Scholarships at Texas Tech University

The Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholar Award at Texas Tech University provides $15,000 to a current junior, senior, or graduate student enrolled at Texas Tech who is highly interested in entrepreneurship and plans to pursue a career in Texas. Applicants must meet additional requirements published on the Texas Business Hall of Fame website and apply through Rawls College by February 15. The award recognizes students with demonstrated entrepreneurial interest and commitment to building a career in the Texas business community. Selection considers merit, leadership, and alignment with the Hall of Fame's mission of honoring Texas business leaders.

The H. Earl and Countess Fore Archer Scholarship at Texas Tech University supports incoming freshmen who declare a major in chemistry or mathematics within the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The award provides up to $5,000 per year toward educational expenses and may renew for up to four years when recipients maintain a 3.5 GPA and remain in an eligible major. Students apply through the department's Archer Scholarship application linked from the program page. The scholarship recognizes academically strong students entering quantitative science fields at Texas Tech and encourages continued excellence throughout the undergraduate degree.

The Helen DeVitt Jones Scholarship Endowment in the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University awards approximately thirteen $3,000 scholarships annually to full-time undergraduate students in the college. Preference is given to entering freshmen or community college transfer students from the West Texas area. Freshmen may renew for three additional years and transfer students for one additional year by maintaining a 3.0 GPA. Recipients must attend the scholarship awards event, submit a thank-you note to the donor, and complete ten hours of approved community service each semester documented by an official community or church leader.

The Accounting Transfer Scholarship at Texas Tech University's Rawls College of Business supports outstanding students transferring from a two-year college into the accounting major. The initial award is $1,000 for the first semester at Texas Tech and is renewable for one additional semester when recipients achieve at least a 3.5 GPA in their first semester, remain full-time, and enroll in required accounting courses. Initial eligibility requires at least 30 transferable hours with a 3.5 cumulative GPA, grades of A in ACCT 2300 and 2301 equivalents, admission to Rawls College, and enrollment in ACCT 3101, 3304, and 3307 during the first semester.

High school seniors from Lubbock County, Texas, who plan to attend Texas Tech University may apply for the George Scott Jr. Memorial Scholarship through the Community Foundation of West Texas. Preference is given to African American students. Award amounts vary. Scholarship funds are paid directly to Texas Tech University and may be used for tuition, fees, and books. Applicants complete and submit the foundation scholarship application with required supporting documents. The scholarship was established by Kent Hance in memory of his friend George Scott Jr.

The Texas Tech Alumni Association Honors Initiative supports the Honors College in recruiting exceptional first-year merit scholars to Texas Tech University. Award amounts vary annually based on available funding from the alumni association endowment established in 2006. Students apply to the Honors College by December 1 for priority consideration, and the Honors College application serves as the scholarship application. An Honors College scholarship committee selects recipients based on exceptional academics and leadership. Consideration after the December 1 priority deadline is limited as funding allows.