Scholarships
BEC Scholarship Program
BEC Scholarship Program
OPENS SEPTEMBER 15TH!!!!!
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.
Burger King Foundation Scholarship
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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KPUB SCHOLARSHIP
Website: LInk to Website
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
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.