Scholarships FAFSA
This page will be updated throughout the year as organizations provide scholarship opportunities. Please check back often!
2025-2026 SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION WE'VE RECEIVED:
Zonta Club of Dallas: Young Women in Business Award:
Zonta Club of Dallas is excited to offer a $1000 scholarship to a qualified, deserving young woman with demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to driving innovation in the world around them. We ask for your support to share this wonderful scholarship opportunity with your students immediately as all applications must be received by Zonta Club by March 22, 2026.
Who is eligible?
· Women of age 16-19 and living or studying in the Dallas area at the time the application is submitted to the Zonta Club of Dallas and demonstrate evidence of the following, are eligible to apply.
· Currently enrolled in high school and on track to graduate at end of Spring 2025 semester
· Confirmed attendance in a business program with major field of specialization in accounting, economics, finance, business management, business technology, information technology, marketing, operations management, human resources management, international business, or entrepreneurship at an accredited university for the Fall 2025 semester
· Excellent Academic Achievement
· Experience in local or student clubs/organizations, especially those involved with helping others learn
· Volunteer leadership achievements
· Knowledge of Zonta International and its programs
Email Kara.Everhart@Rockwallisd to request the application.
Masonic Children and Family Services of Texas Scholarship:
All graduating high school seniors who are Texas residents and ready to pursue higher education are eligible to apply. Masonic affiliation is a positive factor considered during the selection process, but it is not a requirement. $2,500 deposited directly into the student’s college, university, or trade school account. Funds may be used for tuition and fees and expire after four years. Number of Awards: 200 annually. The application window opens on October 1st and closes on March 1st annually. Winners are notified by email on April 15th. Apply here
8th Annual H-E-B UIL Scholarship for Texas Students:
This year marks H-E-B's 8th year supporting the UIL Scholarship Program for Community Service Excellence. Nominees must have the following submitted to the scholarship portal by no later than Jan. 30, 2026:
· Minimum 3.3 GPA
· Number of Community Service Hours completed in the last 12 months
· Community Service Verification Letters to document the number of hours submitted
· A Letter of Recommendation
· A Short Essay (500 words or less) on the topic: “What does Community mean to you?”
There will be 15 total winners – 5 each in music, academics and athletics – and each will be awarded $2,000 from H-E-B. An announcement of the winners will be made at the 2025 UIL Basketball State Championships in March
Zeta Phi Beta, Kappa Zeta, Stork's Nest Charity Fund of Dallas 2025-2026 Scholarships:
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Kappa Zeta Chapter and Stork's Nest Charity Fund of Dallas are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our 2025-2026 scholarships. Please share with your high school seniors and eligibility requirements are available on the website listed below.
https://www.kappazpb.org/scholarship.html
The 2025 Masonic Children & Family Services of Texas Scholarship: All graduating high school seniors who are Texas residents and ready to pursue higher education are eligible to apply. Masonic affiliation is a positive factor considered during the selection process, but it is not a requirement.
$2,500 deposited directly into the student’s college, university, or trade school account. Funds may be used for tuition and fees and expire after four years. Number of Awards: 200 annually.
The application window opens on October 1st and closes on March 1st annually. Winners are notified by email on April 15th.
Apply at MCFSTX.org
The Hagan Scholarship: The Hagan Scholarship is a needs-based scholarship for goal-driven seniors. Scholarship Criteria:
- unweighted 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 Grading scale
- enroll in a 4 year univeristy for the 2026 fall semester
- Must work 240 hours from 1/1/26 to 9/1/26
- Award recipients will receive $2,000 to purchase essential college items
- Award recipeints will be aligible to receive up to $7,500 each semester
- Parents 2024 AGI must not exceed $100,000
- Application deadline: 12/1/2025
- Scholarhips will be awarded in April 2026
- Apply: https://haganscholarships.org
The 2025 Gates Scholarship: The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to exceptional student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential. Selected Scholars will receive funding for the full cost of attendance to earn a bachelor’s degree, that is not already covered by other financial aid and the Student Aid Index, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), or the methodology used by a Scholar’s college or university. Costs covered include tuition, fees, books, and housing and food, and may include additional personal costs.
Eligibility Requirements:
- A high school senior
- Pell-eligible
- A US citizen or permanent resident
- In a good academic standing with a minimum cumulative weighted GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
- More Information here
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation: Each year, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awards 150 college scholarships worth $20,000 to high school students across the United States through the Coca-Cola Scholars Program.
Students need to be graduating high school during the 2025-2026 school year, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and to complete an online application that requires no essays, no recommendations, and no transcript by September 30, 2025, at 5 p.m. Eastern.
