Soldaderas to Amazonas Collegiate Scholarship

Soldaderas to Amazonas Collegiate Scholarship
Mission of the Soldaderas to Amazonas Collegiate Scholarship:

Escaramuzas’ commitment to their sport is not recognized to the level of school-sanctioned sports and activities during scholarship consideration. In accordance with its mission, the National Cowgirl Museum established the first-ever escaramuza educational scholarship to provide a financial opportunity exclusively for escaramuzas enrolling in higher education.

Scholarship Award:

The scholarship recipient will be awarded $2,500.00.

Eligibility and Consideration:
- Applicants must be a graduating high school senior or college undergraduate currently enrolled or accepted at an accredited university or higher educational institution.
- Applicants must have actively competed on an escaramuza team for two years.
- Applicants must submit a completed application and reference letter by Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 11:59pm. Materials received after this date will not be considered.
- The scholarship recipient will be selected based on career goals, leadership and community involvement, grade point average, and financial need.
Required Materials:
- Application - complete the application through Jotform. *Please note: Jotform will not save your work. We recommend that you copy and paste the Personal Information and Essay questions into a separate document and build your application there. Then when you are ready to submit, you can paste your answers into Jotform and complete the application in one sitting.You may also choose to write your essay in a separate document and upload it as a PDF or Word file in the Jotform.
- One letter of recommendation completed by someone other than a relative who has known the applicant for at least two years.
- Headshot - personal photo dressed in escaramuza attire.
*AI Advisory: Although AI services such as Chat GPT can be useful in creating your application, obvious reliance on these services should be carefully considered.

For questions regarding the application process, please contact Ella Weishuhn, eweishuhn@cowgirl.net or 817-509-8969.
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Email
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Address

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Escaramuza Team Name and Location
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School Information

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High School Students
Name and location of your high school
Projected graduation year
Current GPA
Name of the college, university, or trade school you will attend next year: (If undecided, list up to top three.)
College Students
Name and location of your college, university, or trade school
Projected graduation year
Current GPA
Major and minor(s): (if applicable)
Name and location of high school and graduation year

Personal Information
List extracurricular activities: Student government, sports, publications, school sponsored community service programs, student-faculty committees, arts, music, etc... and any achievements in these activities.
List community involvement: public service and community or civic activities (volunteer work, advocacy activities, work with religious organizations, etc).
List other financial assistance you have applied for and/or will receive including other scholarships, grants and student loans (include amount for each scholarship):

Essay:
In approximately 600 words, tell us about your educational objectives, why you believe you would be a good representative of a scholarship from The Cowgirl, and how your participation in charrería has shaped your values and trajectory.
Upload letter of recommendation and headshot:
If you wrote your essay in a separate document, you can also upload it here:

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Soldaderas to Amazonas Collegiate Scholarship

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