Dream Big Fort Worth Determined Scholars
Scholarship Sponsored by Dream Big Fort Worth
Value: $24,000
Awards Available: 8
Determined Scholars have tremendous potential to create change in the world and can serve as important and needed role models for families, friends, and communities.
Scholars will receive:
- ACT/SAT preparation courses
- Monthly sessions focused on college application preparation, academic and college success, financial literacy, and health and well-being
- Personalized mentorship from senior year of high school through college graduation
- Financial assistance up to $24,000 over the course of undergraduate studies to support academic success (e.g.,tuition, fees, books, supplies, living expenses)
Criteria for Application
You are ELIGIBLE if you are:
- Currently a junior enrolled in an accredited Tarrant County public school, including public charter and magnet schools with a minimum GPA of 3.5
- Planning to enroll full-time in a degree-granting program at a four-year higher education institution following high school graduation
- Challenged financially to attend college and can document your financial need
Dream Big Determined Scholars are:
- Purposeful: Scholars are passionate about helping others and creating social good. Their values guide their decisions and behaviors.
- Highly Motivated: Scholars are internally driven. They find creative ways to build upon their strengths, overcome weaknesses and achieve their goals, despite the challenges they've faced in life.
- A Problem Solver: Determined Scholars tackle problems in strategic and creative ways and willingly seek help from others to achieve important goals. Challenges don’t defeat or define Scholars; rather they stimulate and spur them on.
- Committed to Learning: Scholars have an undying thirst for knowledge. They are committed to their studies and demonstrate their commitment through good school attendance and behavior.
- Someone who Dreams Big: Scholars see opportunities where others see limitations. They dream big!
How to Apply
Please APPLY, if you think you might be a Dream Big Fort Worth Determined Scholar:
- Complete and submit your application online on or before February 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM CST. Please note that this part of the application process includes one recommendation letter, be sure that your recommender submits their form before the deadline as well.
- Finalists – If you are selected as a finalist, you will be invited to an in-person interview. Interviews will be held on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, 2025. Finalists are required to attend in order to be considered.
- Recipients – All Finalists will be contacted via phone call, and recipients will be highlighted on the website and in other media.
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