Swami Dayanand USA Scholarships: supporting motivated high school students in pursuing their dream of a college education. Many bright students have the talent and determination, but financial barriers hold them back — and that’s where we step in.
What the scholarship offers:
- Up to $20,000 over 4 years (renewable annually at $5,000/year)
- Open to students planning to attend any accredited U.S. college
- Recognition for resilience, service, and academic drive
- A supportive network of mentors and peers
- With 50% of awards reserved for young women in Texas
The application deadline is December 31, 2025.
For Application and Details:
- Website:swamidayanand.org/usascholarships
- Phone: +1 281-980-0325
- Email: coordinator@swamidayanand.org
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RISD now partners with the VU Scholarship Program!
We are thrilled to share a new scholarship identification opportunity for your current Rockwall ISD junior or senior student. Rockwall ISD is partnering with VU (pronounced view) Scholarships Program, which matches academic accomplishments with corresponding post-secondary scholarship offers from colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions with whom VU Scholarships has partnered. It is a great way to see what opportunities are available for a student! Once a student has the list of opportunities, it is up to the student to decide if they would like to apply for admission to that post-secondary institution.
Excited about the opportunities for your child? So are we. With your consent to participate in the VU Scholarships Program, Rockwall ISD will provide Student Data to VU Scholarships so that the matching and identification process may begin. To learn more about what Student Data is provided to VU Scholarships from Rockwall ISD, what VU Scholarships does with the Student Data, who it is shared with, and to provide consent for Rockwall ISD to disclose the Student Data, please click here by August 22, 2025. After this date, another round of Opt-In forms will be available.
Again, only students whose parents have completed the electronic permission form allowing their junior or senior to participate will be included in this opportunity.
Parents, you must complete the electronic consent form for your student to participate.
We are excited to see the future unfold with scholarship opportunities. For more information on VU Scholarships, please visit their parent page at www.vuscholarships.com/parent
If you have any questions, please contact your student’s counselor.
2024-2025 FAFSA Help Packet: Linked Here. The Financial Aid presentation can be found here: Financial Aid Presentation
Mrs. Thrash- Scholarship help! Our RHS Students have had great success learning from and partnering with Mrs. Sarah Thrash- a College Readiness and Scholarship expert! Please check out how she can help your student! Mrs. Thrash's Scholarship Website
Attention Seniors: We were recognized as a Distinguished HS for SFASU! All Application Fees are waived, Top 30% Automatically Admitted, Top 10% receive $5000 scholarship each year, and Top 11-25% receive $3000 each year. Flyer for more info!
Attention Seniors: The UT System (UT Austin & ALL UT Satellite schools) has expanded the Promise Plus free tuition and fees program! Now all undergraduate students who are admitted and have a family income of $100,000 or less will receive free tuition! Website for more info!
Check your university scholarship sites! We encourage you to check the website of specific universities to which you are applying! They contain a wealth of information, such as scholarships provided by the university based on GPA & test scores, holistic scholarships, essay-based scholarships, and scholarships within specific majors. Most scholarships awarded to RHS students are found through these university resources.
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2024-25 Scholarships that have not yet sent updated information (still check them out!):
The Pearls by the Lake Foundation : The Pearls by the Lake Foundation has the purposeful goal to improve community life and further the educational aspirations of Black and African American high school graduates of Kaufman and Rockwall counties. Email Kara.Everhart@Rockwallisd.org for the application.
Criteria for the scholarship are as follows:
• Must be a Black or African American 2025 graduating senior.
• Must plan to attend a Two-Year or Four-Year College or University.
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (Official transcript is required).
• Must submit application, transcript and essay by April 20, 2025, at 11:59 pm.
• Must attend a high school within Kaufman or Rockwall County, Texas.
Champion Energy Scholarship Program : In keeping with Champion Energy's commitment to community service, student applications will be evaluated based on academic performance, awards, volunteerism, and their essay response to a given prompt. As with prior years, Champion will award three individual scholarships: a $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 scholarship. Upon award, each scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient's university.
- Who can enter? Must be a Texas resident in their senior year of high school, scheduled to graduate in the spring of 2025
- How to enter? Submit an online application
- When is the application due? March 31, 2025
- When are winners announced? May 12, 2025
- Other questions? Email scholarships@champion.energy
Boom & Bucket's 2026 Student Scholarship Program : Boom & Bucket is committed to helping students turn their dreams into reality through education. Our 2026 Student Scholarship Program is designed to support aspiring professionals in the heavy equipment industry by easing the financial burden of education. This scholarship is part of a broader effort to ensure that financial constraints don’t stand in the way of opportunity. By providing direct support to students pursuing heavy machinery-related programs, we aim to create a more inclusive and accessible path to success. Apply here.
