CALLAWAY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

1. To remember the importance J.L. Callaway (10/20/14 to 9/23/02) and Bonnelle Callaway
   (9/27/12 to 4/13/03) placed on the Cameron Community.
2. To create better people, a better school and a better community.
3. To provide C.H. Yoe High School graduates opportunities to realize their potential through continuing education.

• Must live within the district and have attended C.H. Yoe High School for at least 2 years.
• Must be graduating in the Spring of the current year.
• Must provide a brief written statement as to how any funds received will be utilized to enhance their future, with their application.
• Must meet at least a 90% attendance for each year in high school. We define attendance as in-person attendance.  The following does NOT count for attendance:  virtual check-ins or excused absences.  School-related absences do count as attendance. 
• Must have no serious disciplinary referrals. Examples include violence, vandalism, and possession of illegal substances.
• Must be a good citizen. Convictions of crimes deemed serious by the Foundation will result in your exclusion from scholarship consideration. You cannot apply for this scholarship if you have felony or misdemeanor charges. If charges are pending but you have pleaded guilty, you cannot apply for this scholarship. If you have been charged but have not admitted guilt, you can apply for this scholarship However, the Foundation will withhold scholarship funds until court proceedings are final and you have been cleared of all charges.
• Must provide documentation of 20 hours of approved community service completed in Cameron, Texas. Ten hours must be completed and turned in before Christmas break, and an additional 10 hours completed and turned in by the Tuesday after spring break.

• Valedictorian (student achieving highest cumulative GPA and final SAT combination) up to $15,000 per year for up to four years ^{(1), (2), (3), (8), (10)}
• Salutatorian(student achieving 2^nd highest cumulative GPA and final SAT combination) up to $15,000 per year for up to four years ^{(1), (2), (3),(8), (10)}
• Vocational Scholarship:  (student with the highest GPA that wants to attend a vocational school, not a 4-year University).  1- scholarship up to $10,000 per year for two years.   This covers room and board, tuition, fees, books and tools.  Students must attend an accredited vocational school like TSTC with the goal of earning a vocational degree and license in a field with high job demand.  The Yoe High School counselor must approve the field of study.  Approved fields include medical professions (.e.g., nurse and dental hygienist) , trades (e.g., plumber, electrician) or technology (e.g., computer programmer) ^{(1), (2), (4), (7), (8), (9),(10)}

  
  

• 1^st quarter of graduating class$2,000 (one year)
• 2^nd quarter of graduating class$1,500 (one year)
• 3^rd quarter of graduating class$1,250 (one year)
• 4^th quarter of graduating class$750(one year) [1]

[1] Beginning with the class of 2022 the 4^th quarter of the class can only use scholarships towards accredited trade school and certification programs such as firemen school, beauty school or truck driving school.

Callaway Endowed Scholarships

• Texas State University, San Marcos, TX: One 4 year partial scholarship (approximately $7,500/year).Student must major in business. Next award: May 2023. ^{(1), (2), (4), (6), (8), (9), (10)}
• Baylor University, Waco TX: One 4 year scholarship for full tuition for the Fall and Spring semesters. Student must major in business. Next award: May 2024. Baylor chooses the best applicant from high schools in Temple and Cameron, TX based on GPA, SAT, financial need and other relevant criteria. ^{(1), (2), (4), (6), (8), (9). (10)}
• Baylor University, Waco TX:  One 4 year partial tuition ( $43,000/year ) scholarship for the Fall and Spring semesters. Next award: May 2024. Student must major in business. Next award: May 2024. Baylor chooses the best applicant from high schools in Temple and Cameron, TX based on GPA, SAT, financial need and other relevant criteria^{(1), (2), (4), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11)}
• Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: One 4 year scholarship for tuition, fees, room, board, and books. Next anticipated award: May 2024^{(1), (2),(6), (8), (9), (10)}
• St. Edwards University, Austin, TX: One 4 year scholarship for tuition, fees, room, board, and books. Next anticipated award: May 2025.^{(1), (2), (4), (10)}
• Texas State University, San Marcos, TX: One 4 year scholarships for tuition, fees, room, board, and books. Next anticipated award: May 2026. ^{(1), (2), (4), (6), (8), (9), (10)}
• The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX: One 4 year partial scholarship (approximately $4,000/year).Next award: May 2026 .  ^{(1), (2), (4), (6), (8), (9), (10), (12)}
• Temple College, Temple, TX:5-$1,500 scholarships awarded annually ⁽¹⁰⁾

