Scholarships
Scholarships are awards that do not have to be repaid. They are available to students who qualify based on financial need and academic standing.
We have resources to help your individual financial needs. Apply for a scholarship so you can focus on your schoolwork.
Free money. Easy application process. Less financial stress.
“I never thought I would be able to go to college, and neither did my family. When my parents learned that I was able to get my college fully paid for with grants and the help of the scholarship, it helped me be able to alleviate the burden of not being able to help my family get out of debt.”
– Joshua Quiroz, Diesel Equipment Technology
Priority deadlines
Deadlines for all scholarships unless specified within the application:
Fall 2021
Priority Deadline: June 28
Late Deadline: August 30
To be eligible for most need-based scholarships, you are required to complete the FAFSA.
Scholarships for new students
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Harlingen campus
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount varies
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Abilene campus
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $1,000
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in Mechatronics Technology at the Harlingen campus
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in Process Operations at the Marshall campus
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Waco campus
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount varies
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Waco campus
- Be a first-time student that just graduated from high school
- Have graduated from one of these school districts: Axtell, Bruceville-Eddy, Cameron, China Spring, Gholson, Itasca, Mexia, Rapoport, West
Award amount $ 1,000. Donor representative will review the application for final approval before the award is granted.
To be eligible, you must:
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled and attending the Waco campus
- Be from McLennan County
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled and attending the Waco campus
- Be from McLennan County
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in electrical Power and Controls, Instrumentation, Industrial Systems, Cybersecurity or Welding Technology
- Be a full-time student enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours
- Have a minimum GPA of 2.5
Award amount: $2,500
Scholarships for current students
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Harlingen campus
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount varies
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in the Automotive Technology program at the Waco campus
- Have completed one semester and be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in Computer Science, Computer Networking & System Administration, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, or Computer Programming at the Waco campus
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Have completed one semester and be in good standing
Award amount: $1,000
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in the Automotive Technology program at the Waco campus
- Have completed one semester and be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, or Sweetwater campus
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in Mechatronics Technology at the Harlingen campus
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in Process Operations at the Marshall campus
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in Computer Science, Computer Networking & System Administration, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, or Computer
- Programming at the Waco campus
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
Award amount: $1,000
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in Automotive Technology or Auto Collision Technology at the Waco campus
- Reside in McLennan County
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
- Have completed one semester.
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Fort Bend, Harlingen, Marshall, Sweetwater, or Waco campus
- Be enrolled in Electrical Lineworker, Electrical Power and Controls, or Wind Energy Technology
- Be in good standing
- Have completed one semester
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Be a U.S. citizen
Award amount: $1,000
To be eligible, you must:
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in an Allied Health field (Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Services, Health Information Technology, Associate Degree Nursing, Surgical Technology, or Vocational Nursing) at the Harlingen campus
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount varies
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in an Allied Health field (Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Services, Health Information Technology, Associate Degree Nursing, Surgical Technology, or Vocational Nursing) at the Harlingen campus
- Have a minimum GPA of 2.5
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount varies
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in the Diesel Technology program at the Waco campus
- Be in good standing
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Waco campus
- Be in good standing and have completed one semester
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $1,000
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled n Environmental Technology at the Waco campus
- Be in good standing and have completed one semester
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the East Williamson County (Hutto) campus
- Have completed at least 36 credit hours at TSTC
- Be in at least the third semester of enrollment
- Reside within the city of Hutto or have graduated from the Hutto Independent School District
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Waco campus
- Be in good standing and have completed one semester
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Waco campus
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount varies
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled at the Waco campus
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount varies
To be eligible, you must:
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled and attending the Waco campus
- Be from McLennan County
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in one Building Construction Technology, HVAC Technology, Architectural/Civil Drafting, Architectural Design & Engineering Graphics Technology, Mechanical/Electrical Drafting or Plumbing and Pipefitting Technology
- Be enrolled at a campus where the program is offered.
- Be in good standing and have completed at least one semester.
- Selection preference is given to non-traditional female students, but anyone can apply.
