APPLICATION AND TRANSCRIPT DEADLINE: March 24, 2025
PLEASE NOTE: Prior to starting this application, be sure you have ALL required documents noted below ready and available to upload. If you have any questions or experience any technical difficulties when completing this application, please send an email to BHSCLASSMAY1976@GMAIL.COM or call Karen DeBose at 832-586-8207.
Applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee using a rubric that will assign points for each of these areas addressed in the application:
- Official transcript with current high school grade point average (GPA)
- Acceptance letter to two (2) or four (4) year college, university, or technical school
- Community service activities
- Quality of recommendation letters (3)
- Content and quality of personal essay
APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current senior who will graduate from Galveston Ball High School in 2025
- Minimum overall GPA of 2.5
- Plans to attend a two (2) or four (4) year college, university, or technical school that will lead to a degree or certification
- Demonstrated good conduct and attendance while in high school
- Actively involved in school and/or community activites
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Completed Application
- Official Transcript that contains Fall 2024 grades and GPA submitted from the Ball High School Registrar
- Acceptance letter from an accredited institution of choice
- Personal Essay – Typed, double spaced, and 12 pt. Times New Roman font; should not extend beyond one (1) page
- Highlight academic and personal accomplishments
- List school and community involvement
- Provide education and career goals
- Include your reasons for applying for the scholarship
- Three (3) letters of recommendation (Applicants may not write their own letters of recommendation)
- From a counselor, principal, or teacher including their email address and phone number
- From other sources (athletic coach, pastor, employer) including their contact email address and phone number
- Current professional headshot preferably with cap and gown
Applicants must mail their Offical Transcript to:
Ball High Class of 1976 Alumni Scholarship Committee
Attn: Janis Stinson, Chair
P.O. BOx 8266
Galveston, TX 77553-8266
OR
Ball High School's Registrar can email applicant's official transcript to: BHSCLASSMAY1976@GMAIL.COM
The following files must be uploaded with your application:
- Current professional headshot
- Acceptance letter
- Three (3) letters of recommendation
- Personal Essay