Priddy Award
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Outstanding high school students
Other requirements
- Participants in the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Overview
Geographic Scope: North Texas region (serves 20,000+ teachers and 50,000+ students)
Award Focus: Funds a summer research fellowship for one outstanding high school student who participates in the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Part of STARS (Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern) program.
Eligibility:
- Outstanding high school students
- Participants in the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Award Components:
- Summer research fellowship
- Hands-on research experience at UT Southwestern
Funding Source: Kathryn and Ashley H. Priddy Fund at Southwestern Medical Foundation, established in 1992 through a gift from Amanda Amsler (Mrs. Priddy's mother) and an endowment honoring Mr. Priddy.
Purpose: Inspires the next generation of physicians and scientists through exposure to medical research and education.
Related Programs: STARS (Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern) - serves more than 20,000 teachers and 50,000 students in North Texas and beyond
What Southwestern Medical Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 61
- Total given
- $47.31M
- Median grant
- $53K
- Range
- $5,250–$17.48M
- By dollars: Texas >99%, Oklahoma <1%, North Carolina <1%. Top recipient cities: Dallas, TX; McKinney, TX; Broken Arrow, OK.
- 2% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 46% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
UT Southwestern · Dallas, TX
Summer 2024 semi-annual 4.5% distributions
$17.48M
Cancer Prevention Initiative Inc · Dallas, TX
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Parkland Foundation · Dallas, TX
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$253K
Collin County Health Care Foundation · McKinney, TX
To support the programs of the collin county health department
$98K
Dallas County Medical Society · Dallas, TX
To support the dallas county medical society
$80K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science teachers
- STEM education
- Youth programs
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