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2020-2021: Birdville Council of PTAs will offer one or more $500 scholarships to eligible graduating seniors from the four high schools in BISD (Birdville, Richland, Haltom, and Shannon). To be eligible for consideration and receive a scholarship you must meet the following requirements:
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1) Applicant must be a 2021 graduating BISD high school student.
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2) Applicant must have attended their BISD high school for the entire senior year.
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3) Applicant must be a current student member of their high school’s PTSA. Visit www.joinpta.org to become a member!
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4) Applicant must have a GPA of at least 2.75.
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5) Applicant must include one letter of recommendation from a BISD High School Teacher
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6) Applicant must write a short 300 to 500 word essay based on the following question:
How has PTA and/or PTSA influenced your education?”
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7) The scholarship will be used for the purpose of study at an accredited college, university or technical school.
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8) Applicant will not be considered for this award if known to already be receiving a full scholarship.
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9) Each scholarship winner must provide the committee with his/her social security number and the name and address of the university, college, or vocational school at which he/she will be studying. If this information is not provided by August 2021, the scholarship will be awarded to the next applicant on the ranked list.
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10) Application must be turned in to the counselor’s office by 12:00PM (noon) on Friday, March 26, 2021.
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