Scholarships for students Texas. Some scholarships specifically open to Texas students, and others give preference to students in Texas.

Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest
Sponsor: Optimum and TelevisaUnivision
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: October 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States who attend school in an Optimum serviceable area of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia. Applicant must be enrolled in the 6th-12th grade. In 500 words or less, applicant must share what connects them to Hispanic Culture.

Sheriff’s Association of Texas Youth Scholarship
Sponsor: Sheriffs’ Association of Texas
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to sons, daughters, and grandchildren of sheriffs, former sheriffs, sheriff’s office employees or peace officers in the state of Texas who are currently enrolled in college.

TMEA Scholarship
Sponsor: Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA)
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are/will be attending a Texas college or university and majoring in a music degree program leading to Texas certification with music as their primary teaching field.

National Rice Month Scholarship
Sponsor: USA Rice
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors in rice-growing states (Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas). Applicant must create a video about U.S. rice, National Rice Month, and the importance of rice to them, their state, or the world in general.

ISACA Scholarship
Sponsor: ISACA Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 3, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who are studying Cybersecurity. In addition to the general scholarships, there are scholarships open to students specifically from a demographic that is historically underrepresented within the tech profession, as well as students in the following metro areas: Hartford (CT), Houston, Washington DC, Las Vegas, New England, North Texas, Illinois, Sacramento, or San Diego.

Tommy Tranchin Award
Sponsor: The Dallas Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2026
Description: Award is open to North Texas students in grades 8-12 who have a physical, emotional, or intellectual disability.

Macy’s Emergency Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Macy’s | LULAC National Educational Services Center, Inc.
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: Rolling
Description: Scholarship is open to deserving students facing economic hardship and immediate monetary need that, if not met, could result in an inability to complete classes or a degree program. Emergency financial need resulting from the following will qualify students from funding: change in family income/support, loss of job, death of an immediate family member, natural disaster, pending eviction or home foreclosure, burglary, or fire. Applicant must be a resident of California, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, or Texas.