Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Official Transcript

• Resume or list of Extracurricular Activities/Community Service

• A one-page essay answering the following:

  “Tell us about a time you failed and what you learned from it.”

Deadline: April 25, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $3,000

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to pursue a degree in the field of law enforcement/criminal justice OR be the son/daughter/grandchild of an active/retired Texas Commissioned Peace Officer (going into any field of study)

• Submit completed application with essay

  • (1) a detailed description of services rendered at school and in community and

  • (2) explanation as to why applicant is applying for this scholarship (explain need for financial aid) and explain why they chose their field of study.

• Submit current transcript showing class rank and GPA

Deadline: April 25, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to major in journalism, English, or communications.

Deadline: April 24, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000 (2 winners)

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Must participate in at least one extra-curricular activity during the 2024-2025 school year

• One-page essay

• 2 letters of recommendation

• High school transcript

Deadline: April 21, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Female high school seniors

Requirements:

• Transcript

• Resume

• Essay

• Three letters of recommendation

  • One from a teacher in an academic area of study whose class the applicant has taken

  • One from another A. C. Jones High School teacher or

    staff member

  • One from an adult member of the community

Deadline: April 21, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $3,000

Eligibility:

• Individual with an established autism diagnosis

• Must attend an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education in the U.S. for the Fall of 2025 and Spring of 2025 semesters

• For the Synchrony for Autistic Students of Color, only applicants from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds are eligible to apply. Please see website for more details.

Deadline: April 21, 2025

To apply: https://researchautism.org/self-advocates/postsecondary-scholarships/

Award Amount: $1,000 (2 winners)

Eligibility:

• Student must be a female.

• Student must attend a High School in Bee County.

• Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Student must have no relation to any Junior Service League member.

Deadline: April 18, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: 2- $500

Eligibility:

• Completion of scholarship application

• Must have been a registered soccer player with the Beeville Soccer Club or Bee Youth Soccer Organization for at least 5(five) years or 10 seasons.

• Soccer Letterman

• 1 teacher & 1 community member recommendation

• Must provide a copy of the letter of acceptance for college of preference.

• 1 page essay of introduction of self and goals for the future.

Deadline: April 18, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High school Seniors

• Must plan to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement

Deadline: April 17, 2025

To apply: Please pick up a paper application in the Barnhart office.

Award Amount: $1,500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement

Requirements:

• Essay

• Resume

• 2 Letters of Recommendation

Deadline: April 17, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Proof of acceptance from Texas A&M University

• Resume

• Transcript

• A one-page explanation of how you have contributed to the community and why you feel you are deserving of this scholarship.

• A brief explanation about why you chose Texas A&M University to further your education.

• 3 references

Deadline: April 17, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Requirements:

• High School Senior

• High School Transcript

• Resume

• One page essay answering the following prompt:

  • What motives you, and how will it help you accomplish your educational goals?

Deadline: April 17, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000 (6 winners)

Eligibility:

• Must attend a 4-year university/college.

• Please attach a 2 page, double spaced, typed essay explaining;

  o   (1) financial situations which need to be considered

  o   (2) your career goals and the education you intend to pursue.      

  o   (3) your most important goals in life and explain how this scholarship might help you achieve those goals.

• Attach a resume and a transcript with rank and GPA.

• A total of 6-$1,000 scholarships will be awarded.

Deadline: April 16, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

Requirements:

• Essay

• 2 letters of recommendation (1 teacher & 1 community member)

• Resume

Deadline: April 16, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

Requirements:

• Essay

• Resume

• Transcript with rank and GPA

Deadline: April 16, 2025

To apply: Please pick up a paper application in the Barnhart office.

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility: High school seniors

Deadline: April 15, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $750

Eligibility:

• Bee County high school seniors

• Must plan to major in education

Requirements:

• 3 short answer essays

• High School Transcript

• Dual Credit Transcript (if applicable)

• A photograph of yourself to be used in a newspaper article or announcement

• 2 letters of recommendation

Deadline: April 14, 2025

To apply: Paper Applications can be found in the Barnhart Office.

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Must have a sponsor in law enforcement or a first responder.

• Must be seeking a degree or certification in Criminal Justice, EMT Training, or Nursing.

• Must be a graduating senior at a high school in Bee or Live Oak County.

• Must include a recommendation letter from sponsor.

• Scholarship is not need based and GPA is considered, but not a deciding factor. Volunteer time, sponsor recommendation, community involvement, leadership, good academic standing will all help us determine our selection.

• Record a video no longer than 3 minutes

Deadline: April 14, 2025

To apply: Pick up paper application in the Joe Barnhart Scholarship Program office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior of A.C. Jones High School.

