💰 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Merit Scholarships

Total Scholarships

23

Automatic

21

In-State Awards

$500-$8,000/yr

Out-of-State Awards

$500-$8,000/yr

Typical Requirements for Automatic Merit

2.0 GPA / 23 ACT

What you'd actually pay at Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Tuition & fees

$22,540

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Largest annual award

$8,000

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Students receiving it pay about

$14,540/yr

Tuition and fees only — housing (about $13,972), books and travel are extra. Awards must still be won and may carry renewal conditions. Need-based aid is separate and may reduce this further.

Official Scholarship Information

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Automatic merit scholarships at Texas A&M University-Texarkana — no separate application

21 awards granted on your admission application, based on GPA and test scores.

Aspiring Eagle Scholarship - 6 hours

Award

$1,000/yr in-state

$1,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.0+

### Aspiring Eagle Scholarship | $2000 per year for 12 hours each semester / $1400 per year for 9 semester credit hours / $1000 per year for 6 semester credit hours

Eligibility: * New Undergraduate Transfer (includes students who received a GED) or Readmitted Student that have been out of school for one full term (either fall or spring). * Must have a minimum 2.0 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll in 12 hours each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum 2.0 undergraduate GPA", "enroll in required credit hours per tier"]

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Aspiring Eagle Scholarship - 9 hours

Award

$1,400/yr in-state

$1,400/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.0+

### Aspiring Eagle Scholarship | $2000 per year for 12 hours each semester / $1400 per year for 9 semester credit hours / $1000 per year for 6 semester credit hours

Eligibility: * New Undergraduate Transfer (includes students who received a GED) or Readmitted Student that have been out of school for one full term (either fall or spring). * Must have a minimum 2.0 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll in 12 hours each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum 2.0 undergraduate GPA", "enroll in required credit hours per tier"]

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Aspiring Eagle Scholarship - Full Time

Award

$2,000/yr in-state

$2,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.0+

### Aspiring Eagle Scholarship | $2000 per year for 12 hours each semester / $1400 per year for 9 semester credit hours / $1000 per year for 6 semester credit hours

Eligibility: * New Undergraduate Transfer (includes students who received a GED) or Readmitted Student that have been out of school for one full term (either fall or spring). * Must have a minimum 2.0 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll in 12 hours each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum 2.0 undergraduate GPA", "enroll in required credit hours per tier"]

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Eagle Elite Scholarship

Award

$3,000/yr in-state

$3,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.0+

### Eagle Elite Scholarship | $3000 Yearly

Eligibility: * Must be 2026 High School Graduate * Must have a minimum 3.0-3.49 high school GPA * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["complete admissions application (automatic consideration)", "full-time enrollment"]

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Eagle New Grad - 6 hours

Award

$1,000/yr in-state

$1,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.0+

### Eagle New Grad Scholarship | FIRST CLASS FREE | $1500 per year for 9 hours each semester (OR) $1000 per year for 6 semester credit hours

Eligibility: * Must be a new Graduate Student in a graduate or doctoral program * Must have overall graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. If no graduate GPA, must have overall 3.0 undergraduate GPA

How to apply: ["minimum graduate GPA 3.0 (or 3.0 undergraduate if no graduate hours)", "enroll in minimum required credit hours"]

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Eagle New Grad - 9 hours

Award

$1,500/yr in-state

$1,500/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.0+

### Eagle New Grad Scholarship | FIRST CLASS FREE | $1500 per year for 9 hours each semester (OR) $1000 per year for 6 semester credit hours

Eligibility: * Must be a new Graduate Student in a graduate or doctoral program * Must have overall graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. If no graduate GPA, must have overall 3.0 undergraduate GPA

How to apply: ["minimum graduate GPA 3.0 (or 3.0 undergraduate if no graduate hours)", "enroll in minimum required credit hours"]

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Honors College Scholarship

Award

$1,000/yr in-state

$1,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.2+ • ACT 23+ • SAT 1130+

### Honors College Scholarship | $1000 Yearly

Eligibility: * Must have a GPA of 3.25 or higher (high school GPA if new FTIC student or transfer GPA if new Transfer student) or an ACT of 23/SAT of 1130 or higher. * Must join the honors college by contacting Dean Craig Nakashian at honors@tamut.edu * Must enroll in a degree seeking major * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana

How to apply: ["join the Honors College (contact honors@tamut.edu)", "enroll full-time"]

🔗 This scholarship may be combined with other eligible scholarships if requirements met. Source ↗

International Eagle Scholarship

### International Eagle Scholarship (undergraduate or graduate) | $2000 Yearly plus an out of state tuition waiver

Eligibility: * New degree seeking International Student * Undergraduates must have a cumulative 3.0 undergraduate GPA, or 3.0 cumulative high school GPA if no Undergraduate hours * Graduates must have a cumulative 3.0 graduate GPA, or if no graduate hours, must have cumulative 3.0 undergraduate GPA * Undergraduates must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * Graduates must enroll in 9 graduate hours each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify * Tuition waiver applies to the first 100 students receiving this scholarship

