Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi offers four different university funded scholarships to undergraduate Texas residents and non- residents (if funds are available) to be used for tuition and mandatory fees based upon criteria outlined below. These scholarships are automatically renewed as long as eligibility criteria is met. Along with completion of the ApplyTexas admission application by February 1st, students wanting to apply for institutional scholarships will need to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year by March 1st. In order for funds to be disbursed the student must be enrolled at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in a minimum of 12 semester credit hours for each of the Fall and Spring semesters and meet the requirements outlined. Students who are unable to meet the enrollment requirements due to limits set by their academic program, graduation, course offerings, approved disability accommodations, or other circumstances beyond the student's control may submit a Scholarship Enrollment Exception Form for consideration. Awards are limited to availability of funding.
1. Institutional ScholarshipsDeadline: February 1, 2021 (Priority Deadline: October 1, 2020)
Scholarship Application available at: ApplyTexas.org
Admission applications submitted by February 1 will serve as scholarship applications for the First Time in College scholarships program. Please note that High School Transcripts and Test Scores must be postmarked by February 1st to be eligible for the awards.
***Due to COVID-19 impacting SAT and ACT testing, 2021-2022 Incoming Freshman Scholarships will be awarded using students’ high school rank and high school GPA (converted to a 4.0 scale) if test scores are not available.
| Name | Total Award | Annual Award | ACT or SAT Score | GPA Score* (based on converted 4.0 scale) | High School rank *** | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidential Scholar | $16,000 | $4,000 |
ACT 28 and up or SAT 1260 and up |
3.50+ | 10% | ||||||||||||
| Achieve Scholar | $12,000 | $3,000 |
ACT 25-27 or SAT 1160-1250 |
3.25+ | 20% | ||||||||||||
| Islander Scholar | $8,000 | $2,000 |
ACT 21-24 or SAT 1100-1150 |
3.00+ | 25% | ||||||||||||
| Impact Scholar** | $4,000 | $1,000 | No minimum ACT/SAT requirement | 3.00+ | No minimum requirement | ||||||||||||
*GPA Scores will be converted to a 4.0 scale internally.
** Must be a resident of the Coastal Bend (Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio Counties) and graduating from a Coastal Bend High School.
Eligibility & Renewal Requirements
Email notifications of institutional scholarship awards will be sent to both the Islander and Personal email addresses. Acceptance forms must be signed and returned in order to receive the scholarship award.
2. Morris L. Lichtenstein Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Deadline: February 1, 2021 (Priority Deadline: October 1, 2020)
Scholarship Application available at: ApplyTexas.org
Incoming Freshmen admission applications submitted by February 1 will serve as scholarship applications for Lichtenstein Scholarship. Please note that High School Transcripts and Test Scores must be postmarked by February 1st to be eligible for the awards.
| Name | Total Award | Annual Award | ACT or SAT Score | High School Rank |
| Morris L. Lichtenstein Jr. Endowed Scholarship | $51,000 | $12,750 |
ACT 32 and up or SAT 1390 and up |
Top 7% |
Eligibility & Renewal Requirements
Email notifications of institutional scholarship awards will be sent to both the Islander and Personal email addresses. Acceptance forms must be signed and returned in order to receive the scholarship award.
3. Additional scholarship opportunities:
A. Endowed Scholarships: 21-22 TAMU-CC Undergraduate Scholarship Application
Deadline: March 1, 2021
Students will apply for endowed scholarships utilizing our online scholarship application. Please note that students will be redirected to the application, and will need to log in using their Islander ID and password. To obtain your Islander ID and password, click here. This scholarship application is available for all incoming, transfer and current undergraduate students.
B. Honors Program scholarships
The Honors Program at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi offers scholarship opportunities to students. Those wishing to be considered for a scholarship must be admitted to the Honors Program and must submit the Honors Program Scholarship Application by the posted deadline. For more information, please visit the Honors Program web site.
C. Music, Art, and Theatre
D. Athletic Scholarships
Students seeking athletic scholarships should send inquiries to the coach of their intended sport.
Students applying for additional scholarships are encouraged to submit a FAFSA each academic year. Students who are unable to meet the enrollment requirements due to limits set by their academic program, graduation, course offerings, approved disability accommodations, or other circumstances beyond the student's control may submit a Scholarship Enrollment Exception Form for consideration.
