CHSS Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarships4Kats
Scholarships are a powerful way to invest in your future. At Sam Houston State University, we offer a wide range of scholarship opportunities to recognize academic excellence, leadership, financial need, and personal achievement. Whether you're a first-time freshman, transfer student, or continuing Bearkat, SHSU’s streamlined application process makes it easy to apply and be considered for multiple awards through Scholarships4Kats.
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Scholarship Opportunities
Academic Affairs Distance Learning
Award $10,000
Academic Affairs Generations Scholarship
Award $1,000
Anna Pennybacker Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Award $500 Fall Only
Arleigh B. Templeton Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
B. Carroll and Mae S. Tharp Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Beulah Turner East/Bertha Turner AAUW Scholarship
Award $1,000
Don and Janet McMillan Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Drs. Wilfred and Bobbie Dietrich Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Fred Blundell Memorial Scholarship
Award $1,000
Katy and E. Don Walker Sr. Endowed Scholarship
Award $2,000
Ryan Osborn Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Award $2,000
Vivian Reid Mehr Scholarship
Award $1,000
CHSS First-Year Undergraduate Scholarship
Award $1,000
CHSS Freshman Scholarship
Award $1,000
Award $1,000 (part-time)
Charles Patrick Estill Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Award $1,500
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship
Award $1,000
Goodson-Coe Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Marie L. Underwood Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Earl Huffor & E. E. "Pete" Seale Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Terry M. Thibodeaux Communication Studies Scholarship
Award $1,000
Genevieve Sandhop Endowed Scholarship
Award $10,000
J. Philip Gibbs, Jr. Endowed Scholarship in English
Award $1,000
Mary Louise Embry Estill Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,500
Paul Ruffin Creative Writing Award
Award Varies
Paul Ruffin Fellow in Publishing
Award $5,000
Pease Family Endowed Scholarship
Award Varies
Ruthannah Brown Endowed Scholarship in the Teaching of English
Award $1,000
Texas Review Journal Editorial Fellow
Award $1,000
Dr. James S. Olson History Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Dr. Joan L. Coffey Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Dr. Tracy L. Steele History Endowed Scholarship
Award Varies
Ingrid Scholarship
Award $2,000
Joan Verrilli Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
John and Louie Payne Endowed Scholarship
Award $3,000
John Payne History Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Lee Olm and Elizabeth Olm 2076 Endowed Scholarship
Award $10,000
Lynn Ray Smith Memorial History Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Rather-Powell American History Endowed Scholarship (Ben H. Powell Scholarship)
Award $1,000
Roger Olson Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Thomas W. Satre Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,500
Halina M. Lukaszewski Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Political Science Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Dan and Donna Beto Endowed Scholarship in Sociology
Award $500
Undergraduate Award $2,500
Graduate Award $5,000
Ruth A. Deblanc Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
The Department of Sociology Scholarship
Award $1,000
Walter and Minnie Bennett Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
Dr. Mary E. Gutermuth Endowed Scholarship
Award Varies
Mozelle Powell Spanish Endowed
Award $500
Seola Arnaud and R.V. Edwards, Jr. French Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,00
World Languages and Cultures Endowed Scholarship
Award $1,000
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Huntsville, Texas 77340
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Email: chss@shsu.edu
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Box 2509
Huntsville, TX 77341
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