Background:
Established by supporters of the Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in honor of Dr. Don and Mrs. Rose Marie Benton, longtime friends of the Trinity River Mission.
Amount:
Varies with the fund's income, but can be as much as $1,500 per year per student. One to three scholarships are generally awarded.
Funds may be used for:
Tuition and fees.
Geographic limitations:
Residents of Dallas County, Texas.
Eligibility:
Students, parents of students and volunteers who have been affiliated with Trinity River Mission in Dallas, Texas. Must be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program in a regionally accredited college or university.
Deadline:
April 1, 2012
Renewals:
Scholarship is renewable for two years if the student maintains a specified grade point average and fulfills all reporting requirements as determined by the Scholarship Committee.
How to apply:
Applicant must be nominated by a member of the Scholarship Committee at Trinity River Mission. For more information, contact Maria Rivera, Youth and Alumni Manager, Trinity River Mission, 2060 Singleton Blvd., Suite 104, Dallas, Texas 75212, 214.744.6774.
Background:
Established in 2007 to benefit children or grandchildren of full- or part-time employees of Brook Hollow Golf Club.
Amount:
Up to $2,000 for students attending community college or vocational/technical schools; and up to $4,500 for students attending 4-year universities.
Funds may be used for:
Tuition, fees, and books.
Geographic limitations:
None
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
- A child or grandchild of an active employee in good standing of Brook Hollow Golf Club.
- A graduating high school senior who has been accepted in, or a student already enrolled in, an undergraduate program of study in pursuit of a degree from a public or private, regionally accredited community college, college, university, or vocational or trade institute.
- Able to demonstrate financial need.
Deadline:
April 1, 2012
Renewals:
This scholarship is not automatically renewed, but students are encouraged to reapply each year.
How to apply:
Download the scholarship application (DOC, 46KB) If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org
Background:
The Berglund Traveling Fellowship is awarded to an advanced architecture student to research, develop, and disseminate knowledge of the built environment.
Amount:
$2,000
Eligibility Requirements - Applicant must be:
- A U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- A resident of Texas
- Registered in a 4th, 5th, or 6th year of an accredited architecture program…or…
- A graduate of an accredited architecture program – within 3 years prior to application date.
Terms of Award:
The fellowship must be used in the year it is awarded. If the funds are not used in this time period they will be forfeited. One-half of the award will be forwarded to the recipient upon notification of the award. Recipient agrees to present a public presentation by March 31 of the year following award, at the Dallas Center for Architecture, at which time the final half of the award will be disbursed.
Submission Requirements:
- Application form available online at www.DallasCFA.com
- 2-4 Letters of recommendation (from professional or academic sources).
- Resume
- Portfolio
- Current transcript if student. Final transcript if graduate.
- Essay: "How and why the study can benefit the architectural community" (limit 350 words).
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Proposed Itinerary
- Budget Estimate
- Transportation
- Lodging
- Other Travel Expenses
- Production / Presentation Expenses
- Approximate Dates of Travel
- Additional Funding Source
Submission Deadline:
Friday, March 30, 2012, by 5:00 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture (1909 Woodall Rodgers Fwy., Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75201). Awards will be announced on Friday, April 27, 2012.
How to apply:
For more information and to obtain an application, please visit http://dallascfa.com/scholarships.html or contact the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75201, 214.742.3242 or info@dallascfa.com.
Background:
The McDermott Traveling Fellowship is awarded to an advanced architecture student to research, develop, and disseminate knowledge of the built environment.
Amount:
$2,000
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicant must be:
- A U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- A resident of Texas.
- Registered in a 4th, 5th, or 6th year of an accredited architecture program…or…
- A graduate of an accredited architecture program – within 3 years prior to application date.
Terms of Award:
The fellowship must be used in the year it is awarded. If the funds are not used in this time period they will be forfeited. One-half of the award will be forwarded to the recipient upon notification of the award. Recipient agrees to present a public presentation by March 31 of the year following award, at the Dallas Center for Architecture, at which time the final half of the award will be disbursed.
Submission Requirements:
- Application form available online at www.DallasCFA.com.
- 2-4 Letters of recommendation (from professional or academic sources).
- Resume.
- Portfolio.
- Current transcript if student. Final transcript if graduate.
- Essay: "How and why the study can benefit the architectural community" (limit 350 words).
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Proposed Itinerary
- Budget Estimate
- Transportation
- Lodging
- Other Travel Expenses
- Production / Presentation Expenses
- Approximate Dates of Travel
- Additional Funding Sources
Submission Deadline:
Friday, March 30, 2012, by 5:00 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers Fwy., Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75201. Awards will be announced on Friday, April 27, 2012.
