Friends of Katy High School is offering Katy High School seniors the opportunity to apply for a $1,000 scholarship to further their education beyond the high school level.
Scholarship Criteria
KHS student applicant must be a graduating senior at Katy High School and must have been enrolled at Katy High School as a Junior and a Senior.
KHS student applicant must have maintained an academic GPA of 3.0000 or higher.
KHS student applicant must show intent to enter college/university/trade school or the like in the fall immediately after graduating from Katy High School. The student must be able to provide an invoice for Friends of Katy to complete payment to further the student’s education.
KHS Student applicant must be involved in community activities.
KHS student applicant shall be required to write and submit with the application for a scholarship a 150-word statement discussing why the scholarship is desired.
Selection Process
NO PERSONAL INFORMATION will not be made available to the selection committee (with same being redacted from the copy of the application provided to the section committee). The Counselor’s office will redact all names, addresses, phone numbers, and such personal information from a copy of the application before presenting same to the committee and will assign each applicant a number for purposes of maintaining anonymity.
Any parent, relative or other close relation to a student submitting an application for a scholarship shall be required to recuse himself/herself from serving on the selection committee.
Timeline
Scholarship Application Process opens on January 15, 2019. All applications must be turned in directly to the counselor’s office by March 4, 2019. Applications can be picked up in the Counselor’s Office.
