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For Immediate Release
Contact: Broc Carter, 806.350.4508; [email protected]
Each year the Amarillo Area Foundation provides scholarships for post-secondary education to students across the 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle. This year’s deadline to submit a scholarship application is February 10th at noon. Graduating high school seniors and current college students are welcome to apply for scholarships to attend accredited institutions of higher education for the 2017-18 school year.
HOW TO APPLY
Visit the Foundation’s website: org
Click on the “Scholarship Map” tab on the right-hand side of the homepage and then click on the “Apply Now”
Create a username and password to begin the application process.
In 2016, the Amarillo Area Foundation awarded nearly $500,000 in scholarships to area students. Eligibility for scholarship funds is based on a student’s county of residence, college or university, and/or anticipated field of study. While many of the scholarship funds available are for graduating high school seniors, currently enrolled college students are eligible to apply for a select number of scholarships.
To learn more about scholarship criteria for a specific county, visit the Foundation’s website and click on the “Scholarship Map” tab on the right side of the page.
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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Amarillo Area Foundation’s Scholarship Program was established in 1980. Since then, scholarships totaling nearly $5 million have been awarded to students from the Texas Panhandle.
THE AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION
Founded in 1957, the Amarillo Area Foundation and its supporting organization, The Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation, distributed more than $8.7 million in 2016 to benefit residents of the Texas Panhandle.
