Lyday Fernandes Scholars

1. First generation, defined as the first in their immediate family to attend college, incoming high school graduate with financial need
2. High school GPA minimum of 3.0; graduating in the top 25% of their class
3. Full time student
4. First priority will be given to students from Delta, Fannin, Lamar and Red River counties
5. If there are not enough eligible applicants from the four counties listed above, students from the following
counties are eligible to receive the scholarship:
Anderson, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Marion, Morris, Panola,
Rains, Rusk, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood,
6. The fund will generate at least 1 new scholarship each academic year, with a minimum award amount of
$5,000, divided equally between the fall and spring semesters.
7. The scholarship is renewable, and the student can receive the scholarship for a maximum of four years, or until
they receive their undergraduate degree, whichever comes first. Scholarship renewal will be based on
submission of updated application, availability of funds, and student eligibility (full time student in good

• Recipient’s name can be published as a scholarship recipient.
• Failure to meet the requirements of this scholarship may cause scholarships to be revoked.
• This scholarship may entitle an out of state resident to the Non-Resident Tuition Exemption as outlined by the Texas A&M University-Commerce Policy on Non-Resident Tuition Exemption for Competitive Scholarship Recipients.