The counseling office encourages all seniors to come by the college room and to watch for financial aid and scholarship. Scholarships can be found on the front window of the office, on lunch room announcement screen, in their senior government, economics, and English classes, and on this website. Students my visit the office before school, during lunch, or after school. Appointments can be made through the counselor’s office to meet with Ms. Windham, Ms. McClure, or Ms. Cordova about financial aid and scholarship
Please notify the counselor’s office if you are a recipient of a scholarship so that we can include that recognition during Senior Recognition Night in May .
Visit the individual colleges, universities, or institutions website to get information regarding scholarships and deadline dates.
LOCAL, STATE, and NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Copy of scholarships found in the high school college room. Seniors will be emailed some state and national scholarship information.
Local Scholarships are marked with an * in front of name.
Not all scholarships found in the high school college room have been posted.
Scholarships are posted by due date and order received.
| Name of Scholarship | Deadline Date |
|---|---|
| *Glen Rose Athletic Booster Club Scholarship | 02/21/2024 |
| *Honey & RJ Bell Memorial Scholarship | 02/21/2024 |
| *Rio Cantu Memorial Band Scholarship | 02/23/2024 |
| Fort Worth Scottish Rite 2021 Scholarship | 02/24/2024 |
| *Somervell County Youth Fair Dale McPherson/Vickie Rosenbuch Scholarship | 02/24/2024 |
| *30th Annual Maleen Paulsen Memorial Scholarship | 02/26/2024 |
| *Wiley Funeral Home Scholarship | 02/27/2024 |
| *Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Conservation Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *Glen Rose Masonic Lodge Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *Glen Rose Veterinary Clinic Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *Loretta Borgman Hise Memorial Nursing Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *Volleyball Queen of the Court Award Julia Plaster State Farm | 02/28/2024 |
| *Christian Ibarra Memorial Healthcare Career Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *Crystal Plaster "Good Neighbor Grant" | 02/28/2024 |
| *Glen Rose Optimist Club Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *Cliff May and Family Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *Marilyn Phillips Community Service "Pay It Forward" Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *Marilyn Phillips Sunrise Properties Educational Scholarship | 02/28/2024 |
| *14th Annual Carla Jones Memorial Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| *2024 Dr. Roger E. Marks Health Care Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| *Bonnie Elaine Tompkins Memorial Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| *Glen Rose High School Choir: Sammy and Donna Teal Memorial Scholarship 2023 | 03/01/2024 |
| *Harley Sinclair Memorial Baseball Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| *Somervell County Crime Stoppers Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| *Granbury Quilters Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| Hagan Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| *Glen Rose Wine and Art Festival Scholarship Fund | 03/01/2024 |
| *Tiger Card Athletic Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| *The Prairie Rose Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas | 03/01/2024 |
| *Shane McAnally Memorial Scholarship | 03/01/2024 |
| *GRISD Scholarship | 03/04/2024 |
| *Paul B. Schuelke Athletic Scholarship | 03/04/2024 |
| *Somervell County Rodeo Scholarship | 03/04/2024 |
| *Weldon and Jeanne Hart Social Studies Scholarship | 03/04/2024 |
| *Texas Laureate Iota Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship | 03/04/2024 |
| *John and Frances Wasilchak Scholarship | 03/06/2024 |
| *Lisa and Maria Schmidt Memorial Scholarship | 03/06/2024 |
| *Rhonda Cagle Memorial Scholarship | 03/06/2024 |
| Hammond's BBQ Scholarship | 03/07/2024 |
| *Many Mansions Scholarship | 03/08/2024 |
| *David Payne Christian Scholarship | 03/08/2024 |
| *GRHS NAHS Senior Scholarship | 03/08/2024 |
| *Hannah Morales Memorial Softball Scholarship | 03/08/2024 |
| *J.M. McCroskey Memorial Scholarship | 03/08/2024 |
| *Somervell History Foundation Scholarship Fund | 03/08/2024 |
| Denny Corgey Memorial Golf Scholarship | 03/08/2024 |
| *Hood Area A&M University Mothers' Club Scholarship | 03/22/2024 |
| Madd Hunter Venture Capital Group Scholarship | 03/26/2024 |
| *Hood-Somervell Farm Bureau College Youth Scholarship | 03/27/2024 |
| TTA Foundation Scholarship Application | 03/31/2024 |
| Johnson-Sommervell Retired School Employees Scholarship | 03/31/2024 |
| *St. Rose of Lima Knights of Columbus Council Scholarship | 03/31/2024 |
| *Hood & Somervell County A&M Club Scholarship | 04/03/2024 |
| National Society of Professional Engineers | 04/17/2024 |
| *Glen Rose Lions Club Scholarship | 08/28/2024 |
| *Covia Scholarship in Memory of Danny Thompson | No Application |
| *Glen Rose Nursing & Rehab Bridget Knapp Scholarship | TBA |
| *Permian Basin Area Foundation | TBA |
*Local Scholarships are awarded to seniors during Senior Recognition every May. Scholarship recipients are selected by the scholarship donor or a scholarship committee selected by the donor. For additional information about local scholarships’ selection process, application, criteria, etc., contact Pat Windham at (254) 898-3808 or email at windpa@grisd.net.
If you would like to donate money or create a scholarship, please contact Pat Windham at (254) 898-3808 or email at windpa@grisd.net. Please include the following information in your email or voice mail:
Name
Phone number
Scholarship criteria or qualification (if creating a scholarship)
Amount of scholarship (or donation)
Name of scholarship to be created or name of scholarship to donate money
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID WEBSITES
Students planning on attending a two-year or four-year college, university or trade school will need to complete one of the following financial aid applications. Applications need to be submitted for each year the student will attend an institution of higher educations. It is recommended that applications be submitted in February or March for the Fall semester.
- studentaid.gov: (FAFSA) Free Application for Federal Student Aid: this application qualifies students for federal loans and grants; also this application is required to quality for most college need and merit based scholarships
- www.collegefortexans.com: (TASFA) Texas Application for State Financial Aid: this application takes the place of the FAFSA for undocumented students. Put TASFA in search bar.
Below are list of helpful web sites regarding financial aid and scholarship information.
- http://www.texascollegeaccess.org/ Texas College Access Network (TxCAN)
- studentaid.gov
- tea.texas.gov
- www.collegefortexans.com Texas Grants
- www.collegenet.com scholarship database
- www.ed.gov student aid home page
- www.fastweb.com search over 600,000 scholarships & over 4000 colleges
- www.finaid.org the smart student guide to financial aid
- www.freschinfo.com scholarship database
- www.salliemae.com Sallie Mae online
- www.studentaid.ed.gov Department of Education Student Aid Info
- www.studentinfo2go.com college, financial aid, or career information
- www.students.gov government services available to students
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEnu3BHoR9IYgBnCkqQdgmA
- https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/
- https://www.ziprecruiter.com/scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID SCAM WARNING
Beware of financial aid and scholarship scams. If an organization is asking for money to apply for financial aid and/or scholarships, it is probably a scam. If you have any questions about the validity of financial aid and/or a scholarship, contact the counselor’s office or the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org.