KPRC 2, with the cooperation of public high schools from Harris, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties, will award twenty 20 $2,500 scholarsh
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Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties, will award twenty (20)
$2,500 scholarships to deserving high school seniors Winning students and schools
will be featured weekly in KPRC 2’s newscasts beginning the week of January 25, 2021.
SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS
KPRC 2 is asking high schools in the following public school districts to nominate TWO
students per high school campus:
Barbers Hill ISD Goose Creek Consolidated ISD Pearland ISD
Columbia-Brazoria ISD Houston ISD Spring ISD
Cypress Fairbanks ISD Hull-Daisetta ISD Sweeny ISD
Deer Park ISD Lamar Consolidated ISD Waller ISD
Nominees should fit the following criteria:
Student is a graduating senior who has been accepted (or has a pending
application) to a two- or four-year college in the Fall
Student has good to strong grades
Student exhibits outstanding leadership skills and is committed to his/her
education and community
Students who have overcome significant obstacles, shown measured
improvement and/or demonstrated leadership in extracurricular activities will be given additional consideration
KPRC 2 has the sole responsibility of selecting the winning students Each $2,500
scholarship is a one-time payout to the student’s college or university and should be used during the 2021-2022 school year
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HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION
A single representative from each high school submitting nominees should enter the students’ application information on the following website:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6151817/KPRC-Senior-Scholarships
Please note the web page should NOT be widely distributed We are only accepting
two nominees per school, so any additional entrants that come in after the first two will not be considered
The application form calls for the school representative to enter basic information about the student and to upload an essay (500 words or less) written by the student explaining why they deserve to be a KPRC 2 Senior Scholar
We are accepting applications beginning immediately and will continue to accept them until April 9, 2021 Students will be awarded scholarships between the first week of February and the last week of May The nominee pool will grow as the spring semester progresses, so nominees submitted early will have a greater chance and more
opportunities to be selected
Any questions regarding the nomination process should be emailed to
scholarships@kprc.com
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About KPRC 2
KPRC 2 is the NBC affiliate for Houston, TX The station is owned by The Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) and is one of seven in the television division along with WDIV Detroit, WKMG Orlando, KSAT San Antonio, WSLS Roanoke and WJXT & WCWJ in Jacksonville KPRC has long been an innovator as the first television station in Houston and the 12 th in the nation KPRC was the first in Houston to broadcast in color and the station that beamed Neil Armstrong’s famous words “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” across the world KPRC’s innovative spirit continues to this day through communications advances and community partnerships Other KPRC properties include Click2Houston.com and MeTV.
KPRC 2
A GRAHAM MEDIA GROUP STATION
8181 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY HOUSTON, TX 77074