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Violet and Eunice Garrish Cooke County Education Scholarship

  • Full-time undergraduate student
  • Maintain full- time enrollment unless fewer than twice the number of hours required to be full-time remaining in degree program
  • Major in Education K-12 unless no applicant possess these characteristics, then student enrolling full-time in the graduate Teacher Education and Administration Program through the College of Education will be eligible for consideration
  • A 2.75 cumulative GPA
  • Be a graduating senior from a high school in Cooke County, Texas, or a former high school graduate with one to two years of successful attendance at  the Local (Cooke County) community college in a pre-education curriculum
  • Have and maintain through graduation, the intention of becoming a full-time teacher K-12 public school system upon graduation and certification
Essay Requirement: 
Submit an essay on why you want to teach in the K-12 public school system and include a summary of your personal background.