Texas Scholarship Application

2017 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation is offering scholarships to students interested in pursuing a degree within the field of agriculture. The number of scholarships and the amount awarded annually is dependent upon funding but traditionally scholarships have been a minimum of $2,000.00.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be eligible for the 2017-2018 TSCRF scholarship, an applicant must:

• Be accepted or enrolled at an accredited university in Texas or Oklahoma and plan to pursue a degree program in agriculture or an agriculture-related program (Animal Science, Pre-Vet, Agribusiness, Range Management or Wildlife)

• Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Texas or Oklahoma.

• Be a member or sponsored by a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Transcripts from all colleges attended must be submitted. If currently a high school senior, please include high school transcript.

• Demonstrate financial need.

• Have a background that includes beef cattle production.

Scholarships are awarded without regard to race, gender, religion or ethnicity.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Each scholarship will be paid by check payable to the university that the student will be attending during the upcoming fall semester. The check will be issued by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation and mailed to the university.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Please complete the application in its entirety and return with the following required documents:

* A photo of applicant

* Transcripts

* Essay

* Two recommendation forms completed by someone other than a relative utilizing the form provided.

All application materials must be received at the address below by February 6, 2017.

Any application missing any of the required documents will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered.

Information will be handled in a confidential manner by the Foundation.

CONFIDENTIAL

Personal Information (Please print or type)

Name: Mr. Miss Mrs.

Male Female Date of Birth:

Address:

Telephone: E-Mail Address:

I am a legal citizen of the United State of America? Yes No

Name of Parent(s) or Guardian

Address of Parent or Guardian (If different from above):

Father’s occupation: Mother’s occupation:

Are you or your family currently involved in beef cattle production: Yes No

If yes, how many head do you own?

Brood Cows: Stocker Calves: Cattle on Feed:

Is your family a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association? Yes No

If no, your TSCRA sponsor is:

Name:

Address:

Please complete one of the following sections:

CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

High school:

Expected date of graduation:

Class Rank: of Cumulative GPA:

College or University you will attend next year:

If undecided, list your top 3 college choices:

College major:

SAT: Best Score - Math Critical Reading Writing

ACT: (Comp) Score:

CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS

High School:

High School Graduation Date:

College or University:

College major:

College classification as of the fall term, 2016:

Freshman Senior

Sophomore Graduate Student

Junior

Cumulative GPA:

Please list any specific reasons why you need financial assistance to attend school:

List other financial assistance you will receive including other scholarships, grants and student loans (include amount for each):

Activities and Achievements

Additional pages may be attached if needed for completion of information.

Extracurricular activities (indicate offices held in each organization if applicable):

Special honors and awards:

Work experience:

Career goals:

Please attach a personal essay telling us about yourself, your educational objectives, what life’s work you are preparing yourself for by attending college and why you believe you should be a recipient of this scholarship.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Statement of Income:

Total Adjusted Gross Income as reported on household’s (applicant & parent/guardian) most recent federal income tax return: ((IRS form 1040, Line 37). Should the applicant come from a single parent household but the other parent contributes financially to the applicant’s well being; please include their adjusted gross income as well.

$

Total number of exemptions claimed:

Number of dependent children in the family:

Number of dependent children currently attending college:

Planned year(s) of graduation:

Number of dependent children currently attending high school:

Planned year(s) of graduation:

Certification

All information on this form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

I hereby authorize the Scholarship Committee to obtain from my school, or from any other source, such data as it may require in connection with this application, including but not limited to scores upon various tests and personal appraisals.

I understand that if I am granted a TSCRF Scholarship, it is for one year. To receive funding for the spring semester, I will be required to submit a written report and a transcript from the fall semester demonstrating that I have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 as well as proof of enrollment with full-time status for the spring semester. Applicants may apply each year for this scholarship.

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT:

Name of Applicant:

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION:

The above named applicant is applying for a TSCRF Scholarship and is requesting that you provide a recommendation based on your personal knowledge of the applicant. Please complete this form and return it directly to the TSCRF Scholarship Committee. Your comments are confidential and will not be shown to the applicant.

How long and in what capacity have you known applicant?

Please check your appraisal of applicant’s ability to succeed in college:

Excellent   Very Good   Good   Fair   Poor   No Opinion

Please rate the applicant on the following characteristics based on his/her performance:

Why do you believe the applicant is deserving of this scholarship?

Telephone: E-mail:

Return by February 6th to:

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation

Scholarship Committee

1600 Gendy Street

Fort Worth, TX 76107