How to apply:
For more information and to obtain an application, please visit http://dallascfa.com/scholarships.html or contact the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75201, 214.742.3242 or info@dallascfa.com.
Background:
The Swank Traveling Fellowship is awarded to an advanced architecture student for research related to the integration of craft and craftsmanship into the built environment. Recent awardees have studied the use of local construction techniques in primary school design in India and adobe construction in the Urubamba Valley in Peru.
Amount: $2,000
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicant must be:
- A U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- A resident of Texas.
- Registered in a 4th, 5th, or 6th year of an accredited architecture program…or…
- A graduate of an accredited architecture program – within 3 years prior to application date.
Terms of Award:
The fellowship must be used in the year it is awarded. If the funds are not used in this time period they will be forfeited. One-half of the award will be forwarded to the recipient upon notification of the award. Recipient agrees to present a public presentation by March 31 of the year following award, at the Dallas Center for Architecture, at which time the final half of the award will be disbursed.
Submission Requirements:
- Application form available online at www.DallasCFA.com.
- 2-4 Letters of recommendation (from professional or academic sources).
- Resume.
- Portfolio.
- Current transcript if student. Final transcript if graduate.
- Essay: "How and why the study can benefit the architectural community" (limit 350 words)
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Proposed Itinerary
- Budget Estimate
- Transportation
- Lodging
- Other Travel Expenses
- Production / Presentation Expenses
- Approximate Dates of Travel
- Additional Funding Sources
Submission Deadline:
Friday, March 30, 2012, by 5:00 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers Fwy., Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75201. Awards will be announced on Friday, April 27, 2012.
How to Apply:
For more information and to obtain an application, please visit http://dallascfa.com/scholarships.html or contact the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75201, 214.742.3242 or info@dallascfa.com.
Background:
The Dallas Morning News Scholarship Fund was created in 2010 to award scholarships to deserving high school seniors planning to pursue a career in journalism.
Amount:
Up to three $1,500 scholarships shall be awarded.
Funds may be used for:
Tuition and fees
Geographic limitations:
Residents of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall or Tarrant County.
Eligibility:
Applicants must
- Be a U.S. Citizen or legal, permanent resident with a permanent resident card
- Be a graduating senior of a North Texas High school and meet the geographic residency requirements as outlined above
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Show a demonstrated aptitude for print journalism
- Plan to pursue a four-year degree in journalism
- Exhibit community service leadership
Deadline: April 13, 2012
Renewals: None, one-year award only.
How to apply:
Download the eligibility requirements and scholarship application. If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
Background:
The Deserving Student Scholarship was created by The Deserving Student Scholarship Foundation – which was founded by Linda and Carroll Rogers to help provide quality educational opportunities to deserving students in Dallas County. For more information, you may visit www.deservingstudent.org.
Amount: $500 – $5,000
Funds may be used for: Tuition, fees, room and board, or books
Geographic limitations: Residents of Dallas County
Eligibility: You are eligible for a Deserving Student Scholarship if:
- You are a student from Dallas County;
- You are a United States citizen;
- You will be a 2012 high school graduate;
- You have at least a 3.0 high school grade point average;
- You will enroll as an undergraduate in an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational or technical institute;
- You can demonstrate financial need;
- You can demonstrate leadership and/or community service activities.
Deadline: March 30, 2012
How to apply: Download the scholarship application. (DOC, 143KB) If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
Background:
The Hirsch Family Scholarship was established as a scholarship fund in 2009, to benefit dependent children of active employees of Eagle Materials, Performance Chemicals and Ingredients, Martin Fletcher, Highlander Partners, The Composites Group, and any of their majority-owned subsidiaries.
Amount:
$1,000 - $5,000
Funds may be used for:
Tuition, fees, room and board.
Geographic limitations:
None
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
- Be the dependent child of an active employee of Eagle Materials, Performance Chemicals and Ingredients, Martin Fletcher, Highlander Partners The Composites Group, and any of their majority-owned subsidiaries.
- Be a graduating high school senior who has been accepted in, or a student already enrolled in, an undergraduate program of study in pursuit of a degree from a public or private, regionally accredited community college, college, university, or vocational or trade institute.
- Have a proven record of academic performance, as evidenced by grade point average and/or class rank.
- Be able to demonstrate financial need.
