Funder: Amarillo Area Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (General Application)
Funding Amounts: Educational support, including second-semester funding contingent on academic performance
Summary: Supports graduating Amarillo Independent School District seniors who attended Lamar Elementary for at least three years.
Key Information: Applicants must complete the ACT and/or SAT before applying and have a cumulative high school GPA of 80.
Description
The Gaylia Cochran Scholarship Fund is administered by the Amarillo Area Foundation to provide educational support to graduating seniors from the Amarillo Independent School District who have a connection to Lamar Elementary. The scholarship includes second-semester support, with continued funding tied to the recipient’s academic performance.
The foundation lists the fund as a high school scholarship under Potter and Randall counties within its county-specific scholarship collection. Students use the foundation’s shared General Application to be considered for multiple scholarships, and the application system determines eligibility from the information they provide.
