Financial support to help you achieve your educational dreams.
We have more than 100 different scholarships available to students aspiring to earn degrees, acquire skills, or pursue specific careers. But fear not! You won’t have more than 100 different applications.
We recommend completing our Universal Application which links you with 60 different scholarships. We also have a Common Application to apply for 30 others. Review the complete scholarship list and see if you’re eligible for any of the Individual Scholarship Applications.
Some fund a student’s education in a specific area of study. Others pay to send students to a fund advisor’s alma mater or award scholarships to students from a specific high school.
Visit the Scholarship FAQs if you have any questions or watch the tutorial video on How to Apply.
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Available for all areas of study.
This application is for Spring 2025 semester. Applicants must reapply each Fall and Spring semester.
Criteria:
Complete this application to be considered for up to 29 different scholarships.
Open: Thursday, December 1, 2022
Deadline: Friday, February 24, 2023
Complete this application to be considered for up to 57 different scholarships.
Open: Monday, December 19, 2022
Deadline: Friday, February 24, 2023
Course of Study: Wildlife Management and/or Range Management
Open: January 1, 2023
Deadline: April 15, 202
Must currently live or will attend school within 25 miles of a Whataburger, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited two- or four- year college or university or vocational/technical school.
Open: Thursday, December 1, 2022
Deadline: Friday, February 24, 2023
Student must be dependent child of a full-time, active employee of Valero Services, Inc., have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale, and be a high school graduating senior, freshman, or sophomore in college when applying.
Open: Thursday, December 1, 2022
Deadline: Friday, February 24, 2023
Course of Study: Wildlife Management and/or Range Management
Open: January 1, 2023
Closes: April 15, 2023
Available for all areas of study.
Open: January 9, 2023
Closes: February 24, 2023
Available for all areas of study.
Open: February 1, 2023
Closes: March 24, 2023
Most applications will open December 1 and will close February 24. Some individual scholarships will have different open and close dates. Please download the Available Scholarships spreadsheet here for exact dates for all applications.
No, there is not a fee to apply.
There is one scholarship, the Legacy Scholarship, that is for high school juniors. Contact Bernice Uresti at buresti@saafdn.org for more information.
We receive a lot of applications, and it is difficult for us to inform each person if their application was submitted correctly. At the end of the process, in May, you will receive an email notification as to whether you receive any scholarships or not.
No, our application deadlines are firm.
You can submit an official or unofficial transcript as long as it has your name, the name of your school, your most recent semester grades, and your cumulative GPA.
Please note that you must submit an official transcript for the Duncan Scholars Program Scholarship and the Dan L Duncan Houston Safari Club Foundation Scholars.
No, your application will be denied.
If you are selected to receive a scholarship, you will be notified by email in May with your award information and next steps.
Yes, we will notify you by email that you were not selected for a scholarship.
Your scholarship check is sent to your college or university during the months of June through August.
It is possible that your check may not arrive before school starts, though we try to have all checks mailed out by August.
You should check with your financial aid office regarding emergency funding, payment plans and show them a copy of the award email sent to you by the Area Foundation. We can also send your financial aid office an email letting them know your funds are coming. Just contact us to let us know.
Each school is different, but it could take up to 4 weeks to post to your account.
Your school may take up to 4 weeks to post your check. After 4 weeks, please contact us for next steps.
No, all scholarship checks are made payable to the school you will be attending and mailed directly to your financial aid office.
Yes, your check will be delayed and sent out later.
It depends on the criteria of the scholarship you receive. Some scholarship funds must be used at specific schools. It is not always possible to transfer the checks to another school.
If there are no criteria restrictions, once we receive your award from the school, and we receive a change of school form from you, we can forward the award to your new school.
It could take several weeks for the school to return the check.
No, we must wait for the refund to be sent back to us.
You will receive your renewal instructions by email in May of each year.
It depends which scholarship you receive. The only scholarships that require you to apply for renewal each semester are the Harvey Najim Scholarship, Valero Scholarship, and Duncan Scholarship. The other renewable scholarships require you to renew every year.
Duncan Scholars may qualify for a probationary semester. Please contact duncanscholars@saafdn.org.
Najim and Valero Scholars may qualify for a probationary semester. Please contact scholarship@saafdn.org.
For all other renewable scholarships, if you do not meet the GPA requirement you are not eligible to receive your award.
Duncan Scholars may qualify for a probationary semester. Please contact duncanscholars@saafdn.org.
Najim and Valero Scholars may qualify for a probationary semester. Please contact scholarship@saafdn.org.
For all other renewable scholarships, if you do not meet the GPA requirement you are not eligible to receive your award.
If a requirement for your scholarship is attending school full-time, you must attend school full-time.
Please contact us at scholarship@saafdn.org.
If you do not plan to attend school, you should contact us at scholarship@saafdn.org.
Disclaimer: To access some applications, you will leave the Area Foundation’s website and be redirected to an outside provider.
Although you may see reference to the Area Foundation, we are not responsible for those websites or their content. The terms of use and privacy and security policies of third-party websites may be different from the terms and policies of the San Antonio Area Foundation’s website.