Deadline:
April 15, 2012
Renewals:
Renewals are not automatic, but past recipients are encouraged to reapply each year.
How to apply:
Download the scholarship application (DOC,140KB)
If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org
Background:
The Hopson-Laurent Scholarship Fund was established in 2010 to benefit qualified applicants from Fort Towson and Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
Amount:
One or two scholarships of at least $1,000
Funds may be used for:
Tuition, fees, or books
Geographic limitations:
Graduates of a public or private high school in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
- Accepted for enrollment or enrolled in a two or four year undergraduate program at an accredited college or university
- Graduates of a public or private high school in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Preference shall be given to graduates of high schools in Fort Towson, Oklahoma
- Plan to pursue studies in architecture, art, or forestry
Deadline:
March 1, 2012
Renewals:
Can be renewable if the student maintains at least a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) while enrolled under the scholarship and submits supporting documentation to The Dallas Foundation.
How to apply:
Download the scholarship application (DOC, 158KB) If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
Background:
Joe Hornsby III believed in education and he supported students in local schools by encouraging them to obtain a higher education. Created in 2009, The Joe Hornsby III Scholarship will focus specifically on students who have special needs and want to further their education at a college/university or trade school.
Amount:
Up to $2,000 per year.
Funds may be used for:
Tuition, fees and books.
Geographic limitations:
Mesquite Independent School District.
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
- Be a graduating senior of a high school in Mesquite Independent School District.
- Be planning to attend or be enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited college, university or technical training program.
- Have had at least a “C” average during high school (2.0 on a 4.0 scale).
(Priority will be given to students with special needs, visual impairment, physical disabilities, autism or Asperger syndrome).
Deadline:
April 6, 2012
Renewals:
One-time award only, but past recipients are encouraged to reapply
How to apply:
If you attend a high school in Mesquite ISD and would like more information, please contact Ms. Debbie Shewmake, Administrative Officer-Instruction at 972-882-5460 or dshewmake@mesquiteisd.org.
Background:
The Mayor’s Chesapeake Energy Scholarship was established at The Dallas Foundation by Chesapeake Energy Corporation. The goal of the Fund is to make a college degree or vocational certification possible for minority and socially disadvantaged youth.
Amount:
Up to $20,000 per year.
Funds may be used for:
Tuition, fees, books, room and board
Geographic limitations:
Dallas Independent School District.
Eligibility:
Applicants must
- Be a graduating senior of one of the following high schools in the Dallas Independent School District: W.H. Adamson High School, David W. Carter High School, Emmett Conrad High School, Thomas Jefferson High School, Justin F. Kimball High School, Lincoln High School, James Madison High School, Moises E. Molina High School, New Technology High School, North Dallas High School, Barack Obama Male Leadership School, L.G. Pinkston High School, Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, Skyline High School, Seagoville High School, South Oak Cliff High School, H. Grady Spruce High School, Sunset High School, Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center, W. T. White High School, Wilmer-Hutchins High School, or Woodrow Wilson High School;
- Have participated in the Education is Freedom program;
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0;
- Have taken either the ACT or SAT;
- Have applied and plan to attend an accredited college, university or vocational school;
- Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident;
- Be female or a member of a minority group as defined by the DFW Airport M/WBE Program. (The term minority generally includes the following groups: American Indians, Aleuts, Asian-Pacific Americans, Black Americans, Eskimos, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Subcontinent Asian Americans).
Deadline:
April 13, 2012
Renewals:
The scholarship will be reviewed annually and may be renewed for up to four years.
How to apply:
Download our scholarship application (DOC, 142KB)
If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
Background:
The Dr. Dan J. and Patricia S. Pickard Scholarship Fund was established at The Dallas Foundation in 2004 to assist African-American male students in Dallas County. Dr. Pickard was an optometrist and founder of the Pickard Eye Clinic. Called “Magnum” by his patients, he believed that if you do something nice for someone and they do something nice for someone else, you can affect the lives of many people. This scholarship fund is his way of “passing it on.”
Amount: One or two scholarships of at least $1,000
Funds may be used for: Tuition, fees, or books
Geographic limitations: Residents of Dallas County
Eligibility: Applicants must be African-American male students graduating from high schools in Dallas County. Applicants must have at least a 2.5 grade point average. Preference may be given to those who can demonstrate financial need. Personal interviews may be required.
Deadline: April 1, 2012
Renewals: Can be renewable if the student maintains at least a 12-hour class load and a 2.5 grade point average while enrolled under the scholarship, and submits supporting documentation to The Dallas Foundation.
