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COUNSELOR NEWS
 

Name

Major Criteria

Need Based

Deadline

Amount

St. Mary's University www.stmarytx.edu Yes March 31 Varies
University of Northern Colorado Must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours. May require a completed application by March 1st. Yes March 1 $1,000-5,000
Northwood University Must be involved in Business Clubs during senior year, Apply at the link: www.northwood.edu Yes May 1 $1,000-5,000
University of Dayton Requirements depend on the type of scholarship student is applying for. Yes ---- ----
Burger King Scholars Program Senior, Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher, Work part-time, 15 hrs/week. Actively involved in community service activities. www.bk.com/scholars Yes February 15 $1,000
Texas Tech University New entering freshman, Texas resident, Enrolled as a full time student, member of a family whose income does not exceed $40,000, completed FAFSA before May 1,2008 Yes May 1 ----
Texas A&M Foundation Complete application: Application. Official high school transcript No February 15 ----
Marion Military Institute www.marionmilitary.edu No --- ---
Molly Gerold Scholarship   Official transcript, resume, 500-word essay No April 15 ---

All American Scholar Program   (Catholic Life Insurance)

Catholic Life Insurance member, www.cliu.com --- March 1 $1,000

Slough Foundation

Texas resident, minimum 3.0 GPA, Must enroll as full-time student

 

Yes April 1 $5,000

Washington University St. Louis Summer Scholars Program 

Must have B+ average, 16 years old and must be a junior in high school. No March 3 ---
Sammy 2008 www.sammybodybymilk.com No March 7 $7,500
"Top Ten" List Scholarship Must be resident of the U.S., Scholarship Website Yes May 2 $1,000
ACT Scholarship www.actstudent.org/postercontest                    No February 16 $1,000-$5,000
Chapter Scholarship Application Based on academic achievement, honors, activities. Yes May 2 $1,000
American Society of Engineers Coastal Bend Chapter http://cb.asse.org/news.php No March 31 $1,000
Monsanto Company www.monsanto.com No February 15 $1,500
Best Buy Scholarship www.bestbuy.com/sholarships No February 15 ---
S.T.A.R.S. Minimum college GPA of 2.7, at least 12 undergraduate credit hours. Yes February 29 ---
Coastal Community & Teachers Credit Union Must be a member of the credit union by the deadline date. No March 14 $1,000
Pan American Golf Association At least a 2.9 GPA, submit an essay, letter of recommendation from counselor/administrator.  Yes March 31 ---
TxDOT Grant Program www.txdot.gov/careers/recruitment/, Minimum GPA of 3.00, plan to attend an accredited 4 yr. Texas public college/university, agree to work for TxDOT for 2 yrs. immediately following graduation. Yes March 1 $3,000-$6,000
Coastal Ed. Support Staff Association/
Corpus Christi Ed. Office & Paraprofessional Association
Spring 2008 graduate, good academic standing, good citizen with outstanding leadership qualities. No April 4 $500
Society of Petroleum Engineers http://www.spe.org/jsp/sectionmap, minimum GPA of 2.75/4.0, must complete 12 hr./semester No April 1 ---
Don't Mess With Texas www.DontMessWithTexas.org No April 4 $1,000-$3,000
Coastal Bend Community www.cbcfoundation.org Yes March 14 $1,000
Ozarka www.ozarkawater.com No March 31 $10,000
Texas Telephone Association www.tta.org No March 14 $2,500
Marty Allen Scholarship

Graduating senior of a Coastal Bend high school, major in music, maintain a 2.5 GPA, & maintain a course load of at least 12 college credits per semester

No March 14 $200
Beecroft Family graduating from high school or holding a GED certificate Yes March 14 $1,000
Cecil E. Burney www.cbcfoundation.org --- March 14 $2,000
Marion Luna Brem

must be a teenage parent is pursuing a College education & supporting a child, high school diploma, attend Coastal Bend College, Del Mar College, TAMUCC, TAMUK,  maintain a 2.0 GPA, and a minimum of 9 semester hours.

Yes March 14 $1,000
Doraine “Pursuit of Educational Excellence” Ranked in top 10% of class, demonstrate a broad range of extra-curricular activities No March 14 $2,000
Barney Flynn Memorial Graduating seniors of Richard King High School who are members of the high school band No March 14 $500
Sue Kay Lay Memorial GPA of 90 minimum, full time college enrollment Yes March 14 $1,500
Brian & Colleen Miller www.cbcfoundation.org No March 14 $500
PUEDO www.cbcfoundation.org No March 14 $1,000
JJ Rains Memorial www.cbcfoundation.org No March 14 $1,000
Rotary Club of Corpus Christi www.cbcfoundation.org No March 14 $3,000
Seaman Family

Students must be accepted at an accredited College/university, applicants must compose and include a 500-word essay on “Freedom”

Yes March 14 $500
Judge Terry Shamsie     www.cbcfoundation.org No March 14 $1,000
Faye & Rendell Webb Eligible students may study education or engineering No March 14 $1,000
Reverend E.F. Bennett Must be in the top 10%, attend Coastal Bend College, Del Mar College, TAMUCC or TAMUK Yes March 14 $300