Scholarships

Each year, competitive scholarship opportunities are offered to students within the Department.  The number of awards and award amounts vary, depending on the scholarship and monies available in each fund, but awards typically range from $250 to $500 each.  Multiple awards may be made from each scholarship fund.  A call for applications is made early each spring semester.  Awards are credited to students accounts for the following fall semester.  Departmental scholarships and eligibility criteria for each are:


GRADY TICE EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship competition open to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Students majoring in a Higher Education specialization (HiEd, ETEC, GeL, or TDev) within the Department of Educational Leadership.

ROBERT "BOB" MUNDAY HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship competition open to Higher Education (SCIH) Doctoral Students with 15+ hours of doctoral coursework and degree plan on file in Graduate Office.

BEATRICE MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP

Competitive Scholarships available to graduate students majoring in Educational Technology-Leadership (ETLD) or Educational Technology-Library Science (ETLS).

M. B. NELSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship competition open to Educational Administration Doctoral Students at dissertation writing stage.

TEXAS ASSOCIATION of EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (TAET) ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship Competition open to graduate students pursuing a master's in Educational Technology, a doctorate in Educational Administration, or a doctorate in Higher Education at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Doctoral students will have a minor or previous education in the area of educational technology.  Must have completed and submitted, by March 1st of the semester prior to attendance, an application for graduate admissions and a description of career focus/goals that align with the field of educational technology.  Three recommendation letters/forms must accompany scholarship application.  Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, be a U.S. citizen, and a Texas resident.  Requires submission of three reference forms.

JANE COWLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship competition open to full-time students, in good standing, pursuing a degree in Business Eduction in the College of Education and Human Services and preparing to teach high school business courses. Must maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Dr. CHARLES BLANTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship competition open to public school teachers or administrators (may be on leave to complete residency) enrolled in the Educational Administration Doctoral Program and either in their residency years or working satisfactorily toward their dissertation completion. Must maintain a 3.6 GPA on doctoral work. Should an eligible or worthy Doctoral Student not be available, the scholarship could be made available to a worthy Educational Administration Master's Student, with a least 15 hours completed toward their degree and maintaining a 3.6 GPA.

Dr. SUE ESPINOZA MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT
- Pending, Contributions Appreciated

We kindly request that contributions to any of these scholarship endowments be directed and made payable to:

Texas A&M University-Commerce Foundation
"name of scholarship endowment"
P.O. Box 3425
Commerce, TX 75429-3425
 

ELIGIBILITY at a Glance

EDL Major...	Scholarship
	Tice	Munday	Murphy	Nelson	TAET*
Doctoral
EdAd				√ -ABD**	√ /w ETEC
SCIH	√	√			√ /w ETEC
Masters
ETEC - ETLD	√		√		√
ETEC - ETLS	√		√		√
HiEd - HEAD	√
HiEd - HETE	√
EDUC - GeL	√
Bachelors
TDev	√

*see description above for additional eligibility criteria for doctoral students.
** Must be in EdAd Doctoral Program.  Preference to students in dissertation writing stage.
Note:  You must be a declared major and accepted into a degree program identified above.
Certification students not meeting these criteria are not eligible for these scholarships.
The department does not currently have a scholarship for which EdAd Masters students are eligible.
Also, see the following for additional scholarship opportunities.

APPLYING

All scholarship application forms and supporting materials must be submitted through the

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS