British American Foundation of Texas Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by British American Foundation of Texas

The undergraduate award is intended for low-income families and is intended to alleviate the financial burden of funding tuition fees in Texas, whether at a 4 year or a 2 year college.  

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE AWARD

Scholarships awarded for the Fall semester.  This scholarship is for students resident in Texas and applying for funding to study in Texas. Students currently at college or high school seniors may apply. Scholarships may be used for tuition and college-related expenses payable to the college. Funding will be sent directly to the college.

REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must:

• Be a resident of Texas;
• Be enrolled in full-time education within the Texas education system;
• Major in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or Business;
• Come from a low-income household;
• Maintain a GPA of 3 or above (current college students) or 3.5 (current high school students applying for Freshman year funding);
• Be able to attend an Awards Dinner to receive the award in Houston on April 25th 2024.

HOW TO APPLY

• Applicants need to complete an application form (click on the link below) and upload the following to it:
• Letter of recommendation from a teacher on a school or college letterhead. If your teacher prefers to keep this letter confidential, it can be sent in separately by email to info@baftx.org before the deadline of 12pm on March 31st. Guidelines for teachers to write your reference letter are available 
  online;
• School transcript - official or unofficial;
• FAFSA report (or TAFSA report for non-US citizens);

Essay: Please submit an essay of between 400 and 450 words. “Describe your educational and career goals and why you need a scholarship from BAFTX to achieve them. Excluding financial needs, what are the most significant challenges you expect to face in successfully completing college. How will you overcome these challenges?”