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. Nance 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 Glenn Mandeville Memorial Scholarship | 01/31/2021 |
| Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship | 01/31/2021 |
| Texas Student Housing Scholarship | 01/31/2021 |
| I Have a Dream Scholarship | 01/31/2021 |
| *Glen Rose Veterinary Clinic Scholarship | 02/12/2021 |
| *Cliff May and Family Scholarship | 02/19/2021 |
| *Hammond's BBQ Scholarship | 02/19/2021 |
| *Rio Cantu Memorial Band Scholarship | 02/19/2021 |
| *Somervell County Youth Fair Scholarship in Memory of Vickie Rosenbusch | 02/19/2021 |
| *27th Annual Maleen Paulsen Memorial Scholarship | 02/19/2021 |
| *David Payne Christian Scholarship | 02/19/2021 |
| *Glen Rose Optimist Club Bill Starnes Fine Arts Scholarship | 02/24/2021 |
| * Condy Family Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| *Community Service "Pay It Forward" Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| *Sunrise Properties Educational Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| Loretta Borgman Hise Memorial Nursing Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| Fort Worth Scottish Rite 2021 Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| *GRISD Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| *Shane McAnally Memorial Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| *Bonnie Elaine Tompkins Memorial Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| *Christian Ibarra Memorial Healthcare Career Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| *Glen Rose Optimist Agriculture Logan Starnes Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| *Glen Rose Optimist Club Educational Scholarship in Memory of Vernon Bohach | 02/26/2021 |
| *Glen Rose Optimist Club Medical Scholarship in Memory of Roger Marks | 02/26/2021 |
| *Paul B. Schuelke Athletic Scholarship | 02/26/2021 |
| Sweet and Simple Scholarship | 02/28/2021 |
| oxyGEN Scholarship | 02/28/2021 |
| *11th Annual Carla Jones Memorial Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Crystal Plaster "Good Neighbor Grant" | 03/02/2021 |
| *Elizabeth Crocket Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution | 03/02/2021 |
| *Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Conservation Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Glen Rose Athletic Booster Club Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Glen Rose Lions Club Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Harley Sinclair Memorial Baseball Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Somervell County Youth Fair Dale McPherson Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Weldon and Jeanne Hart Social Studies Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Wiley Funeral Home Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *2021 Dr. Roger E. Marks Health Care Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Hannah Morales Memorial Softball Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Lisa and Maria Schmidt Memorial Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Rhonda Cagle Memorial Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Somervell County Crime Stoppers Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Tiger Card Athletic Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Somervell County Rodeo Scholarship | 03/02/2021 |
| *Hood & Somervell County A&M Club Scholarship | 03/08/2021 |
| Hood Area A&M University Mothers' Club Scholarship | 03/08/2021 |
| Create-a-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest | 03/09/2021 |
| *John and Frances Wasilchak Scholarship | 03/24/2021 |
| *Higginbotham Brothers Scholarship for Excellence | 03/26/2021 |
| *J.M. McCroskey Memorial Scholarship | 03/31/2021 |
| Superpower Scholarship | 03/31/2021 |
| $12,000 SPE Scholarship | 04/15/2021 |
| What Does the Number Five Mean to You? | 05/31/2021 |
| Do-Over Scholarship | 06/30/2021 |
| Flavor of the Month Scholarship | 07/31/2021 |
| Make Me Laugh Scholarship | 08/31/2021 |
| * GRHS X's Scholarship | TBA |
| *Glen Rose School Food Service Association Scholarship | TBA |
| *Honey & RJ Bell Memorial Scholarship | TBA |
| *Johnson-Somervell Counties Retired School Employees Scholarship | TBA |
| Superpower Scholarship | TBA |
| * GRHS Covia Scholarship in Memory of Danny Thompson | TBA |
| *Texas Laureate Iota Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship | TBA |
| *Glen Rose Masonic Lodge Scholarship | 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.
- www.fafsa.ed.gov: 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.aie.org/State/TASFA: Texas Application for State Financial Aid: this application takes the place of the FAFSA for undocumented students.
Below are list of helpful web sites regarding financial aid and scholarship information.
- http://www.texascollegeaccess.org/ Texas College Access Network (TxCAN)
- 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.