Scholarships

The SFA Alumni Association administers a number of alumni scholarships created by graduates of the Department of Computer Science. 

Created by the Department of Computer Science Advisory Council and funded with membership fees from the Advisory Council and contributions from alumni and friends, this scholarship provides funding for computer science students.

This scholarship is awarded annually to incoming computer science students. It was created in 1986 by SFA graduates Lance Hirsch and James Foreman, founders of Texas-based Focus POS Systems. To qualify, students must be computer science majors and meet one of the following requirements:

• Be an incoming freshman in the top 15% of their high school class and have an SAT score of 1220 or an ACT score of 27;
• Be a transfer student who meets all of the incoming freshman requirements and has a transfer GPA of 3.0 or higher; or
• Be a current, full-time SFA student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and in good academic standing.

This scholarship was created in honor of SFA faculty member Dr. George Dailey, who taught at SFA from 1975 until his death in 2004. Junior and senior computer science majors.

This award opportunity, which provides up to $3,000, is for first-time incoming students at the freshman, sophomore or junior level who plan to major in computer science. Learn more about requirements and renewals.