Dal-Metro Student Scholarship Spring 2025: All applicants must have Special Education Eligibility, must attend a high school in Region 10, and need to be a senior planning to attend a college, vocational school, or trade school in the Fall of 2025. If you meet these criteria, please email Kara.Everhart@Rockwallisd.org to receive the application information.
The ECLAT Foundation Scholarship :provides one-year $2,000 scholarships to graduating seniors or college students who plan to or attend an accredited college or university in the State of Texas. Deadline April 1st, 2025.
The LIFE Association Trade Scholarship: provides one-year scholarships of up to $5,000 that may be used for tuition books and fees at any accredited community college or nonprofit trade school in the state of Texas to pursue a trade or vocational degree or certification (Ex: firefighting, automotive tech, welding, medical tech, etc.) Deadline May 1st, 2025.
Horatio Alger Scholarship- We are seeking college-bound students who have displayed integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity. Students must have financial need and a determination to turn their adversity into opportunity while pursuing their American Dream.
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7th Annual H-E-B UIL Scholarship for Texas Athletic, Music, & Academic Participants- This year marks H-E-B's 7th year supporting the UIL Scholarship Program for Community Service Excellence. Nominees must have the following submitted to https://www.sportsinaction.com/scholarship/ by no later than Jan. 31, 2025:
· Minimum 3.3 GPA
· Number of Community Service Hours completed in the last 12 months
· Community Service Verification Letters to document the number of hours submitted
· A Letter of Recommendation
· A Short Essay (500 words or less) on the topic: “What does Community mean to you?”
There will be 15 total winners – 5 each in music, academics and athletics – and each will be awarded $2,000 from H-E-B. An announcement of the winners will be made at the 2025 UIL Basketball State Champions in March.
The F.E. Foundation Scholarship- recently launched across the state of Texas, aimed at recognizing and supporting outstanding students who demonstrate academic excellence and community involvement. This scholarship will award one individual financial help toward their future career goal. For this scholarship, it will be available to all high school seniors in the state of Texas and students can start applying for it through our website (thefefoundation.org) or via bold.org. The scholarship opened up September 1, 2024 and applications will close on March 31, 2025. Students can apply with a 3.0 gpa or higher and a short college career response of 300 words or more. I know some schools are different with their GPA scale so as long as they have a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
The Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Scholarships
Greetings! On behalf of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - Kappa Zeta Chapter, Dallas, Texas in conjunction with the Stork’s Nest Charity Fund of Dallas, we are excited to announce that our 2023-2024 scholarship window is now open! These scholarship opportunities are open to students who meet eligibility requirements based on each scholarship.
Please find attached our scholarship flyer as well as the links to each sponsored scholarship’s direct page.
The Fairrilla Emory White Scholarship: https://www.kappazpb.org/fairrilla-e-white.html
The Josie Washington Memorial Scholarship: https://www.kappazpb.org/josie-washington-memorial.html
The Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship: https://www.kappazpb.org/juanita-buchanan-undergraduate-academic.html
The Rhetta Washington McCoy Technology Scholarship: https://www.kappazpb.org/rhetta-washington-mccoy-technology.html
The Tanya C. Henderson Scholarship: https://www.kappazpb.org/tanya-c-henderson.html
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund
HSF empowers families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional students as possible.
Founded in 1975, HSF has awarded over $730 million in scholarships. HSF Scholars have access to valuable Scholar Support Services and, as funding permits, scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000.
Deadline: February 15, 2024, 5:00 PM Apply Now Here
The Horatio Alger Scholarship
Transform adveristy into opportunity and pursue the American Dream through higher education! Deadline March 15. Apply here.
The Taco Bell Foundation Scholarship
The Live Mas Scholarship is for students who are pursuing higher education, preparing for the workforce, or using their passion to ignite change in their communities and beyond. We believe in you - no matter where you are in your journey, whether just recognizing your strengths and developing your passion or bringing it to life and inspiring others to join you. More info HERE
Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship
Are you interested in the Navy Reserve? If so, there's a scholarship up to $200,000 for which you may qualify! Yearly, throughout the United States, over 1,300 highly qualified young scholars apply and over 650 receive the scholarship. Please contact Kara Everhart for more details!
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Additional sites to search for more scholarship opportunities.
Fast Web – Scholarship Search Site
Scholarship Guidance – Scholarship Search Site
College & Scholarship Resource
Guaranteed Scholarships & Financial Aid
Ford Driving Dreams Scholarship