At the beginning of the school year, the scholarship list will be small. As the year goes on, more and more scholarship applications will open, and the list will grow. Peak scholarship season in from January - April.

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Angelo State University Scholarship Programs

Priority Review Deadline: January 15th (Applications completed before Jan.15th will receive priority.)

ASU’s Distinguished Scholarship (formerly known as Carr Academic Scholarship) is a merit scholarship that can range from $1,500 to $10,000 per year. Awards are based on a high school GPA and SAT/ACT test scores. See the Distinguished Scholarship page of the ASU website for eligibility requirements. Upon being accepted for admissions to ASU, your high school transcripts and/or ACT/SAT scores will be evaluated automatically to determine your eligibility for this scholarship. No additional application is necessary. If you are selected for an ASU Distinguished Scholarship, you will be notified via email within two weeks after you have been accepted for admissions to ASU.

Other ASU Scholarships are awarded through the following:

• ASU's General Scholarship Application – Once you are admitted to ASU, you can log onto your Ramport account, navigate to the Financial Aid & Billing page, and click on the “Apply for ASU Scholarships” button. If you have trouble logging in, you can contact Ramport Support at (325) 942-2911. More information is on the General Scholarship page of the ASU website. It is recommended that you complete your ASU admissions application in the Fall semester, so that you can meet the January 15th priority deadline.
• Need-Based Scholarships (including scholarships for Up & Coming Scholars) also require that the student complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Seniors can complete the FAFSA as early as October 1st, and it is recommended that you complete the FAFSA in the Fall so that you can meet the January 15th priority deadline.

• ASU’s Honors Program Scholarship – If you apply for and are accepted into the ASU Honors Program, you can qualify for an additional $3,000 scholarship per year. Visit the Honors Program page of the ASU website to view application information.

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College Board Opportunity Scholarships

Deadline: November 2021 through February 2022

Amount: $500 (500 Awards per month November and December and 100 Awards per month January and February)

Eligibility Criteria:

Students who fill out the FAFSA will earn a chance at a scholarship. If you're ineligible to complete the FAFSA, you can still earn a chance at the scholarship on your My Action Plan page.

Application & Additional Info. Available at: College Board Opportunity Scholarships

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• Scholarships 101: This simple one-page overview can help students understand scholarship basics when beginning their search.
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• Scholarship Search: Our free search has over 3 million scholarships worth more than $18 billion. The tool requires no registration and can be customized to a student’s interests and goals. All of the results are emailed in an easy-to-reference list.

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• The High School Counseling Center - Beginning in the fall, CHS will receive information about scholarships. As we receive them, we will add them to the list (above), in order of their due dates. Most scholarships are received during the months of Nov. - March.
• The prospective college/university’s website - Each college has scholarships that are unique to their school. Many colleges have a link at their website to their scholarship application. For more information on your prospective college's scholarship application process, simply search for the word "scholarship" within the college's website.
• Free Internet Search Engines & Financial Aid Information - listed on the counseling center’s page of the CHS website.

One Example of a Free Scholarship Search Engine is: E-Scholarships

(Username: saisd-student, Password: saisd-student)

Listed below are just a few of the scholarships on the E-Scholarships website:

• AES Engineering Scholarship: Amount-$500 www.aesengineers.com
• Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program: Amount-up to 10,000 association@horatioalger.com www.horatioalger.com
• Coca Cola Scholarship: Amount-$10,000-20,000 www.coca-colascholars.org
• VFW Voice of Democracy Contest: Amount-$30,000 www.vfw.org (Click on Programs)
• Air force ROTC Scholarships: Amount-varies www.afrotc.com/scholarships
• Bureau of Indian Education Grant Program: Amount-varies www.oiep.bia.edu (click on FAQ)
• Imagine America Foundation: Amount-$1,000 www.imagine-america.org
• Terry Foundation Scholarship: Amount-Varies www.terryfoundation.org
• Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. Scholarships: Amount-Varies www.texas-eco.org (click on “Member Websites”)
• Texas Sheep and Goat Raiser’s Association: Amount-Not listed www.tsgra.com (click on TSGRA Memorial) Funds)
• Toyota Community Scholars Program: Amount-$10,000-20,000 www.toyota.com/about/commnity/education/index.html
• The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program www.utdallas.edu/mcdermott

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