The 2025 AEF Scholarship Application is now open!
Please read below for instructions. 

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Abilene Education Foundation scholarships are available to high school seniors currently enrolled at Abilene High, Cooper High, ATEMS or Woodson Center for Excellence and who are scheduled to graduate by June 2024.
• If you attend WCE, please use your “home” campus for this application.
• If a section does not apply to you, please type NA in the text or $0.00 in the financial sections. Do not leave any blanks.
• Please note that select scholarships are subject to available funds.
• Students outside of Abilene ISD are not eligible for an AEF scholarship.

Our essay prompt for this year:

Please write a 300-500 word essay that explains why you want to go to college and how receiving this award will impact your ability to attend college (either university/junior college or technical school).

-What are your career interests/goals and what has motivated you in this direction?

-What do you hope to accomplish with your life? Add any information about yourself that you feel is important for the scholarship selection committee to know about you (such as being one of eight children or from a single parent household).

If there has been a major obstacle in your life that you have had to overcome, you might consider discussing it in your essay.

Consider this essay as a way to let the committee members get to know you and why you deserve this award. Your essay must be initialed by you verifying it is your own work.

Required attachments include:

• One reference letter from your teacher, coach or other non-relative who can assess your academic ability, special talents and character.
• High school transcript (unofficial will be accepted).
• Essay 

Priority application deadline: February 1, 2025

FINAL application deadline: March 1, 2025

Applications and required documentation will not be accepted after this date.