2021 KPRC Senior Scholarship Guidelines

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 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 is asking high schools in the following public school districts to nominate TWO students per high school campus: Aldine ISD Alief ISD Alvin ISD Anahuac ISD Angleton ISD Barbers Hill ISD Brazosport ISD Channelview ISD Clear Creek ISD Cleveland ISD Columbia-Brazoria ISD Conroe ISD Crosby ISD Cypress Fairbanks ISD Damon ISD Danbury ISD Dayton ISD Deer Park ISD Dickinson ISD East Chambers ISD Fort Bend ISD Friendswood ISD Galena Park ISD Galveston ISD Goose Creek Consolidated ISD Hardin ISD Hempstead ISD High Island ISD Hitchcock ISD Houston ISD Huffman ISD Humble ISD Hull-Daisetta ISD Katy ISD Klein ISD La Porte ISD Lamar Consolidated ISD Liberty ISD Magnolia ISD Montgomery ISD Needville ISD New Caney ISD Pasadena ISD Pearland ISD Royal ISD Santa Fe ISD Sheldon ISD Splendora ISD Spring ISD Spring Branch ISD Stafford MSD Sweeny ISD Tarkington ISD Texas City ISD Tomball ISD Waller ISD Willis 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 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 KPRC A GRAHAM MEDIA GROUP STATION 8181 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY HOUSTON, TX 77074 Page 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 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 ### About KPRC KPRC 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 12th 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 A GRAHAM MEDIA GROUP STATION 8181 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY HOUSTON, TX 77074 ... they deserve to be a KPRC Senior Scholar We are accepting applications beginning immediately and will continue to accept them until April 9, 2021 Students will be awarded scholarships between... selected Any questions regarding the nomination process should be emailed to scholarships @kprc. com ### About KPRC KPRC is the NBC affiliate for Houston, TX The station is owned by The Graham... 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