Parks and Recreation Employee Scholarship

Parks and Recreation Employee Scholarship

Funder: Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF)

Geographic Scope: Texas (preference given to applicants attending Texas colleges or universities)

Focus Areas: Educational assistance for parks and recreation employees pursuing degrees in parks, recreation and tourism sciences, sports sciences/leisure services, public administration, or related fields

Purpose: Financial support for part-time and/or full-time parks and recreation employees whose current employer does not provide continuing education or tuition funding, enabling them to pursue Bachelors, Masters, and/or Doctoral degrees for job enhancement and career advancement opportunities

Eligibility Requirements

• Currently a regular, part-time, and/or full-time employee working minimum 15 hours per week
• At least 6 months of continuous service at one or more TAAF Member Cities at time of application
• Demonstrating satisfactory work performance
• No formal disciplinary action in the 6 months prior to application submittal
• Currently enrolled at a college or university in an accredited Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degree program
• Must not be employed by an entity that currently provides tuition reimbursement
• Preference given to those attending Texas colleges or universities and those seeking degrees in parks, recreation and tourism sciences, sports sciences/leisure services, public administration, or related fields
• GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or pass on a pass/fail system
• Maintain minimum 6 hours per semester or graduate students must be enrolled full-time

Selection Criteria

Applications reviewed based on:

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
407 N. Water Street
Burnet, TX 78611

Email: ginger@taaf.com

Phone: (512) 863-9400

Website: taaf.com