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: Varies

Eligibility:

• Bee County high school seniors

• Must plan to attend Texas A&M University - College Station in the fall of 2025

Requirements:

• High School Transcript

• Dual Credit Transcript (if applicable)

• 2 essays

• 1 letter of recommendation

Deadline: April 4, 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: $500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to attend college in the fall of 2025

Requirements:

• 2 Letters of Recommendation (2 teachers from Junior-Senior year)

• Essay

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Must attach a typed, 2 double spaced, one page essay

• Attach a typed, double-spaced, one page essay describing your education and career goals

• Attach 2 letters of recommendation from, for example, your principal, teacher, counselor, or clergy

• Attach an official copy of your high school transcript or college transcript(s)

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To Apply: https://www.coastalbend.edu/files/uploadedFiles/CBC/Content/Student_Services/Enrollment_Services_Admissions/Financial_Aid/Scholarship-Application2.pdf

or pick up paper application in the Joe Barnhart Scholarship Program office.

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Funds shall be used to attend an accredited vocational or technical school, college or university. Student must maintain full time status.

• Applicants must be high school seniors, graduating within the current school year.

• Applicant must demonstrate that they have a tentative educational plan and goals, related to fields in agriculture or natural resources (may include Ag Communications, Ag Economics/Business, Ag Education, Wildlife or Ranch Management, etc.).

• Applicants must include digital copies of the following documents along with their completed online application for consideration:
            a. Copy of recent high school transcript
            b. 2 letters of recommendation

  ·      Preference will be given to applicants who reside inside Capital Farm Credit market territories. Those territories are: 

  • Austin Market

  • Houston Market

  • San Antonio Market (Bee County, Goliad County)

  • Plains Market

  • South Texas Market (San Patricio County)

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To apply: https://www.capitalfarmcredit.com/about-us/community-support/youth-scholarships

Award Amount: $5,000 - $7,500

Eligibility:

• Identify as Latino, Latina, Latinx, and/or Latine.

• Plan on pursuing the actuarial profession.

• Plan on attending a US-based college/university, including community college, as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student next school year.

• Have at least a 2.5 GPA as of January 1, 2025.

Deadline: March 31, 2025 at 11:00 p.m.

To apply: https://theactuarialfoundation.submittable.com/submit

Award Amount: $1,000 (5 awarded)

Eligibility:

• High school senior

• Pursuing a construction or trade certification

• One-page essay

• Transcript

• 2 letters of recommendation

• Payment of scholarship awards will be made only to a college, university, or post-secondary vocational/craft school where the applicant is registered.

Deadline: March 31, 2025

To apply: Pick up paper application in 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: $500

Eligibility:

• Parents or guardian must be a Bee County Farm Bureau member in good standing for at least one year.

• Applicant must be a graduating senior of high school in Bee County (ACJ ones, Petus, Skidmore-Tynan)

• Applicants can be pursuing an Ag major.

• Scholarship amount is $500. First semester $250 will be awarded upon proof of registration. The second half of the award, $250 will be issued upon proof of passing grades and second semester registration.

• Applications must be post marked no later than March 28, 2025

• Please print or type the answers. All signatures must be written in ink. You may use as many extra sheets of paper as you wish, but remember brevity shows an organized

  mind. Selection of the winner will be based on academic excellence, class placement

  and well-rounded interests. Try to tell us about yourself as if you are telling us in

  person.

• All applicants will be notified whether they have been awarded the Scholarship before the award is made public. Public announcement of the winner will be made at the Graduation Ceremony.

Deadline: Please return application to the Barnhart office or the Bee County Farm Bureau by March 28, 2025.

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

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Must be a current member of the Bee County Farm Bureau

• Must be a high school senior

• Must have copies of high school transcript and list of accomplishments

• Must have two letters of recommendation from Instructor/Teacher

• Must have future plans in one of trades:

  • Agricultural Science & Technology, Automotive/Technology, Building & Construction Trades, Business Education, Welding, Drafting & Design, Home Economics, and Marketing Education

Deadline: Please return application to the Barnhart office by March 28, 2025.

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

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Parents or guardian must be a Bee County Farm Bureau member in good standing for at least one year.

• Applicant must be a graduating senior of high school in Bee County (ACJ ones, Petus, Skidmore-Tynan)

• Applicants can be pursuing any major.

• Scholarship amount is $500. First semester $250 will be awarded upon proof of registration. The second half of the award, $250 will be issued upon proof of passing grades and second semester registration.

• Applications must be post marked no later than March 28, 2025.

• Please print or type the answers. All signatures must be written in ink. You may use as many extra sheets of paper as you wish, but remember brevity shows an organized

  mind. Selection of the winner will be based on academic excellence, class placement

  and well-rounded interests. Try to tell us about yourself as if you are telling us in

  person.

• All applicants will be notified whether they have been awarded the Scholarship before the award is made public. Public announcement of the winner will be made at the Graduation Ceremony.

Deadline: Please return application to the Barnhart office or the Bee County Farm Bureau by March 28, 2025.

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

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• Parents or guardian must be a Bee County Farm Bureau member in good standing for at least one year.

• Applicant must be a graduating senior of high school in Bee County (AC Jones, Pettus, Skidmore-Tynan)

• Applicants can be pursuing any major.

• Scholarship amount is $500. First semester $250 will be awarded upon proof of registration. The second half of the award, $250 will be issued upon proof of passing grades and second semester registration.

