Louise Bowers Slentz Foundation Endowed Scholarship Grant

The Louise Bowers Slentz Foundation Endowed Scholarship, offered by the Amarillo Area Foundation, supports graduating high school seniors from specific Texas Panhandle counties. Eligible students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 and enroll in an accredited college or university. This scholarship aims to enhance the quality of life for residents by facilitating access to higher education, with a requirement for a cumulative GPA of 2.5 during college to retain eligibility.

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.
For graduating high school seniors from Carson, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts or Wheeler counties who plan to attend an accredited regional college or university in the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle including Texas Tech University and South Plains Community College and major in any undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral field of study. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to be eligible and Maintain a 2.5 or better cumulative GPA while in college.

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.