Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 40
Thank you for your interest in the Fort Bend County Fair Association (FBCFA) Scholarship program. The FBCFA will award $5,000 scholarships to high school seniors graduating spring 2024. Scholarship recipient selections are based on Fair involvement, school activities, community involvement, and academic achievement.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicant must be a high school senior and graduate the spring semester of their senior year. Students enrolled in a recognized Fort Bend County private, public or home-schooled program may apply.
- Applicant must plan to attend a recognized Texas college/university, Technical School, or a United States Military Academy
- Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, a resident of Fort Bend County, or have a home address zoned to a Fort Bend County school
- Applicant must have participated in the Fort Bend County Fair Livestock, School Art Auction, Rodeo, FCCLA, Ag Mechanics, Horticulture Competition, Queen or have been a Volunteer of the Fort Bend County Fair
- Applicant must not have been disqualified from any FBCFA competition during grades 9-12
Scholarship Timeline and Deadlines
- Application Document Submission
- Certified Mail must be postmarked by 1/18/2024
- Hand Delivered to Fair Office must be received by 1/18/2024 4:00 PM
- Recipient Notification March 2024
- Scholarship Awards Reception April 2024
Application Requirements and Process for Submission
- Required Documents to Submit
2. 2024 Scholarship Application
- Application pages are to be printed one-sided only, unstapled
- Mark N/A (not applicable) for items that do not apply
- Verification of FBCFA participation may be requested
- Application must be signed by the applicant, parent, and the leader over the fair qualifying event that the applicant has participated in as stated in the eligibility requirements (such as FFA advisor, FCCLA, 4-H leader, Queen Chairman, School Art Teacher, Horticulture Competition Chairman)
- Incomplete applications will be disqualified (including omitted signatures)
2. Official High School Transcript
- Official transcripts must be submitted in one of the following ways:
- Emailed from the school to info@fbcfa.org
- Mailed directly from the school in a sealed envelope with “Official” stamp to the Fair Office
- Submitted with application in a sealed school (return printed address must be that of the school) envelope with a label to secure such envelope with an official stamp
- Must be received by the deadlines stated above. If transcript is not received by the deadline, it will be disqualified.
- Failure to submit transcript will result in disqualification (it is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure the Fair Office receives/has on file)
Submission Process
- All required documents/information must be submitted by certified mail or hand-delivered in a sealed, 9x12 envelope to the Fair Office by the dates stated above and submitted to the addresses immediately below. Applications submitted via regular mail will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the Fair Office has received all required documents.
- Certified Mail: Fort Bend County Fair Association P.O. Box 428, Rosenberg, TX 77471
- Hand Delivery: Fort Bend County Fair Association, 4310 HWY 36 S, Rosenberg, TX 77471
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