Award amount: $500
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled and attending the Waco campus
- Be from McLennan County
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount: $500
Other scholarships
If you, an immediate family member, or legal guardian are members of the Texas Farm Bureau, you may be eligible to receive this scholarship. See your Enrollment Coach for more information or apply here.
If you, an immediate family member, or legal guardian are members of Texas Farm Bureau and you reside in Williamson County, you may be eligible to receive this scholarship. See your Enrollment Coach for more information or apply here.
This scholarship is for students who are veterans and enrolled at any of our West Texas campuses. For more information and the application process, contact your local campus Veteran’s Representative.
Emergency aid scholarships
This scholarship assists with needs outside of tuition. Eligibility criteria:
- You cannot be a first-semester student
- You must have a recommendation from a TSTC employee
The award amount is capped at $1,000.
For more information and to apply, contact your Enrollment Coach.
This scholarship assists with financial burdens outside of immediate school expenses. To be eligible, you must:
- Be in good standing
- Demonstrate financial need
Award amount varies
For more information and to apply, contact your enrollment coach.
This scholarship is for students that have aged out of the foster care system. The scholarship assists with financial burdens outside of immediate school expenses. The amount of the award will vary depending on need. For more information and to apply, contact your enrollment coach.
Sponsorships
This scholarship is in the form of sponsorship for newly enrolled students in the Wind Energy Technology program in Sweetwater (West Texas campus).
To be eligible, you must:
- Be from Fisher, Kent, or Stonewall counties
- Maintain a 2.75 GPA to continue receiving the sponsorship
For more information and to apply, contact your campus student recruitment representative.
This scholarship is in the form of sponsorship for newly enrolled students in the Wind Energy Technology program on the Harlingen campus. While it is open to any Texas student, we give preference to students from Duval, Hardeman, Webb, or Wilbarger counties. You must maintain a 2.5 GPA to continue receiving the sponsorship.
For more information and to apply, contact your campus student recruitment representative.
SkillsUSA scholarships (statewide)
If you are a gold, silver, or bronze medalist at the Texas high school SkillsUSA competition, you may qualify for a scholarship.
SkillsUSA competitors are our kind of students. You are technically savvy, you are experienced with technology, and you know a career in technology is the way to go.
Medals can mean scholarships
We value SkillsUSA competitors so much that we are giving away scholarships to the top high school gold, silver, and bronze medalists in Texas. Earn a medal, and you have earned a scholarship every semester at TSTC for up to six (6) semesters.
- Earn a First Place Gold Medal, and you can win a scholarship worth $1,000 per semester
- A Second Place Silver Medal will get you a scholarship worth $500 per semester
- Earn a Third Place Bronze Medal, and you can win a scholarship worth $250 per semester
Eligible SkillsUSA contests
- Architectural Drafting
- Automated Manufacturing Technology
- Automotive Refinishing Technology
- Automotive Services Technology
- Cabinetmaking
- Carpentry
- CNC Milling Specialist
- CNC Turning Specialist
- Collision Repair Technology
- Commercial Baking
- Computer Programming
- Culinary Arts
- Diesel Equipment Technology
- Electrical Construction Wiring
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
- Information Technology Services
- Interactive Application & Video Game Development
- Internetworking
- Masonry
- Mobile Robotics Technology
- Nurse Assisting
- Plumbing
- Robotics and Automation Technology
- Robotics: Urban Search & Rescue
- TeamWorks
- Technical Drafting
- Welding
- Welding Fabrication
Additional eligibility requirements for the SkillsUSA Scholarship
To maintain your SkillsUSA scholarship while you are at TSTC, you will need to:
- Maintain a 2.5 GPA
- Be actively involved and participate in a TSTC SkillsUSA club
- Compete in your recruited contest area
- Help recruit for SkillsUSA and your program
More information on SkillsUSA scholarships
If you have additional questions or want to know more about the TSTC SkillsUSA Scholarship, contact James Matus at 254-867-2690 or james.matus@tstc.edu.
