Dan Whitworth Memorial Scholarship
Offered by Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
About this scholarship
The Dan Whitworth Memorial Scholarship is one of the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation’s Curtis Morgan Memorial Scholarship categories. It supports graduating high school students and current college students preparing for careers in parks, recreation, and leisure services through study in sports science, kinesiology, conservation, physical education, recreation and tourism management, or a closely related discipline. TAAF accepts applications and all supporting documents online by March 31 each year, making March 31, 2027 the next deadline. High school applicants must be accepted at an accredited college or university and enroll for at least 12 credit hours; they also need a top-quarter class rank, a 2.5 GPA, an SAT score of at least 850, or an ACT score of at least 21. Current college applicants may be in an accredited bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral program, must carry at least 12 credits per semester (or full-time graduate status), and need a 2.5 GPA or passing standing in a pass/fail program. Preference is given to applicants attending Texas institutions. Selection considers academics, test scores where applicable, relevant activities, volunteerism, work, honors, and the completeness of the submission.
Eligibility
- Be a graduating high school student or a current undergraduate or graduate student
- Pursue an accredited degree related to parks, recreation, sports science, kinesiology, conservation, physical education, or recreation and tourism management
- Intend to enter the recreation, parks, or leisure-service field as a career
- Enroll for at least 12 credit hours per semester, or be a full-time graduate student
- Meet the high school academic or test-score threshold, or hold at least a 2.5 college GPA or passing standing
- Submit the online form and all requested supporting documents by March 31, 2027