Leadership conference
• Essay: Typewritten two page essay describing future education plans and lifetime goals
• $1,000
• Pick up application from Mrs. Mays or online at www.texasfarmbureau.org

Texas Farm Bureau: Memorial/Honorary Scholarship – Deadline:  March 1^st

• Family must be a member of Farm Bureau
• High School Transcript, ACT or SAT scores
• Wallet sized photo
• Must have completed a community service project through 4-H or FFA which promotes agriculture.
• (1) $1,200 and (3) $1,000
• Pick up application from Mrs. Mays or online at www.texasfarmbureau.org

Texas Farm Bureau: S. M. True, Jr. Agricultural Scholarship – Deadline:  March 1^st

• Family must be a member of Farm Bureau
• Provide 2 letter of recommendation:(1) from the county Farm Bureau president from the applicant’s membership county, and (1) from the dean or head of the agriculture program department of the applicant’s college or university
• Be enrolled, or about to enroll, in an agriculture program major, provide a copy of expected for major
• $20,000
• Pickup application from Mrs. Mays

• Application found at www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/careers/recruitment/conditional.html

State Farm Companies Foundation – Deadline:  March 2^nd

• Must be a high school senior who will graduate at the end of the 2016-2017 school year
• Plan to enroll in full time undergraduate study for the entire 2017-2018 academic year
• Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 to 3.20 on a 4.00 scale
• Be a U. S. citizen
• Demonstrate financial need
• Application found at www.scholarshipamerica.org/statefarmgoodneighborscholarship

 Capital Farm Credit Hill Country Regional Scholarship – Deadline:  March 3rd

• Applicants must be upcoming high school graduate, within school year applied
• Must be pursuing a degree in an agricultural or natural resources related field of study
• Current High School Transcript
• 1-2 letters of recommendation
• Essay on topic given in application
• (10) $1,000
• Pick up application from Mrs. Mays

San Angelo Area Foundation Scholarship – Deadline:  March 15th

• Provide the names, phone numbers and emails of at least 2 references that can provide recommendations
• Student will need to upload transcripts and other documents that can be as large as 10 MB. If unable to upload their documents please have them mail them in.
• The Foundation manages over 100 scholarship funds. Only one application is necessary to be considered for all scholarships in the Foundation.
• The application must be submitted online.
• Application found at www.saafound.org

Central Texas Farm Credit Scholarship – Deadline:  March 15^th

• Must be a graduating senior
• Must pursue an agricultural related degree
• Must reside inside of Central Texas Farm Credit’s 19 county territory
• Be accepted to a junior college, community college, or four-year university
• High School Transcript
• One page essay
• (5) $2,000
• Pick up application from Mrs. Mays

Texas Telephone Association Foundation – Deadline:  March 17^th

• Special consideration will be given to students who will be pursuing a college degree in fields of study which are of particular interest to telecommunications (such as math, business, education, technology, engineering, and computer science)
• 3.0 GPA or higher
• Letter of acceptance from a Texas College or University
• Copy of student’s SAR (Student Aid Report) from the FAFSA
• (6) $1,500
• Application found at www.tta.org

Texas Farm Bureau: McCulloch County Farm Bureau Scholarship – Deadline:  March 24^th

• Family must be a member of Farm Bureau
• Copy of High School Transcript
• (3) letters of recommendation
• (1) page essay – must be written essay stating why he/she deserves the scholarship and how agriculture has impacted their life
• $1,000
• Pick up application from Mrs. Mays

Leadership San Angelo Alumni Association Scholarship – Deadline:  March 31^st

• High School transcript, ACT or SAT scores
• (1) letter of recommendation
• Proof of community service
• (4) $1,000
• Pick up application from Mrs.Mays
• Mail to address on application

Career & Technology Association of Texas (CTAT) – Deadline:  March 31st

• Students scheduled to graduate high school during the 2015-2016 school year and actively enrolled in CTE throughout their high school career
• Student must have successfully completed at least three credits in two or more CTE courses and currently enrolled in a CTE course for the fall and/or spring semester of their senior year
• (2) signed letters of recommendation with original signatures
• Verification form with original signatures
• Student essay
• Transcript with GPA listed
• Verify spring course enrollment with a copy of current (6-9 week) report card
• Pick up application from Mrs. Mays

Central Texas Telephone Scholarship – Deadline: March 31^st

• Applicants family must be members of Central Texas Telephone Cooperative
• Essay: Explain in 100 words or less what your college plans are and why you need this scholarship.
• (2) $500.00
• Application: Pick up from Mrs. Mays or on computer