• Applications must be post marked no later than March 28, 2025.

• Please print or type the answers. All signatures must be written in ink. You may use as many extra sheets of paper as you wish, but remember brevity shows an organized mind. Selection of the winner will be based on academic excellence, class placement and well-rounded interests. Try to tell us about yourself as if you are telling us in person.

• All applicants will be notified whether they have been awarded the Scholarship before the award is made public. Public announcement of the winner wil be made at the Graduation Ceremony.

Deadline: Please return application to the Barnhart office by March 28, 2025.

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

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 $60,000

Eligibility:

• Must attend a public, private, charter, or STEM high school in the U.S.

• Must be fluent in the English language.

• Must be in the high school graduating class

• Must achieve a 3.5 GPA

• Must enroll in an eligible college or university the upcoming fall semester following graduation

• Must maintain a 4 year or less graduation schedule

• Must work 240 hours from January 1, 2025 to September 1, 2025 prior to the start of the fall semester of each academic year.

• Applicants Adjusted Gross Household Income reported for 2023 Federal Income Tax Purposes must not have exceeded $100,000.

• Applicants are not required to provide FAFSA information. Finalists must provide FAFSA information.

• Must apply for Federal and State grants if eligible.

• Must not have a felony conviction

Deadline: March 15, 2025

To apply: https://haganscholarships.org/application/

Award Amount: up to $16,000

Eligibility:

• United States citizen

• Texas resident

• Attend high school 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 an accredited Texas College or University.

• Provide official documentation showing your ACT/SAT or Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment test scores

• Planning to attend a college or university in the state of Texas

Deadline: March 15, 2025

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

Award Amount: up to $20,000

Eligibility:

• Be a high school senior or current post-secondary undergraduate. 

• Receive or have received a high school diploma at/by the end of the graduating school year.

• Be enrolled or plan to enroll in an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university in a full-time (at least 12 hours) degree-seeking program for the first time

• Be a US citizen or legal resident. 

• Have a current GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale

• Have at least a 1050 SAT score or a 20 ACT

Deadline: March 15, 2025

To apply: https://www.kaileemillsfoundation.org/scholarships/

Award Amount: $5,000

Eligibility:

• Women who are a first-generation college or graduate student or have overcome significant challenges/ obstacles on their educational journey.

• Enrolled full-time or accepted to begin full-time in the fall of 2025 at an accredited post-secondary institution or graduate program.

• Current cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

• Demonstrate leadership abilities

• Demonstrate good moral character in all aspects of your life, including personal, professional, educational, in your community, and online presence.

• Current Texas resident

Deadline: March 10, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

To Apply: https://loartexas.com/soar

Award Amount: $20,000

Eligibility:

• Be a women high school senior

• Active participant in the sport of golf (golf ability is not a criterion for selection)

• Have a 3.5 GPA or above on a 4.0 scale

• Demonstrate outstanding character, integrity and leadership

• Require financial assistance to attend a four-year college in the U.S.A.

Deadline: March 7, 2025

To apply: https://www.wwga.org/scholarships

Award Amount: $5,000-$100,000

Eligibility:

• You’re a high school senior

• You’re a legal U.S. resident

• You’re younger than 21 years old

• You carry a minimum 2.8 GPA

• You are eligible to attend a two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school with a full-time course of study.

• You will disclose other scholarship programs that you have applied for

• You will enroll and attend an accredited institution in the academic year after your selection (verification needed, as scholarship funds are paid directly to the schools)

• You have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage

Deadline: March 6, 2025

To apply: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/community/hacer.html?cid=PS:Market_Account:NB::Google:scholarships&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlb2f8r-x3wIVTLnACh0fFQHMEAAYAiAAEgKOGfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Award Amount: $1,000-$5,000

Eligibility:

• Must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity, information assurance or similar field.

• You may be a senior in high school, an undergraduate student, graduate or post graduate student to be eligible.”

• GPA must be at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or an analogous rank based on a comparable scale).

• You may be a citizen of any country (US citizenship not required).

• May be attending on campus or online.

• May be attending full-time or part-time

• May be attending in the US or Internationally

• You do not currently need to be enrolled, however no awards will be disbursed until the recipient is enrolled in a college or university.

Deadline: Application opens on January 15, 2025 and is due March 3, 2025.

To apply: https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/13483/women_s_cyber_security_scholarships

Award Amount: $500, $350, $200

Eligibility:

This international art competition is open to all students 11-19 years old. Students must be enrolled in primary or secondary school, or the home school equivalent. College and university students are not eligible for this contest.

Work will be judged in two categories based on age, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes awarded for each:

• Students 11-14 years old

• Students 15-19 years old

• Submissions must be made online. Email submissions are not permitted.

• All artwork must be an original work by the contestant and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third parties. Do not copy an idea from a past participants’ work.

• Do not submit artwork to the Science Without Borders® Challenge that you have entered into another art competition.

• The artwork must be 2D such as a painting or drawing. Acceptable media includes paint, pencil, marker, crayon, ink, felt, and oil pastel. Using magazines, newspapers, or other non-original work is also not permitted. Digitally created artwork, including photographs, are not accepted.

• There are no minimum or maximum size requirements for the artwork.

• Participants may submit only 1 art piece.

Deadline: March 3, 2025

To apply: https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/science-without-borders-challenge/