Houston Denny¡¯s Community Builders Scholarship
The Astros Foundation is proud to partner with the Houston Denny¡¯s Community Builders? Scholarship program to award $76,000 in thirty-eight $2,000 scholarships in 2025 to students from the Greater Houston area. These scholarships are awarded to high school and college students for their innovative and insightful ideas on bringing communities together.
Scholarship Details
- Application Period: January 6 ¨C March 17, 2025
- Eligibility: All applicants must be enrolled in an accredited educational institution (high school/college) in the United States or Puerto Rico.
- Residency: All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the Greater Houston Area, TX, but can attend any college/university across the United States. To be confirmed as a winner, applicants under the age of 18 must have a parent/legal guardian sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Assignment of Rights.
- Use of Scholarship Funds: Scholarship funds awarded to winners must be used for education, such as tuition and related fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses at an accredited educational institution.
- GPA requirement: The GPA-level requirement is 2.5 or higher. High-school students are required to provide a 300-word essay on how Denny¡¯s can help bring communities together. A 500-word essay is required for college students.
- Winners will be notified via email and announced at a Houston Astros game. They will be invited to a pre-game reception, where they will be presented with a scholarship certificate.