The Texas Forensic Association will award four scholarships at the state tournament in March. Applications MUST be received by Saturday, February 1, 2025.

Applications will be rated on honors/achievements, financial need, academics, and service to the speech & debate community; all elements are weighted equally.

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Qualifications and requirements:

• Applicant must be a Senior

• The applicant should have qualified for TFA State Tournament this year or last year.

• All parts of the application must be typewritten. Handwritten applications/letters will be rejected.

• All application parts must be received by Saturday, February 1, 2025.

• If the name of the student, the coach or the school appears anywhere other than on this form, IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Coach recommendations should NOT include the name of the coach or the school

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Instructions for Coach's Recommendation:

• The application will NOT be considered without a typed, one-page coach recommendation

• Do not use school letterhead

• Do not use the student's name in your letter

• Recommendations should include

  • your overall endorsement of the student,

  • your evaluation of financial need,

  • other factors the committee might need to know

• A coach may recommend as many students as they deem deserving.

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Instructions for the Personal Narrative:

• The personal narrative should include an explanation of why applicants believe they are deserving of this scholarship.

 

Your application is NOT COMPLETE until you have submitted both portions: Application Form with Personal Narrative (below) AND Coach Recommendation (coaches should email these to JP Fugler at fuglerjp@lisdeagles.net). The email address for any other correspondence regarding submissions is: tfascholarships@gmail.com.

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