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PAC Scholarships



Institutional and private scholarship information is available in the Student Financial Services Office or through www.alamo.edu/pac. Students can apply according to defined criteria and application deadlines. Applications for students not awarded are kept on file only for the current academic year.

Alamo Colleges Endowed Scholarship (E): Alamo Colleges Scholarship Application is required. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: 3.0 GPA; enroll for 6 or more hours; official high school or college transcript(s); financial need or academic merit. Deadline: April 1 and November 1. Amount: $300-$1,000 per year.

Alamo Colleges Foundation Scholarship (F): Alamo Colleges Scholarship Application is required. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: 3.0 GPA; enroll for 12 hours per term; official transcript(s); 2 letters of recommendation; financial need; applications available at the College Student Financial Services Office. Deadline: April 1. Award: $500 per term, maximum $1,500 per year for two years.

Trustee Scholarship: Trustee Scholarship Application is required. Department: Committee. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: 3.0 GPA; at least 9 hours of enrollment. Deadline: July 15. Amount: $1,000 per academic year.

PAC Presidential Scholarship: Presidential Scholarship Application is required. Department: Committee. Major:  Education majors. Criteria & Description: 3.0 GPA; at least 9 hours of enrollment. Deadline: July 15. Award: $500-$1,000 per academic year.

Ryan Smith Guzman Scholarship: Established by Dr. Ana “Cha” Guzmán in loving memory of her son. A portable transfer scholarship for students transferring from Palo Alto College to a four-year Texas Higher Learning Institution. Alamo Colleges Application is required. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: Previously enrolled in development courses; Completed 40 minimum credit hours at Palo Alto College; Minimum GPA of 2.5; Provide an academic degree plan; Provide a counselor certification for transferring in the semester following the semester during which the application is submitted. Deadline: Fall and/or Spring semesters. Award: Varies.

Diane Greene Memorial Scholarship: Department: English. Major: Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences. Criteria & Description: Minimum 3.0 GPA with demonstrated community and/or campus service; Financial need not required. Deadline: Fall semester.

Gambrinus Scholarship: Alamo Colleges Scholarship Application is required. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: High School graduate with at least a C grade average; Fulltime enrollment; Pursuing an Alamo Colleges 2+2 Transfer Program or the Alamo Colleges Joint Admissions Program, Demonstrated financial need. Deadline: August. Award: Varies.

Oppenheimer Scholarship: Alamo Colleges Scholarship Application is required. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: High School Graduate with a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; Minimum 3.0 GPA on college courses for second year renewal; Fulltime enrollment; Pursuing an Associate Degree; Not eligible for federal financial aid. Deadline: August. Award: $1,500 per semester.

Club de Sembradores Scholarship: Alamo Colleges and Club de Sembradores Application required. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: Mexican American; U.S. Citizen or permanent resident; Lives in San Antonio area; Completed 30 academic credits, Cumulative 3.0 GPA; Fulltime enrolled; Demonstrates financial need but not receiving federal or state financial aid. Deadline: July 31. Award: $500 per semester.

San Antonio Livestock Exposition: SALE Application is required. Majors: Agriculture, Agribusiness, Veterinary Technology, Hospitality, Allied Health, Nursing, or Pre-Medicine. Criteria & Description: U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States; high school graduate from Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, Wilson, Frio, Karnes or Kerr counties; 2.0 GPA; enroll for 12 or 6 credit hours; 3 letters of recommendation, official high school or college transcripts. Deadline: March 15. Award: $1,000.

Frank M. Tejeda Memorial Scholarship (E): Alamo Colleges Scholarship Application is required. Department: Committee. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: Academic merit. Deadline: July 1. Amount: $600 to $1,000 per academic year.

Jane Hope Memorial Scholarship: Jane Hope Scholarship Application is required. Department: Committee. Major:  Education major. Criteria & Description: 3.0 GPA; demonstrate community service. Deadline: Varies. Award: $300 per academic year.

Mariachi Scholarship: Mariachi Music Scholarship Application is required. Major: Music. Criteria & Description: 2.5 GPA, Full-time enrollment must include MUEN 1135 - Beginning Mariachi Ensemlbe . Audition and good academic standing required. Deadline: May 10. Award: Varies.

Conjunto Music Scholarship: Department: Fine and Performing Arts/Speech Communication. Conjunto Music Scholarship Application is required. Major: Open. Criteria & Description: Full-time student, at least 12 hours that include MUEN 1138 - Ensemble Conjunto . Must be proficient on one or more conjunto instruments, or as a vocalist. Audition and good academic standing required. Deadline: Open. Amount: Varies.

Valerio Longoria Memorial Scholarship: Department: Fine and Performing Arts/Speech Communication. Conjunto Music Scholarship Application is required. Major: Open. Criteria & Description: Full-time student, at least 12 hours that include MUEN 1138 - Ensemble Conjunto . Must be proficient on one or more conjunto instruments, or as a vocalist. Audition and good academic standing required. Deadline: Open. Amount: Varies.

San Antonio Education Partnership (P): SAEP Eligibility Form is required. Major: All majors. Criteria & Description: Eligibility is determined at the high school level, based on attendance and grade point average (GPA), and must enroll for 12 hours per term in the next year after graduation from high school. Deadline: Contact high school counselor for deadlines. Amount: $175 per semester, up to four semesters.

For more information about these and other scholarships, access http://www.alamo.edu/district/schships/ or contact Scholarship Support Services or Student Financial Services at 486-3600.