About the Scholarship
Scholarship Guidelines:
This scholarship may be used at any two or four-year College or University. (Trade, Technical and Cosmetology Schools are ineligible.)
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Eligibility:
high-school senior attending school in Tarrant County, Grand Prairie, Texas, or the surrounding area, from a single-parent household
Plan to study Education
Involvement in extracurricular activities
Documented Community Service
Minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
Application Packet:
Completed application
Two letters of recommendation from a non-relative who can speak to your college readiness and leadership ability within a club, organization, UIL group, or with a community service project.
Proof of SAT or ACT scoreÂ
Official transcript with Unweighted GPA on 4.0 scale emailed by your high school counselor or sent from an electronic system to academic@arlingtoneducation.org
Completed Academic Profile signed by your school counselor CLICK HERE FOR 2026 ACADEMIC PROFILE
Two minute recorded audio-essay using the following prompt/guidelines:
Why education is my chosen career path? Why secondary education is personally important to me?
The complete application packet is due by 11:58 pm CST on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
Scholarship winner will be announced at the AISD Family Expo and Resource Fair on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
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***SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WILL BE DISBURSED DIRECTLY TO THE AWARD WINNER UPON SECONDARY ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION***
For more information, please contact: academic@arlingtoneducation.org
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