Scholarship Application Process
Kids’ Chance of Texas, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, offers scholarships to the children of workers affected by fatal or severe work-related accidents or occupational diseases. Scholarships, ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 yearly, are granted annually. Eligible students can reapply for up to eight semesters.
Basic eligibility requirements
- Must be 16 to 25 years old during the semester for which the scholarship is awarded.
- Dependent of a parent who was catastrophically or fatally injured in a work-related accident.
- Resident of Texas at the time of the accident (the worker).
- Enrolled as a full-time student at a university, college, technical, or trade school.
Here is what we expect in return from “our kids”
- Participation in fundraising events and social media.
- Prompt response to requests made by Kids’ Chance.
- Maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
- Registered for at least 12 hours each semester/quarter, unless otherwise approved.
- Send in grades for the current term and schedule for the upcoming term at the end of each semester/quarter.
- No funding will be provided without this information.
- Notification of dropped classes at the time you withdraw, not at the end of the semester/quarter.
Documentation required
In addition to a completed Kids’ Chance of Texas, Inc. scholarship application:
- Resume with honors, achievements, and accomplishments.
- Current academic transcript (unofficial transcripts are accepted).
- Two current letters of recommendation from non-relatives (teachers, counselors, pastor, etc.)
- Recent digital photograph of the applicant.
- Evidence of student’s educational expenses (e.g. tuition and fee bill, room and board invoice, preferably for upcoming semester or year; if not, submit the previous semester’s receipts).
- Copy of Student Aid Report (SAR) you received from FAFSA stating the Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
- Evidence you are the dependent of the injured parent (e.g. birth certificate with worker’s name listed as parent, W-2 of the worker for the year prior to accident listing the scholarship applicant as a dependent).
- One of the following (depending on the circumstances of the workplace accident)
- Copy of PLN-04 Notice Regarding Eligibility for Lifetime Income Benefits, or
- Copy of PLN-05 Notice of First Death Benefit Payment, or
- Written explanation of workplace accident and medical records that describe the resulting injuries.
- Either one of the following:
- Copy of the injured parent’s DWC-1 Employer’s First Report of Injury or Illness, or
- Most recent case manager and/or physician report describing the present medical status of the injured parent.
- Death Certificate for a deceased parent (if applicable).
Deadline
Applications must be submitted by June 1 for Fall semester or November 1 for Spring semester.
Questions?
If you have any questions or need assistance completing your application, please contact BEFORE the deadline information@kidschanceoftexas.org.