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Local Scholarships
- 🎓American G.I. Forum San Marcos Men's Chapter Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍One Way Driving School Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Hays County Sherriff's Scholarship ($2000-2500/March 25, 2026)
- ✨RESTORE Scholarship ($1,000/April 15, 2026)
- 🐍SMHS Football Booster Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍SMHS Lady Rattler's Basketball Boosters Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 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)
- 🎓Kiwanis Scholarship ($1000/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓La Sociedad Mutualista Cuahtémoc Scholarship ($various amounts/March 25, 2026)
- 🎓Masonic Lodge Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍Mendez Elementary Scholarship ($TBD/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 Baha'is Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍San Marcos Bluebonnets Lions Club Scholarship ($TBD/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍San Marcos Educators Scholarship ($500/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍San Marcos Lions Club Scholarship ($3200/March 25, 2026)
- 🐍San Marcos Rotary Club Scholarship ($TBD/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)
- AFA National Scholarships ($3200(100 awards)/March 5, 2026)
- Animal Welfare Institute Scholarship ($3000/March 15, 2026)
- Around the Corner from College Scholarship ($1000/December 31, 2025 & June 30, 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)
- Blue Ocean High School Entrepreneurship Competition ($1000/February 22, 2026)
- Breaking New Ground Scholarship ($1500/February 18, 2026)
- DCU for Kids Scholarships ($2,500 (80 awards)/March 6, 2026)
- Design Thinking Scholarship ($1000/July 31, 2026 for the Fall semester))
- Eagle Scout of the Year Scholarship ($10,000/March 1, 2026)
- Engebretson Foundation Scholarship ($10,000/March 1, 2026)
- Gallery Collection's Greeting Card Scholarship ($10,000/March 9, 2026)
- GoTranscript Academic Scholarship Program ($5000/applications accepted year round)
- Goya Foods Culinary Arts Scholarship Program ($20,000(4 awards)/March 4, 2026)
- Heavy Equipment Parts Express Scholarship($500/April 1, 2026)
- Houzz Residential Design Scholarship ($2500/March 31, 2026)
- Innovation in Education Scholarship ($500/the 20th of each month)
- 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)
- Life Lessons Scholarship Program (29 awards) ($15,000/March 1, 2026)
- Lift Parts Express Scholarship ($500/April 30, 2026)
- Live it Up Quarterly Women in Healthcare Scholarship ($3000/June 1, 2026)
- MCFS Senior Scholarship ($2500/March 1, 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)
- Point Flagship Scholarships for LGBTQ students (Amount varies/deadlines vary)
- Scholarship For Journalism Diversity ($20,000/March 1, 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)
- TBA Accounting Student Scholarship Program ($1500 per semester up to $12,000/various dates)
- 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)
- World of 8 Billion Video Scholarship Contest ($1200/March 4, 2026)
About the DCU for Kids Scholarships
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DCU for Kids Foundation, a philanthropic extension of DCU (Digital Federal Credit Union), recognizes the lifetime value of a college education. The Annual Memorial Scholarship Program is designed to assist outstanding students with the cost of this education in recognition of students’ hard work and their interest in pursuing higher education.
Beginning December 12, 2025, students in their senior year of high school, who will be attending a state or nationally accredited college or university in the Fall of 2026 can apply for the Annual Memorial Scholarship Program*. Scholarships are awarded on academic merit, teachers’ references, an original essay, awards and recognition, and extracurricular and community service activities. An impartial panel of business professionals and collegiate educators will judge the participants’ entries.
Scholarship Amount: $2,500 (80 awards)
Application Deadline: March 6, 2026
