The 2025 Herbert V. Johnson Family Scholarship is now open for applications.

To qualify, applicants must be a descendant of Jessie and Sarah L. Johnson, including by marriage and/or adoption. 

The scholarship is sponsored by Herbert V. Johnson, president and founder of HVJ Associates, Inc., a multi-discipline engineering business with offices across Texas.

Credit: Herbert V. Johnson

Each year, Johnson awards up to $20,000 to four winners. The actual award amount may vary, however, based on other scholarships and financial aid received by an awardee.

The award may be used towards annual tuition, room and board, and school books. 

Johnson’s own experience as a first-generation college student motivated him to start a scholarship to ease the path for others in his family so they, too, can realize their full potential. 

“To be educated is to be powerful – it enables one to live a life of creativity, growth, contribution and fulfillment. Education has been key to the achievements and extraordinary fulfillment that I’ve experienced in life, and I know the challenges firsthand of getting a college education,” said Johnson. 

“With finances being one, I want to reduce or eliminate that challenge for my family. So I have set up the Herbert V. Johnson Family Scholarship Fund to help the descendants of my parents, Jessie and Sarah L. Johnson,” he added. 

To qualify, applicants must meet certain eligibility criteria. Past awardees may reapply so long as they meet the criteria.

Apply here by June 30, 2025 for a chance to win up to $20,000!