Texas A&M Regents' Scholarship
Offered by Texas A&M University
About this scholarship
The Texas A&M Regents' Scholarship helps first-generation, low-income Texas students enter and complete a bachelor’s degree. Eligible incoming freshmen may receive as much as $6,000 annually for four years, for potential support of $24,000. There is no separate scholarship application: Texas A&M uses information from the admission application and the student’s FAFSA or TASFA. Applicants must submit Common App or ApplyTexas by December 1, file the appropriate aid application by February 15, and complete every requested financial-aid document by May 1. The program is limited and offers are made as files become complete and eligibility is verified, so early submission matters. Candidates must be Texas residents, be first-generation students—meaning neither parent has a bachelor’s degree—and have total family income below $50,000 as confirmed through FAFSA or TASFA. Eligible admission locations include College Station, the McAllen Higher Education Center, the Engineering Academy at Blinn Bryan, and the Engineering Academy at Galveston. College Station and Galveston recipients normally live on campus throughout the first year. Renewal requires annual financial-need verification, full-time enrollment, satisfactory academic progress, completion of program participation requirements, and at least 30, 60, and 90 earned hours by the ends of the first, second, and third academic years.
Eligibility
- Be classified as a Texas resident
- Be admitted as an incoming freshman to an eligible Texas A&M campus or engineering academy pathway
- Be a first-generation college student, with neither parent holding a bachelor’s degree
- Have total family income below $50,000 as verified through FAFSA or TASFA
- Submit the admission application by December 1 and FAFSA or TASFA by February 15
- Complete the Texas A&M financial-aid file by May 1
- Live on campus for the full first year at College Station or Galveston unless an appeal is approved
- For renewal, enroll full time, maintain satisfactory academic progress, and meet the 30/60/90 earned-hour rule
- Participate in required Regents’ Scholars programming each academic year