Student Information Guide

The Conroe ISD Education Foundation offers scholarships to talented graduating seniors

The Conroe ISD Education Foundation provides scholarships to Conroe ISD graduating seniors who seek careers in teaching kindergarten through high school. The Foundation awards annual scholarships, each of which provides between $500 and $2,000 toward tuition, fees and books during the student's freshman year in college. Each scholarship may be extended for up to three more years, if the student maintains a good academic standing and continues to pursue a degree in K-12 education.

A Foundation scholarship could total up to $8,000 toward four years of college study. The Foundation administers donated funds, as well as various other scholarship funds from businesses, private donations, honorariums and memorials. Amount of scholarship awards vary depending on the scholarship source. However, a graduating senior who submits an Application Packet to the Foundation will be considered as a candidate for all scholarships offered through the Foundation during that award year.

Application Forms for Conroe ISD Education Foundation scholarships are delivered to the Lead Counsellor at each Conroe ISD high school at the beginning of the calendar year. Students must provide required items in an Application Packet by February 28. Counsellors will screen the Applications Packets received on their campus and select ten of the applicants from that campus as scholarship candidates. The Application Packets of these ten candidates, along with each student's transcript, will be reviewed by a committee appointed through the Foundation. The Selection Criteria/Point Values chart shown on the opposite page is used in awarding all scholarships.

Request an Application Form from your school’s Lead Counselor. This Application Form requires some basic personal information, and will become the cover page of your Application Packet. In addition, your Application Packet must include the following:

· List of school-related extracurricular activities, including leadership positions held.

· List of activities outside of school for the last 4 years, including work experiences and leader positions held.

· Brief statement (one page or less) indicating the importance of this scholarship for financial assistance in pursuing a career in education.

· Brief statement (one page or less) indicating a genuine interest in a career in education, and personal goals to be accomplished as an educator.

· Letter of reference from a school administrator, teacher, counsellor, or librarian, containing examples of the student’s dedication to a career in education, and need for a scholarship.

· Copy of most recent transcript showing overall GPA and rank in class. This material should be added by your School Counsellor.

30 Points: Financial need based primarily on the student's reasons for the importance of the scholarship in pursuing a college degree in K-12 education.

30 Points: Desire and interest in pursuing a career in K-12 education. This will be based on the student's stated reasons for pursuing a teaching career, and the reference letter indications of a desire to teach.

20 Points: Extracurricular school activities, leadership positions held, and activities outside of school, including work experiences.

20 Points: Academic standing: grade point average and rank in class.

BY FEBRUARY 28:

►All students must submit completed application packets to High School Counsellors.

BY MARCH 31:

►Lead Counsellor of each High School forwards the top ten application packets to the Foundation.

DURING MAY:

►Notification of Awards