• Additional funds may be received for the following achievements:
• Perfect Attendance: Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year students can earn ($500/ year). We define attendance as in-person attendance.  The following does NOT count for attendance:  virtual check-ins or excused absences.  School-related absences do count as attendance.  Prior to the 2014-2015 school year students earn ($200/year) for achieving perfect attendance at Yoe High School as determined by CISD policy.
• Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year we will award 1-$10,000 scholarship to winners of the attendance lottery. Students begin accruing tickets August 2014.Students can accrue 3 tickets for each year of perfect attendance, 1 ticket for each year of faithful attendance. Faithful attendance is 3 or fewer absences. We define attendance as in-person attendance.  The following does NOT count for attendance:  virtual check-ins or excused absences.  School-related absences do count as attendance. 
• UIL Academic Excellence: Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, UIL winners in individual competitions like spelling can receive up to $2000 in additional scholarship money. Students can earn scholarships by placing 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd at the district, regional and state levels. District awards:$100/event where the student places in the top 3.Regional awards: $500/event the student places in the top 3.State awards:$1000/event the student places in the top 3 .This does not include sports UIL competition (football, track, etc.) or group events like One-Act Play.
• A maximum of $900 ($225 per year) based on $25 per activity up to nine (9) activities. Extracurricular activities will include athletics, band, choir, FFA, FHA, UIL Academics, Student Council and other school sponsored organizations.

Notes

1. Cannot be combined with any other Callaway Foundation awards or grants.
2. Recipients are required to apply for other financial aid (e.g., grants, scholarships, etc.) as a condition of receiving any funds from these categories. Loans that require repayment will not be considered in other financial aid. Funds received from these categories will be reduced by other financial aid received. Failure to provide accurate financial aid data could result in the funds being forfeited.
3. Valedictorian and salutatorian have their choice of cash awards or any available endowed scholarship.
4. To be eligible you must have been accepted to this University at the end of the 5^th six weeks of classes your senior year. If the award is to a business school, the student needs to be accepted to the business school if this university requires this.
5. Student must be in the top 10% of the graduating class and major in business. Yoe High School’s counselor’s office can nominate 3 students in the top 10% of Yoe High School’s graduating class to receive this scholarship. Texas State’s McCoy Business School’s Dean’s office will choose the recipient.
6. These scholarships are awarded approximately once every four years based on the endowed scholarships’ earnings.
7. Grade point averages are calculated as of the 5^th six weeks of the senior year.
8. Subject to ongoing performance standards.
9. Covers Fall and Spring semester only.
10. Awarded to students with the highest GPA and SAT score combination that have been accepted to this school.  GPA/SAT combination becomes effective for the class of 2024 for classes up to this time it is the highest GPA.  In years where SAT and ACT are score optional at Texas universities the scholarships are awarded to students with the highest GPA.
11. This scholarship is partially funded by an endowment created by Kevin and Hope Koch personally
12. These scholarships are based on endowment agreements that Kevin and Hope Koch created with the stated schools.These are anticipated award amounts based on the endowment’s earnings.There is a chance that the University will decide to reduce the scholarship award amount if the endowment earnings are low.The Callaway Foundation is not able to make up any differences between anticipated funding and actual funding.

Click here to download and TYPE 2024 Callaway Application