This award is available to Texas resident undergraduate students who are the surviving spouse and/or dependent children of certain Texas employees killed in the line of duty. Applicants must enroll at a public Texas college or university.
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Fifth Year Accounting Student Scholarship Program
This award is available for students at a participating public or private, non-profit colleges and universities in Texas, including junior/community colleges, who have completed at least 120 credit hours in an accounting program but have not yet taken the Certified Public Accountant exam. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.
Exemption for Students under Conservatorship of the Dept. of Family and Protective Services
This award is available for Texas resident students who have been in the care or conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS). Applicant must be enrolled in or planning to enroll in a public Texas college or university no later than his/her 25th birthday.
Exemption for Orphans of Texas Members of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard
This award is available to Texas resident undergraduate students who are dependent children of an individual who died as a result of injury or illness related to service in the U.S. military or the National Guard. Applicants must attend a public college or university in Texas.
Exemption for Texas Veterans (Hazlewood Exemption)
This award is available to honorably discharged or separated Texas veterans and to eligible dependent children and spouses of Texas veterans who are planning to attend a public Texas college or university.
Exemption for Peace Officers Disabled in the Line of Duty
This award is available for Texas resident undergraduate students who are attending a public Texas college or university. Applicants must be permanently disabled as a result of an injury suffered during the performance of a duty as a peace officer of Texas or a political subdivision of Texas.
Exemption for Children of U.S. Military who are Missing in Action or Prisoners of War (MIA/POWs)
This award is available to Texas resident undergradaute students who are children of persons listed as Missing in Action or Prisoners of War by the U.S. Department of Defense. The applicant must be 21 years of age or younger at the time of application.
Texas Blind/Deaf Student Exemption Program
This award is available to Texas resident students who are blind and/or deaf who attend public colleges or universities in the state of Texas. The student must provide certification from the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services of status as a blind person or a deaf person.
Texas State Florists’ Association Past Presidents’ Scholarship
This award will be given to applicants in the floral industry who want to attend the Texas State Florists’ Association Texas Certified Florists Program. The applicant must be a resident of Texas and a U.S. citizen.
Texas Floral Endowment Memorial Scholarship
This award will be given to applicants who wish to pursue floral training at any accredited floral design school, state association or credentialed class, community college, junior college, university level, or attendance at a regional or state floral industry convention. The applicant must be a resident of Texas.