Scholarships

Outside Scholarships

In addition to scholarship awards made by HSU shown below under Institutional Scholarships, numerous foundations, organizations and individuals also make scholarship awards. To access outside scholarship information and applications, Click here for "My Scholarship Guide".

Institutional Scholarships

Students are considered for scholarships based on a combination of the following criteria: academic preparation and performance, standardized testing, co-curricular involvement, enrollment status, and anticipated major. Except where noted, no additional application is required; admissions and financial aid applications are also used for scholarship evaluation. Requirements and/or evaluation criteria are subject to change. Awards funded by HSU are capped at tuition.

Due to our unique tuition guarantee, HSU scholarships provide constant discounts on tuition every year for 4 years:

2013-2014

Trustees Scholarship 63%
Presidents 45%
Deans 36%
University 16%
(% based on 30 semester hours annual tuition).

Since your tuition rate does not increase each year, the value of your scholarship is constant throughout your college career. When calculating total financial aid against total costs, this factor provides considerable savings to the total cost of your education.

Institutional Scholarships for Incoming Freshman
Scholarships	Amount	Eligibility*
Trustee Scholar	$14,000/year	29+ ACT or 1970+ SAT
Presidential Scholar	$10,000/year	Top 25% of high school class and 27-28 ACT or 1790-1920 SAT
Deans Scholar	$8,000/year	Top 50% of high school class and 25-26 ACT or 1680-1780 SAT
University Scholar	$3,500/year	Top 50% of high school class and 21-24 ACT or 1440-1670 SAT

*Scores represent averages and are based on ACT & SAT with writing. Awards are tuition-specific for a maximum of eight (8) long semesters and VA benefits recipients may not be eligible. Renewal requires a 2.0 GPA.

Institutional Scholarships for Incoming Transfers
Scholarships	Amount	Eligibility*
Presidential Scholar	$8,000/year	3.50 Transfer GPA
Deans Scholar	$6,000/year	3.00-3.49 Transfer GPA
University Scholar	$3,500/year	2.50-2.99 Transfer GPA

*Based on 24 transferable hours. Transfer students with less than 24 transferable credits will be evaluated under freshman admission and scholarship guidelines. Awards are tuition-specific for a maximum of eight (8) long semesters and VA benefits recipients may not be eligible. Renewal requires a 2.0 GPA and full-time enrollment..

All New Students
Scholarships	Amount	Eligibility/Renewal
Honors Scholarships	$3,000/year	Application and acceptance to Honors Program required. See Special Programs in the ACADEMICS section of this website
Leadership Scholarship	$1,500/year	Application and acceptance to Leadership Program required. See Special Programs in the ACADEMICS section of this website
Ministerial Grant	$50/hour	Application required. Apply through the Logsdon School of Theology;Satisfactory academic progress required for renewal Click Here for the current TEC Guidelines.
Incoming Freshman Business Scholarship		Application required. Apply through the Kelley College of Business
Church Matching (Baptist church)	$1 for $1 match/year	$500 maximum match per semester Satisfactory academic progress required for renewal
Church Matching (non-Baptist church)	$1 for $3 match/year	$500 maximum match per semester Satisfactory academic progress required for renewal

Please Note: To be considered for the limited number of scholarships available, new students must submit the following: (1) Application for admission, (2) A non-refundable application fee, (3) Official high school transcript, (4) Official academic transcript for previous college work (if applicable), and (5) Eligible ACT/SAT scores (if applicable). (6) 3 Letters of Recommendation (if applicable).

All institutional scholarships are HSU-tuition-specific scholarships. McMurry University, Abilene Christian University, International Studies Program, and the Physical Therapy Program tuition charges are not covered.

Scholarships are renewable for up to a maximum of eight (8) consecutive semesters, provided that full-time enrollment and satisfactory academic progress is being made. Availability beyond eight (8) semesters is on appeal basis only and subject to availability of funds.

Numerous endowed and restricted scholarships are available through the various departments. Contact the department head related to your major for details. Some departmental awards are not tuition specific.