Program
Communities Foundation of Texas administers more than 50 scholarship funds, with assets in excess of $9 million. CFT trustees award scholarships from these funds that range from a one-time award of $1,000 given to eighth graders at Greiner Academy for the Arts in Dallas to a four-year renewable scholarship of up to $10,000 per year awarded to a graduating senior in Idabel, Oklahoma.
2 music related scholarships Matheon Scholarship and The Patricia A. Porter Arts Management Fellowship
and several non music related scholarships available on the site.
Eligibility
Matheon Scholarship
Scholarships of as much as $1,500 are awarded to female students who intend to pursue and/or continue their education in the Humanities, Sciences or Fine Arts. Applicants must attend a college or university in Texas and be a graduating senior from one of the following schools: Berkner High School, Bishop Lynch High School, Episcopal School of Dallas, Greenhill School, Highland Park High School, Hillcrest High School, The Hockaday School, J.J. Pearce High School, Thomas Jefferson High School, Lake Highlands High School, Richardson High School, Ursuline Academy, W.T. White High School or Woodrow Wilson High School. The deadline for the 2010-2011 academic year has been reached. Please check back in the fall for the 2011-2012 application.
The Patricia A. Porter Arts Management Fellowship
The Patricia A. Porter Arts Management Fellowship Fund seeks to honor Particia A. Porter's contribution to NTBCA and the North Texas Arts community by awarding a one-year fellowship of up to $5,000 per year to a graduate student currently enrolled in a graduate program studying arts management at a college or university located in North Texas (defined here as a county belonging to the North Central Texas Council of Governments: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Franklin, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Grayson, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Red River, Rockwell, Somervell, Tarrant and Wise). Selection is based upon scholastic achievement, professional achievement, community participation, demonstrated leadership potential, and financial need. The deadline for the 2010-2011 academic year has been reached. Please check back in the fall for the 2011-2012 application.