Texas 4-H & Youth Development Opportunity Scholarship
Workshop Information
To help make the training more beneficial, have printed:
The information and application was released on November 1. If you are a high school senior, plan to apply! Check with your local county Extension office for due dates.
For the application, guidelines, and examples, visit the Texas 4-H website Scholarship page.
Blackland Income Growth Scholarship
The BIG Scholarship application is open to high-school seniors in 4-H in a Blackland County.
The 12 million acre B.I.G. area includes all or part of 23 counties, namely: Bosque, Bell, Burleson, Collin, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Grayson, Hill, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lee, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Navarro, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Williamson.
This year’s application is online!
You can access that application here: https://form.jotform.com/252684576509066
Scholarship Signature Page (required for submission): MS WORD, Fillable PDF
BIG Rules, Guidelines, and Sample Application (so you know what to prepare to have filled out): PDF
Congratulations to our 2026 BIG Scholarship recipients! (COMING SOON)
| County | Name | Amount | Name of Scholarship |
| McLennan | Paisley Groschke | $1500 | Ronald C. Woolley Blackland Income Growth |
| McLennan | Travis McLellan | $1500 | Scott Felton Blackland Income Growth |
| Bosque | Taylor Ivy | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| Coryell | Lane Brookshire | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| Coryell | Kinsley McPherson | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| Coryell | Lucretia Roehrig | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| Ellis | Lydia Browne | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| Johnson | Kade Davis | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| Johnson | Zane Ball | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| McLennan | Kate Swain | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| McLennan | Tripp Tucker | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
| Milam | Adison Dach | $1000 | Blackland Income Growth |
Scholarship application –
District 8 Texas Association of Extension 4-H Agents (TAE4-HYDP) Scholarship
This is a NEW format this year so please pay attention to the submission guidelines and requirements.
Submission Guidelines & Requirements:
- Application due Friday, May 16, 2025
- District 8 4-H members who do NOT receive a 4-H Foundation or Terry Foundation scholarship are eligible to apply.
- Applications will be reviewed by a scholarship committee. All decisions are final.
- Applications must be complete in order to be accepted.
- This scholarship is available to 4-H members who plan to attend a college, university, or technical school in Texas or out-of-state.
- Please make sure to upload your official transcript & 2 letters of recommendation. (Letters of recommendation will need to be saved as one file.)
2024 D8 TAE4-HYDP Application (link to Google form) : https://forms.gle/dkVbqC2UFzshZ4186
