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

Bryant X. Phelps Endowed Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $4,400
Closing Date: April 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American students in the state of Texas who have at least a 2.7 GPA. Preference given to students attending Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Huston-Tillotson University, Prairie View A&M University, and Texas Tech University.

Stonewater Roofing Scholarship
Sponsor: Stonewater Roofing
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: April 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who live in Stonewater Roofing’s service areas (Texas areas of DFW, Austin, Texarkana, Tyler, and Nacogdoches and Shreveport, Louisiana). Applicant must submit a short video telling about themselves.

Mitchell/Tufts Scholarship
Sponsor: The Dallas Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: April 14, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are members or persons active in the life of a Presbyterian church in the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) In North Central Texas, or in Los Angeles, California, and who are students of promise and can demonstrate financial need.

Maximum Independence Scholarship
Sponsor: Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma & North Texas, Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 17, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors within the Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas, Inc. service area. Applicant must have a documented 15 hours of community service during senior year of high school and have a documented disability or a demonstrated financial need.

Cathay Bank Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Cathay Bank Foundation | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who reside in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, or Washington and plan to attend a college in one of those states. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have a household income at or below the Low Income Level.

Open Bank Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Open Bank | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who reside in the following counties: California (Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Clara), Nevada (Clark), or Texas (Collin, Denton, Dallas). Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and a household income at or below the low income level. Scholarship is open to all majors and there is no ethnicity requirement.

Preferred Bank Scholarship
Sponsor: Preferred Bank | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside in California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Francisco or San Mateo counties ), New York Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk or Westchester), New Jersey (Passaic, Bergen or Hudson), or Texas (Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Montgomery, or Galveston). Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and a household income at or below the Low Income Level. Scholarship is open to all majors and there is no ethnicity requirement.

Generation Hope Scholars Program
Sponsor: Generation Hope
Amount: Up to $2,400
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young parents (be a teen parent – any gender, defined as pregnant/expecting by 19) and 25 or younger at the time of application. Applicant must be from the Washington, DC area OR Dallas-Forth Worth area (within 50 miles). Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, legal resident or have DACA status.

LPA Diversity in Design Scholarship
Sponsor: LPA, Inc.
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: May 7, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, graduates, and current college undergraduates who live in California or Texas. Applicant must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in one of the following majors associated with the building and design industry: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture/Design, Architectural Engineering, Structural Engineering, Building Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related degree.

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.