Tarrant County Education Foundation Scholarship Program

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We provide scholarships to Tarrant County students based on academic excellence and financial need to help them overcome financial barriers, reduce the burden of student loan debt, and prevent disruptions to their college education.

Meet one of our college scholarship recipients, Nicholas Moore 

Nicholas is a graduate of YMLA in Fort Worth. He is a third-year student at TCU majoring in Language and Literacy, Class of 2026. 

Markyiden James...

Markyiden, a Fort Worth Stop Six resident, was a freshman at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. He contacted the Tarrant County Education Foundation when he was sent home from MU because of an unpaid tuition balance. Students like Markyiden often turn to predatory student loans to cover tuition, living expenses, and food insecurity. Through the generosity of TCEF supporters, TCEF could meet the tuition shortfall. Markyiden returned to MU and is on target to graduate in May 2027.       

Meet advanced college scholarship recipient Jamika Allison...

A Master's Program student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Jamika maintains a 3.8 GPA. Married with a 10-year-old son, she is primary caregiver for parents who moved in with them. Already struggling with the burden of previous student loan debt, Jamika contemplated a college "Stopout."  

TCEF was able to lift the burden. Jamika will graduate from Tarleton State University in May 2024