Margaret Alkek Scholarship (SA5506)

Recipients of the Margaret Alkek Scholarship must be a graduate from a high school in Bandera County, Texas and show participation in extra-curricular activities. Recipients will be undergraduate level students enrolled full-time and accepted to Texas State the year after high school graduation, transferring to Texas State with a minimum 2.0 GPA, or currently attending Texas State with a minimum 2.0 Texas State GPA.

Preference will be given to students who:

  • Demonstrate financial need, or
  • High school students applying for the scholarship who provide a recommendation letter from their high school principal or counselor, or
  • Transfer college students with a minimum 3.0 GPA, or
  • Current Texas State students with a minimum 3.0 Texas State GPA

If you have any questions about this scholarship, please contact Financial Aid and Scholarships at TXST One Stop or call (512) 245-TXST.

Award
Varies
Deadline
04/12/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Planned Enrollment for the fall semester in the upcoming academic year.
    Note: Full-time enrollment is 12 or more hours for undergraduates and 6 or more hours for graduates.
  2. Planned Enrollment for the spring semester in the upcoming academic year.
    Note: Full-time enrollment is 12 or more hours for undergraduates and 6 or more hours for graduates.
  3. Students currently attending high school (Required): To be considered, please outline your high school extra-curricular activities in the fields below. For each activity, click "Add Another Answer" at the bottom of this question set. (Maximum of 5 entries)
    • 1. Please specify the organization name.
    • 2. Please specify the date you began this role.
    • 3. Please specify the date this role ended.
    • 4. Please provide an estimate of the number of hours you contributed to this organization
    • 5. Please provide a brief description of your contributions to this organization.
  4. Students currently attending high school (Recommended): Please request a letter of recommendation from high school principal or counselor.
  5. Students currently Texas State University or another college\university (Required): To be considered, please outline your post-high school extra-curricular activities in the fields below. For each activity, click "Add Another Answer" at the bottom of this question set. (Maximum of 5 entries)
    • 1. Please specify the organization name.
    • 2. Please specify the date you began this role.
    • 3. Please specify the date this role ended.
    • 4. Please provide an estimate of the number of hours you contributed to this organization
    • 5. Please provide a brief description of your contributions to this organization.