How to apply: Download the scholarship application.
If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
Background:
The Landon Rusnak Scholarship Fund was established at The Dallas Foundation in 2007. This scholarship was established by the employees of LEAM Drilling Systems, Inc. and Conroe Machine, LLC in memory of Landon Rusnak, son of David and Janet Rusnak and brother of Cady Rusnak. Landon's sister Cady was an active member of the Mexia High School Black Cat Band.
Amount:
One scholarship of at least $3,000
Funds may be used for:
Tuition, fees, books, and room and board
Geographic limitations:
Mexia High School
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduating seniors from Mexia High School and a member of the Mexia High School Black Cat Band for at least two years.
Deadline:
February 28, 2012
Renewals:
None, one-year award only
How to apply:
Download the scholarship application. (DOC, 127KB) If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
Background:
Established by the North Texas Tollway Authority and a group of North Texas businesses to provide scholarships to disadvantaged students in civil engineering and closely related disciplines at Texas colleges and universities.
Amount:
$2,000 per semester, beginning in the winner’s junior year. Maximum award is $8,000 over four semesters.
Funds may be used for:
Tuition and other education-related expenses.
Geographic limitations:
None, although special consideration may be given to applicants residing in counties in the service area of the North Texas Tollway Authority: Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties.
Eligibility:
At the time of the original application, the student must be a sophomore enrolled full-time pursuing a B. S. in civil engineering or a closely related discipline at a public or private college or university in Texas, and must be able to demonstrate financial need.
Deadline:
April 13, 2012
Renewals:
Scholarship may be renewed for three additional semesters after initial award if the student remains a full-time student, maintains a 3.0 GPA while enrolled under the scholarship, and submits a grade report within 45 days after the end of each semester.
How to Apply:
Download the scholarship application. If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
Background:
Michael Tilmon was a best friend and teammate of Dallas Cowboy Akin Ayodele while at MacArthur High School. Sadly, he passed away in a car accident in March of 1997. This scholarship program is intended to honor those who demonstrate the type of character and integrity that Michael possessed.
Amount:
At least $10,000 awarded each year, divided amongst the year’s winners in varying amounts.
Funds may be used for:
Tuition, fees, or books.
Geographic limitations:
MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas.
Eligibility:
- Student must have overcome some hardship or adversity.
- Student has maintained or improved their academic standing between their junior and senior year.
- Student must have participated in a varsity sport or extracurricular activity during their senior year.
Deadline:
April 13, 2012
Renewals:
None, one-year award only.
How to apply:
Students must apply by responding to a series of questions on the Akin Ayodele website: www.akinayodele.net. If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
Background:
Established at The Dallas Foundation to support students with physical, emotional or intellectual disabilities who have excelled or shown promise in a chosen field of interest. Tommy's family wants to recognize his creativity and his refusal to allow his disability to limit his personal growth by helping others to develop their own talents.
Scholarships will be awarded to enable applicants to participate in an activity that will promote their personal development in a particular field of interest.
Amount: Up to $1,500 per year
Funds may be used for: Program expenses, travel, or other related expenses
Geographic limitations: Resident of North Texas
Eligibility: You are eligible to apply for a Tommy Tranchin Award if:
- You are a high school level student in North Texas
- You have a physical, emotional or intellectual disability
- You want to participate in an activity that furthers your development in an area in which you excel or have shown promise
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Renewals: One time award only
How to apply: Download the scholarship application or contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.
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Background:
Established in 2009, the Whitley Place Scholarship seeks to provide aid to graduating seniors in Prosper ISD who plan to study civil engineering, construction science, construction management, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, public administration, mechanical engineering or other math/science related fields.
Amount:
Up to $2,500 per year
Funds may be used for:
Tuition, fees, and books
Geographic limitations:
Prosper Independent School District
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
- Be a graduating senior of a high school in Prosper Independent School District
- Have applied to and plan to attend an accredited college or university
- Plan to pursue studies in the area of civil engineering, construction science, construction management, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, public administration, mechanical engineering or other math/science related fields
- Have a minimum of a B average during high school (3.0 on a 4.0 scale)
- Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
Deadline:
March 31, 2012
Renewals:
The scholarship will be reviewed annually and may be renewed for up to three additional years.
How to apply:
If you attend a high school in Prosper ISD and would like more information, please download the scholarship application or contact Mary Beth Randecker, Prosper ISD Counselor, at 469-219-2192 or MBRandecker@prosper-isd.net. If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@dallasfoundation.org.