STARS Scholarship Fund

All applicants are required to meet the following criteria before applying for our scholarship:

  • 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.
  • Are enrolled in a U.S. accredited 2 yr. community college (enrolled part-time or full-time) in a degree-seeking program, or a 4yr. university undergraduate program (enrolled full-time) seeking a Bachelor’s Degree, or a university graduate program (enrolled full-time) seeking a Master’s, Law or Doctorate degree

For the purposes of this scholarship, Stars serves the 30 counties on the map below from south and west Texas:

  • Aransas
  • Bee
  • Brewster
  • Brooks
  • Cameron
  • Culberson
  • Duval
  • El Paso
  • Goliad
  • Hidalgo
  • Hudspeth
  • Jeff Davis
  • Jim Hogg
  • Jim Wells
  • Karnes
  • Kenedy
  • Kleberg
  • La Salle
  • Live Oak
  • McMullen
  • Nueces
  • Pecos
  • Presidio
  • Refugio
  • San Patricio
  • Starr
  • Terrell
  • Webb
  • Willacy
  • Zapata

Award
varies
Deadline
03/31/2026