2022 TAHPERD Student Scholarship Application

Application Deadline: May 15, 2022

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Questions about the application process can be directed to Rachel Naylor, rachel@tahperd.org or 512-459-1299

The Foundation Committee will make the selection of the recipients. All applicants will be notified no later than June 30, 2022. Payment of the scholarship will be presented at the TAHPERD Convention in Arlington during the Awards Dinner on Friday, December 2, 2022.

Proof of full time enrollment for the 2022 Fall Semester and 2023 Spring Semester must be provided prior to payment.

The TAHPERD Foundation Board of Directors awards up to three scholarships annually in the amount of $2,500 each for undergraduate and graduate TAHPERD student members. The applicant must be pursuing a degree within the disciplines of health education, physical education, recreation, and/or dance at a Texas college or university. To be eligible for consideration, the applicant must:

Have at least a 2.5 overall GPA
Be a full time student (full time as defined by your university) in the same program for both fall and spring semesters the year the scholarship is awarded AND the fall and spring semesters after the scholarship is awarded.
The student must be enrolled in a major’s program within the disciplines of health education, physical education, recreation, and/or dance in a Texas college or university. A letter from the chair of the student's department must accompany the application verifying the discipline in which the student is majoring and that she/he is a full time student.
Be a student member of TAHPERD. Membership must be continued through the next year if a scholarship is awarded.
Scholarship recipients are expected to attend the TAHPERD Annual Convention the year of receiving the scholarship. Recognition of the recipients will occur at the First General Session of the Annual Convention. Formal presentation of the scholarship certificate and check will be during the Awards Dinner on Friday evening of the convention.

Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship recipients will receive:

$2,500 will be presented in 2 equal disbursements to the recipient, one in August 2022 and the second at the Awards Dinner at Annual Convention on December 2, 2022.
Complimentary convention registration the year of receiving the scholarship
Complimentary one-year membership that will expire 10-31-2023
Complimentary two (2) nights hotel room
$100 stipend for travel expenses
Student must pay their own TAHPERD membership fee

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Major Field of Study - Must be within the disciplines of health, physical education, recreation, and/or dance *

Letter from Department Chair stating you are a full-time student majoring in a HPERD field *

1st letter from a faculty member addressing your academic and professional qualifications *

2nd letter from a faculty member addressing your academic and professional qualifications *

Letter of recommendation from a person outside your academic program addressing your personal qualifications *

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