Scholarships

BEC Scholarship Program

OPENS SEPTEMBER 15TH!!!!!

Scholarship Link

Deadline: January 31, 2027

Bandera Electric is committed to the leaders of tomorrow, and we encourage members and their children to work hard and follow their dreams. We offer scholarships to local high school and home-schooled graduating seniors and college students. BEC scholarships may be applied toward tuition, fees, and expenses at any accredited 4-year university or college, junior college, or TEA-approved technical or trade school that offers an associate degree.

The scholarship program was established in 1998 by Bandera Electric Cooperative to encourage and assist in the educational pursuits of its members and their immediate families. Since then, we have awarded $250,0Each year, Bandera Electric awards 10 – $2,500 scholarships.

Recipients of the scholarships will be chosen based on the following:

• Financial necessity
• Written essay
• Participation in community/school activities

Eligibility

• Parent(s)or legal guardians must be members of Bandera Electric Cooperative or receive BEC service at their residence and provide written verification from the member-owner of the account.
• Graduating high school seniors must have maintained at least an 80% on a 100% scale.
• Students currently enrolled in post-secondary educational course work must have maintained a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA on a 4.00 scale at an accredited 4-year university/college, junior college, or TEA-approved trade school.
• Applicants must meet general admittance requirements of the accredited 4-year university/college, junior college, or TEA-approved trade school to which they apply to receive funds.
• Applicants may only win once.

How to Apply

The 2026-27 scholarship application will open online September 15, 2026
The deadline for applications is January 31,2027.

What you’ll need:

• BEC Member Account Number and Service Address.
• Academic information including your GPA, ACT, or SAT scores (if applicable), and your most recent High School or College transcript.
• 2 letters of reference written within 3 months of application date.
•  Financial and family information including household or applicant income, proof of income, work experience and/or history.
• A list of your extracurricular activities and academic awards.
• An essay of 500 words or less answering a prompt. 1 of BEC’s Cooperative Principles is Education, Training, and Information. Prompt: How do you plan on using your education, training, and information to better your community and/or country?
• A clear, high quality student photo. If you are selected as a winner, this photo will be used in digital and print publications, so make sure it’s a good one!

Winners are chosen by the New Braunfels Area Community Foundation (NBACF). The NBACF will field all applicants, filter those applicants based on criteria set up by BEC, and administer and monitor all scholarship grants through an anonymous process.

If you have questions about the BEC Scholarship application process please contact NBACF at (830) 606-9597 or by email.

Thank you for your interest in the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program!

Applications will be accepted from October 15 through December 15, 2026. Apply early!

Click the button below for full program details and to start your application.

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Expires: Friday, February 27, 2026

Undergraduate Scholarships

Two (2) renewable scholarships of $1,500 per year
– Up to $6,000 total per student over four years

Open to graduating high school seniors who will enroll for the first time in a full-time course of study at an accredited private or public college or university in Texas

Application deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026 (applications must be received by this date; postmarked applications will not be accepted)

Trade School / Technical Scholarships

Two (2) renewable scholarships of $1,000 per year
– Up to $2,000 total per student

Open exclusively to students enrolling in trade or technical programs

Applications accepted year-round; no deadline

TEXAS EXES ENTERING FRESHMEN SCHOLARSHIPS 

Website: Scholarship Website

Eligibility: 

-High school seniors applying to UT Austin for freshman admission

-In-state and out-of-state students

How To Apply: 

-Access the application at texasexes.academicworks.com

-Complete the Entering Freshman Scholarship application by the deadline

-All applicants will automatically be considered for available Named and Chapter scholarships.

Deadlines:

Entering Freshman Scholarships application deadline is March 1 at 11:59 p.m. CST. Applying to The University of Texas at Austin via the Common App or ApplyTexas by December 1, automatically submits students to the Forty Acres Scholars Program. Students will be contacted if selected to move forward in the process.

McLaughlin Doty Foundation Scholarship

Opens: December 1^{, 2026}

Website:Scholarship Link

Click on Scholarship Link Above to Apply Online. 

$7,500 per year for up to 4 years 

Eligibility-An applicant must be a Senior graduating in the spring of 2026 from one of the following schools:  Tivy High School, Ingram Tom Moore High School, Center Point High School, Harper High School, Our Lady of the Hills High School, or Hill Country High School.  Applications from students living in Kerr County and graduating from an accredited home school program will also be considered.

2027 TTA Foundation Scholarship Application and Guidelines

WEBSITE: Scholarship LinkScholarship Link

Applications are also in the Counseling Office.

Due Date:A completed application postmarked or emailed no later than March 1, 2027!

 The Texas Telephone Association Foundation (TTAF), a non-profit, philanthropic organization founded to help further the understanding of telephony and advance telecommunications as a career choice, will award six, four-year scholarships, in the amount of $2,000 per year to students entering college for the 2027-2028 school year. Through March 1, 2027, the TTA Foundation will accept applications for scholarships to be granted beginning Fall 2027. It is our intention to fully review every application submitted. The Scholarship Committee will make  its selections from those applications which meet the following criteria and include the required materials:

♦ U.S. Citizen;

♦ Student graduating from a Texas high school no later than June 2027 from a school within a TTA member company’s service area.

♦ Student achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher (out of a possible 4.0);

♦ Student planning to attend a Texas college or university by the Fall of 2027

♦ A completed application postmarked or emailed no later than March 1, 2027, including a current transcript

♦ A letter of acceptance from a Texas college or university where a student has been accepted.

♦ Student typed essay, consisting of between 300 - 1,000 words explaining their qualifications for the scholarship, their future goals, and how the scholarship will assist them in achieving those goals.

♦ Copy of student’s SAR (Student Aid Report).

Do not send incomplete applications. Do not send additional information to be added to your applications once the original application has been sent. Please note--special consideration will be given to students who will be pursuing a college degree in fields of study which are of particular interest to telecommunications (such as math, business, education, technology, engineering, and computer science, etc.). The courses of study in high school, extra- curricular/civic activities and demonstrated leadership will also be considered. 

By late April, the TTA Foundation Scholarship Committee will select six (6) finalists to receive four-year scholarships in  the amount of $2,000 per year.  Scholarship recipients will be notified by early May. Any questions regarding the scholarship application should be directed to TTA Foundation Board, at ttafoundation@bigbend.com.

You may also access the attached application form at the Texas Telephone Association website:Link to Website