Donor: Estella Valdez

Available to: Miss Texas' Teen delegates

Scholarship Amount: $500

Application Deadline: June 1, 2025

Scholarship Qualifications & About: This scholarship is in memory of Dolores Salazar for being a pillar of strength and encouraging her grand daughter to take control of her own destiny. She believed instilling the importance of education in minority females to empower them to become independent successful women in their community. Qualifying ages 16-19, minority who is a Sophomore to Senior in high school. Needs to have a GPA of 3.7 or higher. Please submit end of year report card and/or transcript to verify GPA.

Application Requirements

Please submit an essay in PDF format, no more than one page, that describes a time in your life when your beliefs or values were challenged, and how that experience shaped your perspective moving forward.