Scholarship Overview

The mission of Kids’ Chance of Texas is to create and support scholarship programs that provide educational opportunities for kids in Texas, who have had a parent catastrophically or fatally injured while in the course and scope of their job.

Basic Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be 16 to 25 years old during the semester for which the scholarship is awarded.
  • Dependent of a parent who was catastrophically or fatally injured in a work-related accident.
  • Resident of Texas at the time of the accident (the worker).
  • Enrolled as a full-time student at a university, college, technical, or trade school.

Here is what we expect in return from “our kids”

  • Participation in fundraising events and social media.
  • Prompt response to requests made by Kids’ Chance.
  • Maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
  • Registered for at least 12 hours each semester/quarter, unless otherwise approved.
  • Send in grades for the current term and schedule for the upcoming term at the end of each semester/quarter.
  • No funding will be provided without this information.
  • Notification of dropped classes at the time you withdraw, not at the end of the semester/quarter.

Documentation Required:

In addition to a completed Kids’ Chance of Texas, Inc. scholarship application:

  • Resume with honors, achievements, and accomplishments.
  • Current academic transcript (unofficial transcripts are accepted).
  • Two current letters of recommendation from non-relatives (teachers, counselors, pastor, etc.)
  • Recent digital photograph of the applicant.
  • Evidence of student’s educational expenses (e.g. tuition and fee bill, room and board invoice, preferably for upcoming semester or year; if not, submit the previous semester’s receipts).
  • Copy of Student Aid Report (SAR) you received from FAFSA stating the Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
  • Evidence you are the dependent of the injured parent (e.g. birth certificate with worker’s name listed as parent, W-2 of the worker for the year prior to accident listing the scholarship applicant as a dependent).
  • One of the following (depending on the circumstances of the workplace accident)
    • Copy of PLN-04 Notice Regarding Eligibility for Lifetime Income Benefits, or
    • Copy of PLN-05 Notice of First Death Benefit Payment, or
    • Written explanation of workplace accident and medical records that describe the resulting injuries.
  • Either one of the following:
    • Copy of the injured parent’s DWC-1 Employer’s First Report of Injury or Illness, or
    • Most recent case manager and/or physician report describing the present medical status of the injured parent.
  • Death Certificate for a deceased parent (if applicable).

Deadline:

Applications must be submitted by June 1 for Fall semester or November 1 for Spring semester.

Questions?

If you have any questions or need assistance completing your application, please contact BEFORE the deadline information@kidschanceoftexas.org.

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