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Competitive Scholarships
These scholarships are awarded competitively and require the submission of a Texas State scholarship application. All awards are based on the overall strength of your scholarship application. To apply for this category of scholarship, you must submit an admission application, official transcript, official SAT or ACT scores and complete and submit a Texas State scholarship application—including essay topics B and C. The scholarship application and essay topics are available via ApplyTexas at www.applytexas.org. If your application meets initial eligibility criteria for the Terry Scholarship, you will be asked to submit two letters of recommendation to the Scholarship office. One of the letters must be from a high school teacher, advisor, or principal. You must submit all documents and be admitted no later than December 15, 2009. If you are a nonresident receiving a Competitive Scholarship of at least $1,000 per year, you also qualify to pay the in-state tuition rate.
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| Scholarship | Total Award | Annual Award | Eligibility Criteria | Renewal Criteria |
| Terry Foundation Scholarship* (16 new awards annually) | | $14,000 |
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| McCoy Scholarship of Excellence
(Number of new annual awards varies) | $32,000 | $8,000 |
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| McCoy Scholarship of Distinction (Number of new annual awards varies) | $20,000 | $5,000 |
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| Lone Star Scholarship (10 new awards annually) | $10,000 | $2,500 |
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| University Scholars (Each academic college selects candidates from the freshman scholarship applicant pool to receive this award. Number of new awards varies.) | $14,000 | $3,500 |
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- If your application meets initial eligibility criteria for the Terry Scholarship, the McCoy Scholarship of Excellence, or the McCoy Scholarship of Distinction, you will be asked to submit two letters of recommendation to the Scholarship office. One of the letters must be from a high school teacher, advisor, or principal.
- These scholarships are renewable for up to four years based upon required academic performance.
- For Texas State scholarship purposes, SAT score is defined as the total of the best critical reasoning and math subscores from a single testing. ACT score is defined as the best composite score from a single testing.
- National Achievement or National Hispanic Scholarship recipients are also eligible for Assured Scholarships and may apply for Competitive Scholarships.
- National Merit Scholarship recipients are eligible only to apply for Texas State Competitive Scholarships.
- Assured Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for National Scholarships, except as noted above, and may apply for Competitive Scholarships.
- Any combination of financial aid and scholarships cannot exceed the cost of attendance.