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Local Scholarships
- 🎓American G.I. Forum San Marcos Men's Chapter Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍SMHS Lady Rattler's Basketball Boosters Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Hays County Sherriff's Scholarship ($2000-2500/March 25, 2026)
- ✨RESTORE Scholarship ($1,000/April 15, 2026)
- 🐍KnD's Boutique Scholarship ($250/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓Zeta Phi Beta: Cynthia A. Bell Scholarship ($TBD/February 1, 2026)
- 🐍Knights of Columbus Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍SMHS Volleyball Boosters Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓American G.I. Forum San Marcos Women's Chapter Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- ✨Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Scholarship of Excellence Academics ($2500/March 6, 2026)
- ✨Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Scholarship of Excellence Trade & Technical ($2500/March 6, 2026)
- 🐍Calaboose African American History Museum Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos Ofelia Vasquez Memorial Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓Crockett Elementary Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Dr. Daniel Rojo Medical Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓Four Rivers Association of REALTORS Scholarship ($1000/April 1, 2026)
- ✨Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Scholarship ($2500/January 31, 2026)
- 🎓Johnnie Tirso Rosales Memorial Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓Juneteenth Foundation Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓La Sociedad Mutualista Cuahtémoc Scholarship ($various amounts/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓Masonic Lodge Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓Ozona Bank Scholarship ($1000/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Pan American Golf Association Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Peggy Harris/Jo Weatherford Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Rice Harrington Memorial Art Scholarship ($3000/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓Richard and Joann Robinett Scholarship ($1000/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Rose Brooks Juneteenth Cake Auction Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship ($1000/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍San Marcos Bluebonnets Lions Club Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍San Marcos Lions Club Scholarship ($3200/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Sara Wynette's Wish Memorial Scholarship ($500/March 6, 2025)
- 🐍SMHS Boys Basketball Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓SMHS Diamond Line Scholarship ($500/March 13, 2026)
- 🐍SMHS Tennis Team Scholarship ($500/March 25 2026)
- 🎓Travis Elementary Scholarship (Up to $1500/March 25, 2026)
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General Scholarships
- "College Here I Come" Scholarship ($1000/May 31, 2026)
- Against All Odds Scholarship ($1000/January 31, 2026)
- Alltricity Scholarship Foundation Scholarship ($3000/January 30, 2026)
- American Council of the Blind Scholarship ($7500 (24 awards)/February 14, 2026)
- American Public Service Scholarship ($2000/January 31, 2026)
- Animal Welfare Institute Scholarship ($3000/March 15, 2026)
- Around the Corner from College Scholarship ($1000/December 31, 2025 & June 30, 2026)
- Atlantic Housing Foundation Scholarship($5000/February 1, 2026)
- Avoiding Probate Pitfalls Scholarship ($1000/February 26, 2026)
- Ayn Rand Essay Contests (Up to $25,000/deadlines vary)
- BBJ Community Leadership Scholarship ($1000/February 26, 2026)
- Beyond The Boroughs National Scholarship ($20,000/March 15, 2026)
- Big Future Scholarship ($500-$40,000/monthly opportunities to win)
- Blossom Law Caregiver Scholarship ($1000/February 9, 2026)
- Blue Ocean High School Entrepreneurship Competition ($1000/February 22, 2026)
- Breaking New Ground Scholarship ($1500/February 18, 2026)
- Breanna Coleman Memorial Nursing Scholarship ($5000/January 24, 2026)
- Connex Foundation Scholarship ($5000/February 15, 2026)
- DAR American Indian Scholarship ($4000/January 31, 2026)
- DAR Scholarships ($20,000/January 31, 2026)
- Dell Scholars Program for students with financial need ($20,000/Opens Dec. 15 - Feb. 15, 2026