How to apply: ["new degree-seeking international student", "minimum cumulative GPA 3.0", "enroll full-time (undergraduate) or 9 graduate hours (graduate)"]

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Legacy Scholarship - Full Time

Award

$2,000/yr in-state

$2,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.8+

### Legacy Scholarship | FIRST CLASS FREE | Up to $2000 yearly

Eligibility: **Full time Eligibility** * New Undergraduate student that is a dependent of a A&M-Texarkana Alumni * Must have a minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA * $2000 a year awarded to students attempting 12 credit hours per semester * Must enroll in a minimum of 12 hours each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify **Part Time Eligibility** * New Undergraduate student that is a dependent of a A&M-Texarkana Alumni * Must have a minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA * $1400 a year awarded to students attempting 9 credit hours per semester * $1000 a year awarded to students attempting 6 credit hours per semester. * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["dependent of A&M-Texarkana alumni", "minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA", "enroll in required credit hours per tier"]

📋 renewal requirements specified on page Source ↗

Legacy Scholarship - Part Time 6 hours

Award

$1,000/yr in-state

$1,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.8+

### Legacy Scholarship | FIRST CLASS FREE | Up to $2000 yearly

Eligibility: **Full time Eligibility** * New Undergraduate student that is a dependent of a A&M-Texarkana Alumni * Must have a minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA * $2000 a year awarded to students attempting 12 credit hours per semester * Must enroll in a minimum of 12 hours each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify **Part Time Eligibility** * New Undergraduate student that is a dependent of a A&M-Texarkana Alumni * Must have a minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA * $1400 a year awarded to students attempting 9 credit hours per semester * $1000 a year awarded to students attempting 6 credit hours per semester. * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["dependent of A&M-Texarkana alumni", "minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA", "enroll in required credit hours per tier"]

📋 renewal requirements specified on page Source ↗

Legacy Scholarship - Part Time 9 hours

Award

$1,400/yr in-state

$1,400/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.8+

### Legacy Scholarship | FIRST CLASS FREE | Up to $2000 yearly

Eligibility: **Full time Eligibility** * New Undergraduate student that is a dependent of a A&M-Texarkana Alumni * Must have a minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA * $2000 a year awarded to students attempting 12 credit hours per semester * Must enroll in a minimum of 12 hours each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify **Part Time Eligibility** * New Undergraduate student that is a dependent of a A&M-Texarkana Alumni * Must have a minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA * $1400 a year awarded to students attempting 9 credit hours per semester * $1000 a year awarded to students attempting 6 credit hours per semester. * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["dependent of A&M-Texarkana alumni", "minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA", "enroll in required credit hours per tier"]

📋 renewal requirements specified on page Source ↗

Presidential Scholarship

Award

$8,000/yr in-state

$8,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.8+ • ACT 28+ • SAT 1300+

### Presidential Scholarship | $8000 Yearly

Eligibility: * Must be 2026 High School Graduate * Must have a minimum 3.75 high school GPA and 28 or higher ACT (1300 or higher SAT score) * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * These funds are limited. Even though a student might meet the scholarship criteria, they may not receive the scholarship as these scholarships are competitive

How to apply: ["complete admissions application (automatic consideration)", "enroll full-time each semester"]

📋 renewal requirements apply (see page) Source ↗

Soaring Eagle Scholarship

Award

$6,000/yr in-state

$6,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.5+ • ACT 23+ • SAT 1100+

### Soaring Eagle Scholarship | $6000 Yearly

Eligibility: * Must be a 2026 High School Graduate * Must have a minimum 3.5 high school GPA or 23 ACT or higher (1100 SAT score or higher) * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * These funds are limited. Even though a student might meet the scholarship criteria, they may not receive the scholarship as these scholarships are competitive

How to apply: ["complete admissions application (automatic consideration)", "full-time enrollment"]

📋 renewal requirements apply Source ↗

Transfer Excellence Scholarship - Full Time

Award

$4,000/yr in-state

$4,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.0+

### Transfer Excellence Scholarship | $4000 Yearly

Eligibility: * New Transfer student * Must have a minimum 3.0-3.49 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum transfer GPA 3.0-3.49", "enroll full-time"]

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Transfer Excellence Scholarship - Part Time 6 hours

Award

$1,000/yr in-state

$1,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.0+

### Transfer Excellence Scholarship | $4000 Yearly

Eligibility: * New Transfer student * Must have a minimum 3.0-3.49 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum transfer GPA 3.0-3.49", "enroll full-time"]

