DEADLINE:  March 1, 2013 at 5 PM

This form is for current Texas State students or accepted transfer students only. Freshmen who will begin at Texas State in Fall 2013 should apply using the general Texas State scholarship process and should not complete this form. Additional information about these scholarships is available here.

Instructions for completing the Honors College Scholarship Application (which includes the Stephen R. Gregg Presidential, Honors College, Camp, Craddock, and FitzPatrick Scholarships) are below.

1. Complete this online form
2. Submit two letters of recommendation.  Letters may be emailed directly by your recommenders to honors@txstate.edu, faxed to 512 245 8959 or delivered to Lampasas 407 in a sealed envelope, and signed on the flap. Letters from high school teachers and counselors are strongly discouraged as letters should reflect your work in college.

Current mailing address

Permanent Address (If different than current mailing address.)

All applicants must provide one personal essay from the four options outlined below. Essays should be 500-750 words maximum.  No essay topic is preferred over another.

1. Explain how and why your life has been significantly influenced by a person (living or dead), an event or by a particular book. Be specific, descriptive and introspective.
2. Use the following statement as a basis for your essay that fully explains your attitude. “As a ____ year-old in the year ____, I am most optimistic (or pessimistic) about my future in the United States because...”
3. Describe a challenge and/or hardship to which you have successfully responded. What did you learn about yourself as you responded to this challenge and/or hardship? Describe a challenge you anticipate facing in any aspect of college life. On the basis of what you learned from your earlier response, how do you expect to deal with this challenge?
4. Three of Texas State’s goals are, in part, to promote academic quality; to expand access to public university education and contribute to the economic and cultural development of Texas; and to enrich our learning environment. How would you assist Texas State in accomplishing these goals? Please reference any exceptional achievements or special talents (such as poetry, artwork, bilingual proficiency, etc.) you might possess.

The complete list of Texas State Board of Regents members is available here.