ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD


CRITERIA FOR ATPE SCHOLARSHIP

1.    The student must be a Yoakum High School senior.
2.    The student must have a grade point average of 85 or above.
3.    The student must be planning to attend a two-year or four-year college or university and major in Education.
4.    College entrance exams must have been taken or scheduled to be taken prior to applying for scholarship.
5.    The scholarship will be made payable to the registrar upon registration and acceptance to the college or university of            his or her choice.  The student receiving the scholarship should notify the scholarship committee upon enrollment in his          or her respective school.
6.    The Scholarship Funds must be used by the start of the second semester.  If the scholarship is not used within the                allotted time, it is to be awarded to the alternate choice of the Scholarship Committee.  Students delaying enrollment to        a later semester should notify the scholarship committee of their intentions to prevent their scholarship from being                awarded to an alternate.
7.    Deadline for applications will be set by the YHS counselor.
8.    All applications are to be returned to the Yoakum High School counselor.