• Ranked upper third (1/3) of his/her graduating class

• The applicant must enroll in either a college or university within the confines of the state of Texas and participate in a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree.

• Applicant must indicate choice of major and career planned

Requirements:

• Official Transcript

• 3 letters of recommendation

Deadline: April 7, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Graduating senior of a Bee County High School

• The recipient is free to choose the vocational field or professional trade of their choice

• The applicant must enroll in a vocational program, trade school or a college that offers a certificate program.

Requirements:

• Official Transcript

• 3 letters of recommendation

Deadline: April 7, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Open to current 4H/FFA/FCCLA members who have participated in the BCJLHS and will graduate from high school in 2025

Deadline: April 5, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Bee County high school seniors

• Must plan to attend Texas A&M University - College Station in the fall of 2025

Requirements:

• High School Transcript

• Dual Credit Transcript (if applicable)

• 2 essays

• 1 letter of recommendation

Deadline: April 4, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $2,500

Eligibility:

• Seeking a bachelor’s degree in Education

• Attend college in the United States in the Fall of 2025

• Be an A.C. Jones High School Senior

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To apply: Pick up paper application in the Joe Barnhart Scholarship Program office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• The applicant’s parent or legal guardian must be an active member of SPEC and receive electric service at the primary address of the student and parent/guardian.

• Applicants must be high school seniors graduating from a high school or homeschool program located within one of the nine counties served by SPEC. (Aransas, Bee, Goliad, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio County)

• Scholarships will be granted to support attendance at a recognized institution of higher education, which may be either a college/university or a vocational/technical institution.

Requirements:

• Official transcript

• 3 letters of recommendation from teachers, principles, counselors, etc. from the high school the applicant is currently attending

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To apply: Paper Applications can be picked up in the Barnhart Office.

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to attend college in the fall of 2025

Requirements:

• 2 Letters of Recommendation (2 teachers from Junior-Senior year)

• Essay

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Must attach a typed, 2 double spaced, one page essay

• Attach a typed, double-spaced, one page essay describing your education and career goals

• Attach 2 letters of recommendation from, for example, your principal, teacher, counselor, or clergy

• Attach an official copy of your high school transcript or college transcript(s)

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To Apply: https://www.coastalbend.edu/files/uploadedFiles/CBC/Content/Student_Services/Enrollment_Services_Admissions/Financial_Aid/Scholarship-Application2.pdf

or pick up paper application in the Joe Barnhart Scholarship Program office.

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Funds shall be used to attend an accredited vocational or technical school, college or university. Student must maintain full time status.

• Applicants must be high school seniors, graduating within the current school year.

• Applicant must demonstrate that they have a tentative educational plan and goals, related to fields in agriculture or natural resources (may include Ag Communications, Ag Economics/Business, Ag Education, Wildlife or Ranch Management, etc.).

• Applicants must include digital copies of the following documents along with their completed online application for consideration:
            a. Copy of recent high school transcript
            b. 2 letters of recommendation

  ·      Preference will be given to applicants who reside inside Capital Farm Credit market territories. Those territories are: 

  • Austin Market

  • Houston Market

  • San Antonio Market (Bee County, Goliad County)

  • Plains Market

  • South Texas Market (San Patricio County)

Deadline: April 1, 2025

To apply: https://www.capitalfarmcredit.com/about-us/community-support/youth-scholarships

Award Amount: $5,000 - $7,500

Eligibility:

• Identify as Latino, Latina, Latinx, and/or Latine.

• Plan on pursuing the actuarial profession.

• Plan on attending a US-based college/university, including community college, as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student next school year.

• Have at least a 2.5 GPA as of January 1, 2025.

Deadline: March 31, 2025 at 11:00 p.m.

To apply: https://theactuarialfoundation.submittable.com/submit

Award Amount: $1,000 (5 awarded)

Eligibility:

• High school senior

• Pursuing a construction or trade certification

• One-page essay

• Transcript

• 2 letters of recommendation

• Payment of scholarship awards will be made only to a college, university, or post-secondary vocational/craft school where the applicant is registered.

Deadline: March 31, 2025

To apply: Pick up paper application in Barnhart Office.

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551.

• Be a permanent resident (5 or more consecutive years) of and have a permanent South or West Texas address in one of our 30 counties.

• Have earned/completed at least 12 undergraduate credit hours at a U.S. accredited college or university before applying for the scholarship (Dual and Advanced Placement credits accepted.).

• Have a minimum college cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.

• Have completed a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to the Fall of the new academic year.

Deadline: March 31, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

To apply: https://starsscholarship.org/