Scholarships
Investing in Our Future
Scholarships
Today’s workforce is competitive – especially jobs that can support a family. Employers are looking for a workforce with strong skills, not just technical knowledge and analytic ability. Sometimes the path to the right job is through traditional two and four year colleges. For other people, the path is through a solid technical or vocational school or program that fills the workforce gap. The Community Foundation has a range of scholarships to meet the diverse demands of the workforce marketplace.
Building the Future
The Community Foundation is honored to work with donors –people who are looking to further Montgomery County students’ post-high school education – interested in investing in our community’s future. Each Community Foundation scholarship is unique, reflecting the vision, values, and goals of the people establishing the fund. Scholarships in memory of an individual frequently reflect who that person was, to carry their memory into the future forever. The Community Foundation is pleased to offer 10 scholarship funds that have helped hundreds of high school and community college students over the years.
Focused
Each scholarship has been created for a specific reason. Some scholarships are unique to a specific school. Others are only for students planning to attend a particular educational institution. Some scholarships are available for technical or trade schools as well as two and four year degrees. Grant sizes vary, beginning at $400.
Students
If you are a student, please click here to view a list of available scholarships to determine if one fits your unique situation and aspirations.
Donors
If you are a donor, click here to find out more about how to establish a scholarship to invest in the future of Montgomery County students.
In Scholarships Awarded
Students
Scholarship Application Timeline
January
Scholarship Applications and Selection Committee requests are emailed to College and Career Counselor’s Office of prospective high schools or Lone Star College.
February
School Selection Committee Lists are due back for approval and ratification by the MCCF Distribution Committee and Board of Directors.
March
Student-completed applications are due to the high school college and career counesling office or eductional insitituion as dictated by the scholarship. Scholarship applications ARE NOT to be emailed or mailed to the offices of Montgomery County Community Foundation.
April
Scholarship Selection Committees’ recipient recommendations due to MCCF Distribution Committee.
April
MCCF Distribution Committee reviews recommendations and approves or disapproves of the recommended students.
April
Recommended students’ applications approved or not approved by Montgomery County Community Foundation Board of Directors.
Carter Scholarship Winner
Moorhead Scholarship Winner
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Available Scholarships
Cort Martin Memorial Scholarship at Lone Star College-Montgomery
The Cort Martin Memorial Scholarship at Lone Star College-Montgomery was established to provide financial assistance to graduates of high schools in the Conroe Independent School District intending to enroll in Lone Star College-Montgomery as full-time students. Students must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office of Lone Star College-Montgomery.
Buddy Moorhead Memorial Scholarship
The Buddy Moorhead Memorial Scholarship was started in 1984 to honor the memory of Conroe High School Football Coach Buddy Moorhead. It has gone through many years of transition and now has a permanent home with MCCF. Senior students selected for this award must have participated in football at Conroe High School, have a reasonable chance of success in college, be of good character and a well-rounded individual, and must exemplify the ‘spirit’ of the Conroe Tigers. Financial need is to be considered but not required.
Keaton “KBuss” Bussell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Keaton – or KBuss as he was known by family and friends – graduated from Montgomery High School in May 2018 where he excelled at football, baseball, academics, the Anglers fishing club and had many friendships across the campus. He is mostly remembered for his servant’s heart and a deep love of his family. After a tragic accident took his life after graduation, Keaton’s family and friends established this fund as his legacy, based on the last line of his Bearbacker essay, “No matter how hard it gets, don’t give up.”
Mary Jane Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
The Mary Jane Hamilton Memorial Scholarship was established to benefit students graduating from a Montgomery County high school intending to enroll in Lone Star College-Montgomery as full time students. Students must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office of Lone Star College-Montgomery.
Shane Dickerson Carter Memorial Scholarship
The Shane Dickerson Carter Memorial Scholarship Fund was created to benefit Montgomery County high school seniors who have demonstrated the Rotary International mission of “Service Above Self”. This scholarship provides funding for graduating seniors who have demonstrated their commitment to overcoming poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, homelessness, or other barriers to life, through their community and/or international volunteer efforts. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their commitment to the “achievement of world understanding and peace through local, national, and international humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs.” Special consideration is given to students who have recorded volunteer hours for the care and maintenance of Memory Park, located adjacent to the Charles B. Stewart West Branch Library, in Montgomery, Texas. Financial need is to be considered, but not required. Scholarships may be sought for college tuition or trade schools.
Henry & Billie Brooks Scholarship Fund
The Henry & Billie Brooks Scholarship provides need-based scholarships to students intending to enroll in Lone Star College-Montgomery as full-time students. Applicants must be a resident of Montgomery County and a United States citizen. Selected recipients will continue to receive scholarship monies from the Fund each semester for a continuous two year period provided that he/she successfully completes a minimum of 9 semester hours and maintains at least a 3.0-grade point average each semester. Students must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office of Lone Star College-Montgomery.
Alfred (Jimmie) & Joyce Soupart Scholarship
The Alfred (Jimmie) & Joyce Soupart Scholarship is a need-based scholarship for students of Conroe High School. Applying students must reside in Montgomery County, be a US citizen, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be of good character, and must enroll in college as a full-time student.
Ruben W. Hope, Jr., Memorial Scholarship
The Ruben W. Hope, Jr., Memorial Scholarship was created by the Hope family and friends to honor Ruben’s passion for education and commitment to the people of Montgomery County. Scholarship applications will be available in the spring of 2019.
Hivnor Family Scholarship
The Hivnor Family Scholarship was created to benefit students from Willis High School that are participating in varsity athletics including, but not limited to, cheerleading and drill team. Applicants wishing to be considered for the Hivnor Family Scholarship must also be United States Citizens, reside in Montgomery County, Texas, and enroll in college as full time students. Recipients must be of good character, well-rounded, and motivated to succeed. Scholarship applications will be available in the spring of 2018.
Sowers Family All Means All Scholarship
The Sowers Family All Means All Fund supports Conroe ISD graduating students who have the drive to continue their eduction after high school and have participated in CISD’s All Means All program. Scholarship applications will be available from this fund in the spring of 2020.