Helen Hill Scholarship
Funding Amount
Up to $6,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Graduating high school senior
Geography
- Reside in Greater Houston area
Other requirements
- BBBS Lone Star Littles/Mentees
- GPA of 2.8 or higher
- Contact: Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, 5001 LBJ Freeway Suite 450, Dallas, TX 75244, 888.887.BIGS
Overview
The Helen Hill Scholarship honors Mary Helen Hill (1938-2021), a kind and generous soul who believed strongly in the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters and was committed to mentoring others. Helen was affiliated with BBBS for many years and served as a Big Sister twice. She was employed by Houston Endowment for 36 years as a grant manager. Upon her retirement in 2004, Houston Endowment established this scholarship in her name.
Geographic Scope: Greater Houston area only
Award Details:
- Amount: Up to $6,000 per award
- Payable: Over four years
- Availability: Two awards
Eligibility:
- BBBS Lone Star Littles/Mentees
- Reside in Greater Houston area
- Graduating high school senior
- GPA of 2.8 or higher
How to Apply
Application Process
- Complete the online application form
- Submit via the provided online portal at bbbstx.org
- A committee of independent volunteers will review applications
- Recipients will be selected based on essay/narrative evaluation
Required Materials:
- Online application form completion
- Essay or narrative response (specific prompts not detailed)
Note: Deadline not specified in source material. Contact organization for current application deadline.
What Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 7
- Total given
- $2.24M
- Median grant
- $150K
- Range
- $83K–$924K
- By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: San Antonio, TX; Austin, TX; Lubbock, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
BBBS of South Texas · San Antonio, TX
One-to-one mentoring
$924K
BBBS of Central Texas · Austin, TX
One-to-one mentoring
$698K
BBBS of Lubbock · Lubbock, TX
One-to-one mentoring
$156K
BBBS of Hereford Texas · Hereford, TX
One-to-one mentoring
$131K
BBBS Gulf Coast · Galveston, TX
One-to-one mentoring
$103K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Mentoring
- Youth programs
- College prep
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