Scholarships Opportunities
Local Scholarships
Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust Scholarship
Deadline: January 5, 2026
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant must:
The deadline for applying is JANUARY 5, 2026.
Doris Floyd Thomas Scholarship
Deadline: January 5, 2026
Applicants Must:
The Woman's Club Bryan/College Station Scholarship
Deadline: February 14, 2026
Award Amount: $2500
Application Requirements:
Return completed application to the Counseling Office
by 4:00 PM on February 14, 2026
Bryan Chapter #222, Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
Deadline: February 23, 2026
Amount: $500.00
Completed applications should be mailed to:
Bryan Chapter #222, Order of the Eastern Star
107A South Main Street
Bryan, Texas, 77803
Questions may be directed to Dr. Leonora Owre, (979) 574-8714, talk or text.
William Joel Bryan Chapter #14 of The Sons of the the Republic of Texas
Deadline: March 2, 2026
Amount: $1000.00
Guidelines for Applicant Eligibility:
Secretary, William Joel Bryan Chapter #14
PO Box 2701
Bryan, TX 77805-2701.
State and National Scholarships
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship (National)
Deadline: September 30, 2025 5:00 PM Eastern
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. Learn more at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org
Friends of Texas Public Schools "Celebrating Texas Public Schools" Scholarship
Deadline: October 12, 2025
This scholarship is for graduating seniors who can use their voice and visual media (i.e., video) to share how their public school education has impacted them. This scholarship aims to highlight the “Great Things Happening in Texas Public Schools” from the student’s perspective.
This year, Friends will award one scholarship. The student may be college-bound, joining the workforce, continuing education through trade schools or other forms of post-secondary training, or the military.
Those interested in applying for the scholarship must do the following:
1. Prepare a video/multimedia presentation, 2 minutes or less, regarding how your public-school education has impacted your life/career choice and prepared you to meet your future goals.
*Please make sure we can hear the audio*
2. Request one letter from a teacher, guidance counselor, principal, vice-principal, or superintendent related to the student’s work in school (pdf preferred).
3. Complete the application below. Include how the scholarship will be used for the student's future/help achieve my goals, including approval to use video/presentation, the link for presentation, upload the recommendation letter, and submit.
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition Deadline: October 31, 2025
Ages: High School Freshman through High School Seniors (Maximum Age 19 Years)
Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States , the Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition is open to high school students.
To enter, you must write and record a three to five-minute broadcast script on the following theme: “How are you showing patriotism and support for our country?”
Local VFW Post contact information:
Brazos County VFW Post 4692
794 N Harvey Mitchell Pkwy
Bryan TX 77807
979-823-0550
Local VFW 4692 website
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program (National)
(National) Deadline: November 12, 2025
The Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program is the largest undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend the nation’s best four-year colleges and universities. In addition to the monetary award, Cooke Scholars receive comprehensive educational advising, significant cohort-based programming, and graduate school funding, as well as a thriving network of nearly 3,200 fellow Cooke Scholars and Alumni.
Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student’s educational expenses – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees. Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships he or she may receive.
This highly competitive scholarship includes:
Ron Brown Signature Scholarship (National) Deadline: December 1, 2025
The Ron Brown Scholarship honors the legacy of Ronald H. Brown through a selective scholarship program that advances higher education for community-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans.
RBSP competitively awards 20 four-year $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 each year) to the most talented and economically-challenged high school seniors who demonstrate a keen interest in public service, community engagement, business entrepreneurship and global citizenship – the four pillars of the late Ronald H. Brown’s mission to uplift people of all races, cultures and ethnicities – especially our disadvantaged youth.
Recipients may use the renewable scholarships to attend an accredited four-year college or university of their choice within the United States. Ron Brown scholarships are not limited to any specific field or career objective and may be used to pursue any academic discipline. Since the Program’s inception in 1996, 683 students have been designated as Ron Brown Scholars.
Applicants for the Ron Brown Scholarship MUST be Black/African American, US citizens or permanent residents, and a current high school senior at the time of their application. APPLY NOW!
Jackie Robinson Scholarship (National) Deadline: January 7, 2026 by 5:00 EST
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, applicants must:
Application Components
The online Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship application includes:
Masonic Children & Family Services of Texas Senior Scholarship (State)
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Eligibility
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.
Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust Scholarship
Deadline: January 5, 2026
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant must:
- Be graduates of a public high school in Brazos County, Texas.
- Have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Be planning to attend full-time each semester an accredited two-year college located in the United States which has an articulation agreement with a four-year accredited institution in pursuit of a four-year degree or a four-year college or university located in the United States in any field of study leading to a four-year degree.
- Be willing to earn at least part of their education expenses.
The deadline for applying is JANUARY 5, 2026.
Doris Floyd Thomas Scholarship
Deadline: January 5, 2026
Applicants Must:
- Be interested in obtaining training in the field of nursing.
- Demonstrate academic achievement.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Plan to attend full-time an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, technical college, trade or professional school in the United States.
- Preference is given to residents of Grimes Count and students attending Bryan High School.
- A minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
The Woman's Club Bryan/College Station Scholarship
Deadline: February 14, 2026
Award Amount: $2500
Application Requirements:
- Complete Application Form
- Submit three (3) teacher recommendations and one (1) outside recommendation
- Essay (approximately 100 words) explaining your educational goals for the future and reasons for needing financial assistance
- You may also submit a resume, which is optional.
