Brandy Lee Leard Memorial Scholarship Grant

The Brandy Lee Leard Memorial Scholarship, offered by the Amarillo Area Foundation, supports high school seniors and college students from the Texas Panhandle who are parents or expectant parents. This scholarship provides up to $1,500 per semester for trade/vocational schools and up to $3,500 for accredited colleges/universities. Eligible applicants must maintain a 2.5 GPA and complete the Foundation's General Scholarship Application. This initiative aims to improve educational opportunities for young parents in the community.

Core Values
As a leader in philanthropic, nonprofit, and community issues, the Foundation is a catalyzing force that addresses the community’s most critical challenges by providing significant, shared and lasting results.
Scholarships
The foundation offers a variety of scholarships for different colleges/universities and fields of study and eligibility for scholarships is based on the student’s county of residence, planned college or university, and/or anticipated field of study. While most of the scholarship funds available are for graduating high school seniors, there are a few funds available for currently enrolled college students. We highly recommend you check for scholarships for which you are eligible before beginning the application process. The Foundation requires submission of a general online application form for most of its funds, which can be accessed in early January.
The Brandy Lee Leard Memorial Scholarship will provide a scholarship(s) to graduating high school seniors, currently enrolled college students, returning college students, or GED certificate holders from the northernmost 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle who are expecting a baby or who are actively involved in parenting their child and have the desire to obtain a post-secondary education. Recipients must maintain 2.5 cum GPA. Recipients attending a trade/vocational or community college can receive up to $1,500 per semester and recipients attending an accredited college/university can receive up to $3,500 per semester.

Eligibility

The following applicant eligibility applies to any new Scholarship Fund:

• Applicants must complete the Amarillo Area Foundation’s General Scholarship Application.

Applicants must reside within the Foundation’s service area or the geographic area specified by the Scholarship Fund Agreement, if different.The following policies apply to scholarship recipients:
Scholarship recipients must enroll in the fall semester immediately following award and remain consecutively enrolled for the term of the scholarship unless specified otherwise.
Scholarship recipients must maintain full-time enrollment (12 credit hours per semester for undergraduate, 6 credit hours per semester for graduate studies)The Foundation reserves the right to withdraw its Scholarship Awards under certain circumstances, including but not limited to:

• Recipient must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA as specified in the Scholarship Fund Criteria (default: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale if unspecified).
• Recipient must attend the specified college/university if dictated by the Scholarship Fund Criteria; otherwise, they may attend any qualified institution.
• Recipient must major in the field of study specified in the Scholarship Fund Criteria.