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MLK Hope Scholarship

Offered independently by MLK Scholars North Texas

Open to any schoolDallas-Fort Worth, Texas

About this scholarship

Named for Willie Mae Veazie Stephens, this award funds supplies and living expenses over four years for a Dallas-Fort Worth high school senior aging out of foster care, as long as a 3.0 GPA is maintained.

Who can apply

High school senior in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex who is aging out of foster care and enrolling in college.

Every scholarship in this directory is exclusively for current or former foster youth. Read the sponsor’s own eligibility rules before you start — they decide who qualifies.

How to submit your application

  1. 1. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
  2. 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
  3. 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to MLK Scholars North Texas. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
  4. 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.

Amount and deadline not published. The sponsor's page The sponsor does not publish the multi-year award figure, and the next application date is not yet posted., so we could not confirm the figures. Contact their financial aid or program office to confirm the timing before you apply.

Start your application on MLK Scholars North Texas’s site

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