- PLEASE INCLUDE A TRANSCRIPT
- Must be female and a US citizen
- Must maintain good academic standing
- Must show financial need
- Must use the scholarship within twelve months
- The college or university must be in Texas
- Must have no relatives who are members of the Woman’s Club
Return completed application to the Counseling Office
by 4:00 PM on February 14, 2026
Bryan Chapter #222, Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
Deadline: February 23, 2026
Amount: $500.00
Completed applications should be mailed to:
Bryan Chapter #222, Order of the Eastern Star
107A South Main Street
Bryan, Texas, 77803
Questions may be directed to Dr. Leonora Owre, (979) 574-8714, talk or text.
William Joel Bryan Chapter #14 of The Sons of the the Republic of Texas
Deadline: March 2, 2026
Amount: $1000.00
Guidelines for Applicant Eligibility:
- A senior in a high school located in the Brazos Valley (Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties).
- Applicant must be accepted at a university or college and be in good standing at his or her high school.
- While preference will be be given to a direct lineal descendent of a William Joel Bryan Chapter #14 member, all applicants meeting the scholarship criteria will be considered.
- Have not previously received scholarship award from the William Joel Bryan Chapter #14.
Secretary, William Joel Bryan Chapter #14
PO Box 2701
Bryan, TX 77805-2701.
State and National Scholarships
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship (National)
Deadline: September 30, 2025 5:00 PM Eastern
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. Learn more at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org
Friends of Texas Public Schools "Celebrating Texas Public Schools" Scholarship
Deadline: October 12, 2025
This scholarship is for graduating seniors who can use their voice and visual media (i.e., video) to share how their public school education has impacted them. This scholarship aims to highlight the “Great Things Happening in Texas Public Schools” from the student’s perspective.
This year, Friends will award one scholarship. The student may be college-bound, joining the workforce, continuing education through trade schools or other forms of post-secondary training, or the military.
Those interested in applying for the scholarship must do the following:
1. Prepare a video/multimedia presentation, 2 minutes or less, regarding how your public-school education has impacted your life/career choice and prepared you to meet your future goals.
*Please make sure we can hear the audio*
2. Request one letter from a teacher, guidance counselor, principal, vice-principal, or superintendent related to the student’s work in school (pdf preferred).
3. Complete the application below. Include how the scholarship will be used for the student's future/help achieve my goals, including approval to use video/presentation, the link for presentation, upload the recommendation letter, and submit.
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition Deadline: October 31, 2025
Ages: High School Freshman through High School Seniors (Maximum Age 19 Years)
Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States , the Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition is open to high school students.
To enter, you must write and record a three to five-minute broadcast script on the following theme: “How are you showing patriotism and support for our country?”
Local VFW Post contact information:
Brazos County VFW Post 4692
794 N Harvey Mitchell Pkwy
Bryan TX 77807
979-823-0550
Local VFW 4692 website
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program (National)
(National) Deadline: November 12, 2025
The Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program is the largest undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend the nation’s best four-year colleges and universities. In addition to the monetary award, Cooke Scholars receive comprehensive educational advising, significant cohort-based programming, and graduate school funding, as well as a thriving network of nearly 3,200 fellow Cooke Scholars and Alumni.
Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student’s educational expenses – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees. Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships he or she may receive.
This highly competitive scholarship includes:
- Up to $55,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school
- Ability to pursue any area of study
- Personal advising about selecting a college and navigating financial aid
- Multifaceted advising about how to transition to college and maximize the college student experience
- Senior standing – Plan to graduate from a U.S. high school in spring 2026.
- Fall College Enrollment – Intend to enroll in an accredited four-year college beginning in fall 2026.
- GPA – Earn a minimum, cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.75 or above.
- Test Scores — Submit standardized test score(s) from one of the following: SAT, ACT, AP, or IB exam. There is no minimum score requirement to apply, however, applicants must have taken one (or more) of these tests and submit the score.
- Demonstrate Unmet Financial Need – We will consider applicants with family annual gross income up to $95,000. During the selection process, the Foundation will conduct a full financial review which will take into account all income and assets of the student and the student’s parents.
Ron Brown Signature Scholarship (National) Deadline: December 1, 2025
The Ron Brown Scholarship honors the legacy of Ronald H. Brown through a selective scholarship program that advances higher education for community-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans.
RBSP competitively awards 20 four-year $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 each year) to the most talented and economically-challenged high school seniors who demonstrate a keen interest in public service, community engagement, business entrepreneurship and global citizenship – the four pillars of the late Ronald H. Brown’s mission to uplift people of all races, cultures and ethnicities – especially our disadvantaged youth.
Recipients may use the renewable scholarships to attend an accredited four-year college or university of their choice within the United States. Ron Brown scholarships are not limited to any specific field or career objective and may be used to pursue any academic discipline. Since the Program’s inception in 1996, 683 students have been designated as Ron Brown Scholars.
Applicants for the Ron Brown Scholarship MUST be Black/African American, US citizens or permanent residents, and a current high school senior at the time of their application. APPLY NOW!
Jackie Robinson Scholarship (National) Deadline: January 7, 2026 by 5:00 EST
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a graduating high school senior;
- Be a United States citizen;
- Present evidence of financial need;
- Demonstrate a record of academic excellence;
- Demonstrate leadership potential and a dedication to community service;
- Plan to attend an accredited and JRF approved 4-year college/university within the United States or affiliated with a United States based college or university;
- Have not accrued more than 25% of credits needed to graduate from college.
Application Components
The online Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship application includes:
- One recommendation
- Demographics
- High school information including an unofficial high school transcript
- College plans
- Test scores (AP, IB, PSAT, ACT, or SAT) optional
- Activities and distinctions
- Household information CSS profile
- Four essays
Masonic Children & Family Services of Texas Senior Scholarship (State)
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Eligibility
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.
