BETA SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS

Updated: March 28, 2008

Scholarship Name	Deadline	Web Address	Criteria
VAMOS	April 1, 2008	www.vamosscholars.org	Be a resident of Hidalgo, Starr or Cameron County US citizen or lawful permanent resident Rank in top 25% of graduating class and minimum GPA or 80 or 3.2 Qualify to receive Pell Grant
Slough Foundation Scholarship	April 1, 2008	www.midland.edu/admissions/aid/forms/slough.pdf	3.0 GPA U.S. Citizen Texas Resident One page essay required FAFSA results required
Don’t Mess With Texas Scholarship	April 4, 2008	www.dontmesswithtexas.org	-300-350 word essay -2 letters of recommendation
Harlingen Area Teachers’ Credit Union	March 31, 2008	Application at Go Center	-top 25% of class -parent must be a member of the HATCU credit union
Junior League of McAllen Scholarship	April 10, 2008	www.juniorleaguemcallen.org	-Be a qualified graduate -Have a grade point average of 85 or above -Participate in voluntarism in the community -Participate in school activities, unless employed -Include an essay -Include two letters of recommendation
UIL Academic State Meet Scholarship Opportunities	May 6, 2008	www.uil.utexas.edu/tilf/index.html	-any student who has advanced and competed in a state meet at any point in his/her high school career -student may qualify even if they went to a state meet in his/her freshman year regardless of whether they qualify for state again