Scholarship Application Process:

Opens: January
Criteria for all scholarships: Must be a senior graduating from South Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie High or Dubiski Career High School

Roger & Thelma Phillips Dickey Memorial Scholarship

Established in 2003 by the Estate of Samuel Roger Dickey
Amount: Varies
Interviewer: GPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Committee
Deadline: April 1, 2017 

Criteria:

• Application required
• GPISD graduating senior intending to attend a college/university or accredited trade/technical school
• GPA of 2.0 or better, based on a 4.0 scale
• Demonstrated potential for advance education and seeking an academic degree
• Have an economic need
• Have involvement in extracurricular school activities
• Volunteer Activities
• Interviewed by the Education Foundation Scholarship Committee

Beth Westfall Math Scholarship

Amount: $500.00
Interviewer: GPISD Education Foundation Scholarship Committee
Deadline: April 1, 2017

Criteria:

• Application required
• GPISD graduating senior intending to attend a college/university or accredited trade/technical school
• GPA of 2.0 or better, based on a 4.0 scale
• Demonstrated potential for advance education and seeking a math degree
• Have an economic need
• Have involvement in extracurricular school activities
• Volunteer Activities
• Interviewed by the Education Foundation Scholarship Committee

Brittany Horton Memorial Scholarship

Amount: $500.00
Interviewer:  Friends and Family of Brittany Horton 
Deadline: May 2, 2017 

Criteria: See application for requirements

• Application required
• Plan to enter the nursing profession

Grand Prairie Retired Coaches Association Scholarship

Amount: Two - $500.00 scholarships 
Interviewer: GP Retired Coaches Association committee  
Deadline:  April 1, 2017

 
Criteria:

• Must be a graduating Grand Prairie ISD senior student
• Plan to attend an accredited technical, 2 year, or 4 year school.  
• Anyone who has received any other type of athletic scholarship is NOT eligible 
• Must have been a student athlete, trainer or manager for three (3) years
• Must be a person of good character
• Submit recommendations from: 1-administrator, 1-coach, 2-teachers, 1-outside source (family friend, minister, or police officer)
• Submit a handwritten essay of 75-100 words stating why you want the scholarship 
• Send to Marie Patton, 1314 Nadine, Grand Prairie, TX 75052