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Transfer Excellence Scholarship - Part Time 9 hours

Award

$1,500/yr in-state

$1,500/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.0+

### Transfer Excellence Scholarship | $4000 Yearly

Eligibility: * New Transfer student * Must have a minimum 3.0-3.49 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum transfer GPA 3.0-3.49", "enroll full-time"]

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Transfer Merit Scholarship - Full Time

Award

$2,000/yr in-state

$2,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.8+

### Transfer Merit Scholarship | $2000 Yearly

Eligibility: * **New Transfer student** * Must have a minimum 2.75-2.99 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum transfer GPA 2.75-2.99", "enroll full-time"]

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Transfer Merit Scholarship - Part Time 6 hours

Award

$500/yr in-state

$500/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.8+

### Transfer Merit Scholarship | $2000 Yearly

Eligibility: * **New Transfer student** * Must have a minimum 2.75-2.99 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum transfer GPA 2.75-2.99", "enroll full-time"]

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Transfer Merit Scholarship - Part Time 9 hours

Award

$700/yr in-state

$700/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 2.8+

### Transfer Merit Scholarship | $2000 Yearly

Eligibility: * **New Transfer student** * Must have a minimum 2.75-2.99 undergraduate GPA * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * All new students meeting this criteria will qualify

How to apply: ["minimum transfer GPA 2.75-2.99", "enroll full-time"]

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Transfer Presidential Scholarship

Award

$5,000/yr in-state

$5,000/yr out-of-state

In-State Requirements

GPA 3.5+

### Transfer Presidential Scholarship | $5,000 Yearly

Eligibility: * Must be a new transfer student. * Must have a minimum transfer undergraduate GPA or 3.5 to 4.0 * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana. * These funds are limited. Even though a student might meet the scholarship criteria, they may not receive the scholarship as these scholarships are competitive.

How to apply: ["minimum transfer GPA 3.5+", "enroll full-time"]

📋 renewal requirements apply. Source ↗

Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarship

Award

$7,000/yr in-state

$7,000/yr out-of-state

### Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarship | $7000 Yearly

Eligibility: * Must be a 2026 High School Graduate * Must be ranked #1 or #2 in high school class * Must enroll full-time each semester at A&M-Texarkana * These funds are limited. Even though a student might meet the scholarship criteria, they may not receive the scholarship as these scholarships are competitive

How to apply: ["complete admissions application (automatic consideration)", "full-time enrollment"]

📋 renewal requirements apply Source ↗

Other scholarships at Texas A&M University-Texarkana (2)

These require a separate application, or the school does not publish their eligibility criteria.

Competitive Scholarship (tuition waiver)

Competitive Scholarship Form Since there are limited funds available, the Competitive Scholarship will be awarded on a first come - first serve basis. You should apply as early as possible to have the best chance of receiving this waiver. You must be charged non-resident tuition to qualify for this waiver. If you receive border tuition rates, you do not qualify for this waiver.

Eligibility: You must be charged non-resident tuition to qualify for this waiver. If you receive border tuition rates, you do not qualify for this waiver.

How to apply: ["submit Competitive Scholarship Waiver Form (first-come, first-served)"]

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Employee Scholarship Waiver

Employees/Spouses/Children – 75% waiver of tuition and fees

Eligibility: * Full-time employee or SSC transition employee * Spouse of full-time employee (A copy of the tax return is required) * Children of full-time employee. Child must be claimed as a dependent on previous year tax return. (A copy of the tax return is required) * Undergraduates must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA * Graduates must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on graduate coursework. * No GPA requirements for first time entering students

How to apply: ["submit Employee Scholarship application each year", "provide tax return documentation for dependents"]

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Deadlines that affect merit consideration at Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Regular Decision

05/01/2026

Common questions about Texas A&M University-Texarkana scholarships

How much merit aid does Texas A&M University-Texarkana give?

Published awards range $500-$8,000/yr. Texas A&M University-Texarkana lists 23 merit scholarships in total.

What GPA or test scores do you need for a scholarship at Texas A&M University-Texarkana?

The lowest published threshold across automatic awards is 2.0 GPA / 23 ACT. Individual scholarships set their own cutoffs.

Does Texas A&M University-Texarkana give merit scholarships to out-of-state students?

Yes. Awards for out-of-state students run $500-$8,000/yr.

Is there a full-ride scholarship at Texas A&M University-Texarkana?

Not a full ride. The largest published award covers about 35% of tuition.

Do you have to apply separately for merit scholarships at Texas A&M University-Texarkana?

19 of the published awards are granted automatically on your admission application, with no separate scholarship application.

When is the scholarship deadline at Texas A&M University-Texarkana?

Merit consideration usually follows the admission deadline, which is 05/01/2026. Confirm scholarship-specific dates with the financial aid office.

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