SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 10 March 2025
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
One applicant will be awarded $1,000.00
Note: The funds will be released directly to the student’s college/university.
ELIGIBILITY
This scholarship is open to 12th graders who attend school in Comal County (or any school in Comal ISD or New Braunfels ISD, even if in an adjacent county) and who will be attending a Higher Education institution after high school graduation.
OBJECTIVE
The intent of this scholarship is to give ALL applicants a sense of what it is like to participate in genealogy and to learn about their family history. The CCGS hopes that the applicant’s submission will be viewed by family members as a special living document that can grow and be expanded upon in the future.
APPLICATION – ANCESTOR CHART
Start your family tree. Applicant must submit a family lineage to four generations using an Ancestor Chart (also known as a Pedigree Chart). An Ancestor chart is used to keep track of family members’ names, their birth dates, their marriage dates, and death dates. The Ancestor chart also keeps track of the locations where these events took place and from where the information was obtained.
APPLICATION – TREASURED OBJECT
Applicant must provide a picture of a treasured family photo, heirloom, or document that they would like to share with the Comal County Genealogy Society. They should provide a description of the object and an explanation of why it is a treasure to them.
FULL INSTRUCTIONS and SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The application as well as the instructions for filling out and submitting the application can be obtained below.