Scholarship Winners

Scholarship Program

Austin Bank has provided financial service to East Texas since 1900. In keeping with their tradition of community service and a commitment to education, Austin Bank established an educational scholarship to assist high school graduates in continuing their education at a university, college, trade or vocational school. Each year, 29 scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors from community high schools. In addition, one scholarship is awarded to an Austin Bank customer. Winners are selected based on scholastic achievement, extracurricular activity involvement, leadership qualities and an essay contest. The Austin Bank scholarship funds are for one year only and are not renewable.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4 point scale (or equivalent)
• For the community scholarships, applicants must be a graduating senior of one of the following high schools:

• For the customer scholarship, the student must be a graduating senior and not attend one of the above listed schools.
  • Student or guardian must have a relationship of one year or longer with the Bank. (May be a loan or deposit relationship.)

2019 Scholarship Winners include:

Scholarship Applications

Applications are delivered to the high school counselors at the schools listed to the left, in the beginning of November. Community applicants must pick up applications from their high school counselors. Applications are not posted online. Customer applicants may request an application from their local banking office. All applications are due the last part of February. (Specific date may be found on the application.)  Winners will be notified at their school's award presentation in May.

For additional information or questions, please contact us at scholarships@austinbank.com.