Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Texas A&M University acceptance

Deadline: April 30, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• A “Do More” attitude and demonstrated leadership in student and community affairs.

• Student should have completed at least 50 Community Service hours within junior and senior years.

• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or above

• Qualifiable Family Income: $55,760.00

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Legal Resident (Social Security Card, Passport, Visa Laser or Border Crossing Card)

• Top 10 students not eligible

Deadline: April 30, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Pell Grant Eligible

• Top 15% class ranking

Requirements:

• Transcript

• First two pages of FAFSA Submission Summary

• Optional: Evidence of Interact Club Membership (Even if you haven’t been active in the Interact Club lately, you are still encouraged to apply!)

Deadline: April 30, 2025

To Apply: Paper applications available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High school senior

• No minimum GPA required; all students are encouraged to apply

• Submit an essay (500-750 words)

Deadline: April 30, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $500           

Eligibility:

·      High School Senior

·      Resume

·      2 letters of recommendation

·      One page essay

Deadline: April 28, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Official Transcript

• Resume or list of Extracurricular Activities/Community Service

• A one-page essay answering the following:

  “Tell us about a time you failed and what you learned from it.”

Deadline: April 25, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $3,000

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to pursue a degree in the field of law enforcement/criminal justice OR be the son/daughter/grandchild of an active/retired Texas Commissioned Peace Officer (going into any field of study)

• Submit completed application with essay

  • (1) a detailed description of services rendered at school and in community and

  • (2) explanation as to why applicant is applying for this scholarship (explain need for financial aid) and explain why they chose their field of study.

• Submit current transcript showing class rank and GPA

Deadline: April 25, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to major in journalism, English, or communications.

Deadline: April 24, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000 (2 winners)

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Must participate in at least one extra-curricular activity during the 2024-2025 school year

• One-page essay

• 2 letters of recommendation

• High school transcript

Deadline: April 21, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Female high school seniors

Requirements:

• Transcript

• Resume

• Essay

• Three letters of recommendation

  • One from a teacher in an academic area of study whose class the applicant has taken

  • One from another A. C. Jones High School teacher or

    staff member

  • One from an adult member of the community

Deadline: April 21, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000 (2 winners)

Eligibility:

• Student must be a female.

• Student must attend a High School in Bee County.

• Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Student must have no relation to any Junior Service League member.

Deadline: April 18, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement

Requirements:

• Essay

• Resume

• 2 Letters of Recommendation

Deadline: April 17, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Proof of acceptance from Texas A&M University

• Resume

• Transcript

• A one-page explanation of how you have contributed to the community and why you feel you are deserving of this scholarship.

• A brief explanation about why you chose Texas A&M University to further your education.

• 3 references

Deadline: April 17, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Requirements:

• High School Senior

• High School Transcript

• Resume

• One page essay answering the following prompt:

  • What motives you, and how will it help you accomplish your educational goals?

Deadline: April 17, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000 (6 winners)

Eligibility:

• Must attend a 4-year university/college.

• Please attach a 2 page, double spaced, typed essay explaining;

  o   (1) financial situations which need to be considered

  o   (2) your career goals and the education you intend to pursue.      

  o   (3) your most important goals in life and explain how this scholarship might help you achieve those goals.

• Attach a resume and a transcript with rank and GPA.

• A total of 6-$1,000 scholarships will be awarded.

Deadline: April 16, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

Requirements:

• Essay

• 2 letters of recommendation (1 teacher & 1 community member)

• Resume

Deadline: April 16, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

Requirements:

• Essay

• Resume

• Transcript with rank and GPA

Deadline: April 16, 2025

To apply: Please pick up a paper application in the Barnhart office.

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility: High school seniors

Deadline: April 15, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $750

Eligibility:

• Bee County high school seniors

• Must plan to major in education

Requirements:

• 3 short answer essays

• High School Transcript

• Dual Credit Transcript (if applicable)

• A photograph of yourself to be used in a newspaper article or announcement

• 2 letters of recommendation

Deadline: April 14, 2025

To apply: Paper Applications can be found in the Barnhart Office.

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Must have a sponsor in law enforcement or a first responder.

• Must be seeking a degree or certification in Criminal Justice, EMT Training, or Nursing.

