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. You must submit all documents and be admitted no later than December 1, 2008. 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.

Each January following the Competitive Scholarships application submission deadline, approximately 300 freshman scholarship applicants are invited to participate in one of our Texas State Scholars Days. These programs are held each February. If you are among the incoming freshmen invited to participate in one of these programs, you will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation shortly after January 1.

Texas State Scholars Days are an excellent way for you and your parents to learn more about Texas State. During the program, you will visit with the faculty from your academic college, learn about undergraduate research opportunities, receive important scholarship and Honors Program information, tour our beautiful campus and meet other Texas State faculty, staff and students.

• 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.