Our application is easy and simple, with five sections including: Applicant Information Applicant History Institution Information Academic Information Certification and Release Form We highly recommend you fill out our online application. Applying online will allow us to be more efficient in noting documents as they are sent in and make it easier for you to…
Scholarship Application
Log In to your AccountStart ApplicationApplication AvailableThe 2024-2025 Stars Scholarship Cycle opens on January 1, 2024. Application DeadlineThe 2024-2025 Stars Scholarship Cycle closes on April 1, 2024 at 5pm CST. All applicants must meet our criteria before applying for our scholarship. Please review our criteria.Scholarship CriteriaLearn MoreAll applicants must submit required documents, in addition to…
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ExtravaganasLearn MoreSchool District PartnershipLearn MoreUniversity PartnershipsLearn MoreOther Ways to GiveLearn MoreTop 5 Reasons to Invest in Stars Scholarship FundStars Scholarship Fund has a $2 million gap in unmet needs.For the 2021-2022 application cycle, Stars Scholarship Fund received 5,336 applications. Of these 2,421 were qualified to receive scholarship, but we were only able to offer an…
General Program
Stars applicants can attend any accredited college or university in the United States, therefore students who attend a school not list under the Matching Program are automatically processed under the General Program. Stars funds 100% of the scholarships under the General Program therefore does not consult the school when selecting recipients. Recipients under the General…
Matching Program
Although Stars Scholarship Fund recipients can attend any accredited college or university in the United States, Stars has chosen to establish partnerships with schools that serve a large percentage of students from our community. Schools under the Matching Program have committed to fund a portion of the Stars scholarship offer. As a result, Stars must…
Scholarship Programs
Stars Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to academically talented and highly motivated students who intend to pursue full-time undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees. Applicants can attend any accredited college or university of their choosing. Stars Scholarship Fund recipients represent every level of higher education and all fields of study, as we award students of either genders,…
Exemption to Enrollment
Your program requires you to be enrolled in clinical rotations. Your program requires you to be enrolled an internship program. Your program requires you to be enrolled in student teaching hours. Your graduate program considers 6+ hours as full-time. You are in your last semester and have no further classes to take. If you are…
Scholarship Criteria
All applicants are required to meet the following criteria before applying for our scholarship: Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551. Be a permanent resident (5 or more consecutive years) of and have a permanent South or West Texas address in one of our…
Counties
Stars Scholarship Fund criteria states that all applicants must be a permanent resident of south or west Texas (for five or more consecutive years). For the purposes of this scholarship, Stars serves the 30 counties on the map below from south and west Texas: Aransas Bee Brewster Brooks Cameron Culberson Duval El Paso Goliad Hidalgo
Alumni Spotlight
Zachary Charles Perez Victoria Jade Perez Joshua Carl Perez Home Town: Edinburg, Texas High School: Robert Vela H.S. Recipient Years: 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 Institution: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Field of Study: Biological Sciences Zachary started a Master’s in Biology at UTRGV while preparing for MCAT and starting his Medical School application.…