• Must be a graduating senior at a high school in Bee or Live Oak County.

• Must include a recommendation letter from sponsor.

• Scholarship is not need based and GPA is considered, but not a deciding factor. Volunteer time, sponsor recommendation, community involvement, leadership, good academic standing will all help us determine our selection.

• Record a video no longer than 3 minutes

Deadline: April 14, 2025

To apply: Pick up paper application in the Joe Barnhart Scholarship Program office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior of A.C. Jones High School.

• Ranked upper third (1/3) of his/her graduating class

• The applicant must enroll in either a college or university within the confines of the state of Texas and participate in a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree.

• Applicant must indicate choice of major and career planned

Requirements:

• Official Transcript

• 3 letters of recommendation

Deadline: April 7, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior of a Bee County High School

• The recipient is free to choose the vocational field or professional trade of their choice

• The applicant must enroll in a vocational program, trade school or a college that offers a certificate program.

Requirements:

• Official Transcript

• 3 letters of recommendation

Deadline: April 7, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Open to current 4H/FFA/FCCLA members who have participated in the BCJLHS and will graduate from high school in 2025

Deadline: April 5, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $2,500

Eligibility:

• Seeking a bachelor’s degree in Education

• Attend college in the United States in the Fall of 2025

• Be an A.C. Jones High School Senior

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To apply: Pick up paper application in the Joe Barnhart Scholarship Program office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• The applicant’s parent or legal guardian must be an active member of SPEC and receive electric service at the primary address of the student and parent/guardian.

• Applicants must be high school seniors graduating from a high school or homeschool program located within one of the nine counties served by SPEC. (Aransas, Bee, Goliad, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio County)

• Scholarships will be granted to support attendance at a recognized institution of higher education, which may be either a college/university or a vocational/technical institution.

Requirements:

• Official transcript

• 3 letters of recommendation from teachers, principles, counselors, etc. from the high school the applicant is currently attending

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To apply: Paper Applications can be picked up in the Barnhart Office.

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551.

• Be a permanent resident (5 or more consecutive years) of and have a permanent South or West Texas address in one of our 30 counties.

• Have earned/completed at least 12 undergraduate credit hours at a U.S. accredited college or university before applying for the scholarship (Dual and Advanced Placement credits accepted.).

• Have a minimum college cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.

• Have completed a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to the Fall of the new academic year.

Deadline: March 31, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

To apply: https://starsscholarship.org/

Award Amount: $250-$2,000

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, or be granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

• Must have applied to or be enrolled as a full-time student in a college or university, including 2-year colleges, or vocational schools that lead to an associate’s degree. Graduate students must have applied to or be enrolled as a part-time student in a college or university.

• A student will not be eligible for a scholarship if he/she is related to a scholarship committee member, the Council President, or an individual contributor to the local funds of the Council

• Locations: In 2024-25, sixty-two (64) LULAC Councils participated from the following: Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin.
  

Deadline: March 31, 2025

To apply: https://www.lnesc.org/scholarships/lulac/

Award Amount: $400

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Female students who desire to enter the field of education.

Requirements:

• Resume

• Essay

Deadline: March 28, 2025

To apply: Please pick up a paper application in the Barnhart office.

Award Amount: $1,500

Eligibility:

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2.

• Demonstrated academic success in math, science, construction and/or engineering.

• Intent to pursue a career in math, science, engineering, construction or a related field.

• Proven leadership skills.

• Planned attendance at a college, university, technical college or trade school.

Deadline: March 24, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office.

Award Amount: up to $10,000

Eligibility:

• United States citizen

• Texas resident

• Reside in one of the following Texas counties: Aransas, Bee, Goliad, Karnes, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

• Graduating senior in the school year 2024-2025 or a student already enrolled in a Texas Trade School or College or an individual with a high school diploma or GED pursuing a Trade or Certification in Texas

• Planning to attend an accredited trade, technical or vocational school in Texas

• To maintain eligibility for scholarship benefits beyond the initial award, an overall passing grade in all classes

Deadline: March 15, 2025

To apply: https://helpingjustonemore.org/scholarship-info or pick up a paper application in the Barnhart Office.