Scholarship Program

The TSTA Scholarship Program is designed for deserving university students using the following selection criteria:

• The recipient must be a full-time graduate or undergraduate student in an accredited university

• The recipient must be actively engaged in the university’s agricultural sciences department.

• The recipient must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.

• Preference given to students who display leadership and have a desire to impact the seed industry.​

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Funds are given to Texas universities for internal administration using the above selection criteria.

The following are the current endowments from TSTA:

1. Texas Tech University - Don Ator Memorial Scholarship Endowment

   • Qualifications: Undergraduate; Dept of Plant and Soil Sciences with an academic focus on crops or soils.

   • Established in 1998

2. Buz Poage Memorial Texas Seed Trade Association Scholarship Endowment

3. Elaine Wilson Memorial Scholarship Endowment

   • Established in 2019

4. TSTA / American Cottonseed Delinters’ Association Scholarship

   • Qualifications: Undergraduate or graduate; minimum 3.0 GPA; major in soil science, crop science or agronomy

   • Established in 2007

5. Texas A&M University

6. Tarleton State University

   • West Texas A&M University - Rusty Smallwood Memorial Scholarship

   • Established in 2025

To donate to the scholarship fund, please email here