- Design Thinking Scholarship ($1000/July 31, 2026 for the Fall semester))
- Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship ($8000/January 31, 2026)
- Eagle Scout of the Year Scholarship ($10,000/March 1, 2026)
- Elks National Foundation Legacy Awards ($4000/February 2, 2026)
- GoTranscript Academic Scholarship Program ($5000/applications accepted year round)
- Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Scholarship (up to $2500/January 31, 2026)
- Heavy Equipment Parts Express Scholarship($500/April 1, 2026)
- Horatio Alger Association Scholarship ($25000/February 15, 2026)
- Houzz Residential Design Scholarship ($2500/March 31, 2026)
- Innovation in Education Scholarship ($500/the 20th of each month)
- Joieful Connections Scholarship ($5000/February 15, 2026)
- Just Poetry! Scholarship ($500/Deadlines vary)
- Kezian Science Scholarship ($1200/March 31, 2026)
- King Eagle Scout Contest ($10,000/deadlines vary)
- Kochhar & Co. Scholarship ($1000/March 31, 2026)
- Learner Calculus Scholarship ($500/August 1, 2026)
- Learner's Innovators of Color STEM Scholarship ($500/March 26, 2026)
- Lift Parts Express Scholarship ($500/April 30, 2026)
- Lillian and Arthur Dunn Scholarship ($2500/January 31, 2026)
- Live it Up Quarterly Women in Healthcare Scholarship ($3000/June 1, 2026)
- Mas Family Scholarships ($32,000 (15 awards)/January 31, 2026)
- MCFS Senior Scholarship ($2500/March 1, 2026)
- Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship ($5000/January 30, 2026)
- Military Benefits Association Scholarship ($3,000 (30 awards)/March 4, 2026)
- MyMozaic Monthly Scholarship ($1000/Monthly deadlines)
- National Parent Volunteer Association Scholarship ($1000/February 28, 2026)
- NSHSS Scholarships ($various amounts/various dates)
- Numerous Business Scholarships (Various amounts with various deadlines)
- Out-of-State Scholarship ($1000/February 9, 2026)
- Point Flagship Scholarships for LGBTQ students (Amount varies/deadlines vary)
- RESTORE Scholarship ($1000/April 15, 2026)
- Scholarship For Journalism Diversity ($20,000/March 1, 2026)
- Scholarships for Military Children ($2000 (500 awards)/February 11, 2026)
- Science Without Borders Scholarship Challenge ($500/March 2, 2026)
- SDFM National Scholarship Program ($3000 (9 awards)/March 31, 2026)
- SDMS Foundation Sonography Student Scholarship Program ($2500/December 31, 2025 & June 30, 2026)
- Shell Oil Company Technical Scholarship ($2500/March 15, 2026)
- Sons of Italy Western Foundation Scholarships ($5000/March 1, 2026)
- Special Forces Scholarship Fund ($2000 (200 awards)/March 15, 2026)
- SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarships ($11,000 (72 awards)/February 15, 2026)
- Stacey Scholarship Fund ($5000/February 1, 2026)
- TBA Accounting Student Scholarship Program ($1500 per semester up to $12,000/various dates)
- Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship ($1000/January 30, 2026)
- Terry Traditional Scholarship for public colleges in Texas (Full Ride/varies by school)
- Top Nutrition Coaching Annual Heroes' Legacy Scholarship ($500/April 1, 2026)
- U.S. Bank Student Scholarship (up to $20,000/various deadlines)
- Underdog Scholarships (Various amounts/various deadlines)
- Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship ($10,000/February 20, 2026)
- Washington University in St. Louis Scholarships (Amount and Application Deadlines vary)
- Wings Over America Scholarships ($5000/February 1, 2026)
- Words Create World Scholarship ($2500/February 5, 2026)
- World of 8 Billion Video Scholarship Contest ($1200/March 4, 2026)
Hays County Sheriff's Scholarship
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The Hays County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) supports youth scholarships primarily through their annual "Scramble 'Fore Kids Golf Tournament," raising funds for graduating seniors at local high schools (San Marcos, Wimberley, Dripping Springs, Lehman, Johnson, Hays) and supporting programs like CASA, 4-H, and FFA.
This scholarship uses the general SMHS scholarship application.
Scholarship Amount: $2,000 — $2,500 (amount may be split)
Application Deadline: March 25, 2026 (turned into Mrs. Vanessa Garcia by the latest, 4:30PM)
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Apply to the Hays County Sheriff's Scholarship
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