All Opportunities

The TJC Scholarship Office is now accepting applications for the 2025 – 2026 academic year. Below is a list of scholarship opportunities awarded by Tyler Junior College. To complete the general scholarship application, click on the Sign In button located at the top right of this page. The deadline is April 1, 2025.

Applicants must have a TJC student ID and password in order to apply. If you have not applied for admission to TJC, please submit an admissions application and then apply for scholarships once you have received your student ID and password.

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All communication as it relates to this application and scholarship awarding process will come to the student’s TJC Email.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Varies	Dr. Jim Vaughn Foundation Nursing Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a deserving student enrolled in the...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Kenneth P. & Claire V. Gibbs Scholarship Endowment The recipient will have applied and been accepted as a full-time student...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Kimberly A. Russell Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a student who has been accepted into...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Kimberly A. Russell Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
$1,085.00	Dr. Mike and Donna Metke Endowed Scholarship Priority consideration will be given to students pursuing a bachelor’s...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Mike Metke & Donna Metke Endowed Scholarship for the TJC Promise The TJC Promise Program is a six-year, comprehensive program that spans...	Ended
$525.00	Dr. Norman Hoot Dental Hygiene Scholarship Endowment The recipient will have been accepted to the college’s Dental Hygiene...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Pat Thomas Legacy Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a student who is a member of the TJC...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Sam Houston Legacy Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a student who is a member of a TJC...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Sherilyn Willis and Patrick Willis Endowed Scholarship for Nursing and Health Sciences This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman who ranked in the...	Ended
Varies	Dulse Lux Hudnall Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	E. Fred Herschbach German Language Award This scholarship will be given to a sophomore majoring in German (1st...	Ended
Varies	Earl and Charline Wallis Memorial Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an adult student who is returning to...	Ended
Varies	Earnestine and David E. Berlin Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	East Texas Employment and Training Inc. Top Ten Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
$1,350.00	East Texas Heritage Museum Association Camp Ford Scholarship Endowment Honoring Dr. Robert W. Glover, Virginia Ann Lawrence, F. Lee Lawrence, and Dr. Tom McCall Recipient must be a declared major in history and have demonstrated...	Ended
Varies	East Texas State Fair Annual Scholarship This scholarship will be given to graduating seniors who have a...	Ended
Varies	East Texas State Fair of Tyler Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Eddie Rice Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a deserving student enrolled in the...	Ended
Varies	Edeltrudes Soares Gomes de Souza Annual Scholarship The student must be accepted into the selective program for Medical...	Ended
Varies	Edgar H. and Lillie Mae Vaughn Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	El Freda and George W Pirtle Award of Excellence This scholarship will be given to a graduating student who is...	Ended
Varies	El Freda and George W Pirtle Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a sophomore student majoring in...	Ended
Varies	El Freda Taylor Pirtle Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a sophomore enrolled in the associate...	Ended
Varies	El Freda Taylor Pirtle Memorial Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Elizabeth S. Gugenheim Nursing Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a deserving student enrolled in the...	Ended
Varies	Elizabeth S. Gugenheim Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Ellen Matthews Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Eloise Alexander McCarroll Memorial Annual Scholarship Recipients must be a Rusk High School graduate in good academic and...	Ended
Varies	Emma F. Wise Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Emma Lou Prater Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Eugene M. and Tobin Allen Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Eva Saunders and Al Gilliam Apache Belle Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a current or incoming member of the...	Ended
Varies	Evans Family 100th Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Evans Family Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
$1,132.00	Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship Endowment Student who has majored and excelled in art, dance, music or theatre at...	Ended
Varies	First Lady Meela Mejia International Student Scholarship Endowment	Ended
$0.00	First Lady Meela Mejia International Student Scholarship Endowment The recipient will be a deserving international student pursuing a...	Ended
$975.00	Fisher and Velma Culwell Godfrey Endowed Scholarship TJC student who has shown involvement in TJC extracurricular activities,...	Ended
Varies	Florence and Marcus Strum Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Florine Beall Shank Endowed Scholarship for Music This scholarship will be given to a deserving music student. The...	Ended
Varies	Floyd Wagstaff Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
$0.00	FORD WINS Le MANS AS The recipient will have applied and been accepted into the Automotive...	Ended
Varies	Frances Dillon Birdwell Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Frank and Margaret Canavaggio Presidential Honors Scholarship This scholarship will be given to an incoming freshman whose application...	Ended
Varies	Gail and Hank Knight Nursing Scholarship Endowment The recipient will have applied and been accepted as a full-time TJC...	Ended
Varies	Gatewood-Hawkins Foundation Workforce Scholarship Endowment - TJC Promise The TJC Promise Program is a six-year, comprehensive program that spans...	Ended
Varies	Gena Lee Turner Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a student from Hawkins (1st...	Ended
$500.00	Genaro Gomes De Souza Jr. Annual Scholarship The student must be accepted into the selective program for Medical...	Ended
Varies	George F. Rudy Endowed Scholarship This scholarship will be given to a deserving student who demonstrates...	Ended

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