Overcoming Barriers Scholarship
The Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund is a program available for all Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College program participants who meet the scholarship criteria. In addition to the scholarship criteria, recipients must exhibit a desire to succeed academically, have strong character, and demonstrate financial need.
Criteria and Eligibility
- Applicant must be a participant in the Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College program.
- Applicant must be a US Citizen or legal resident.
- Applicant must be currently enrolled or intending to enroll in a college or university during the upcoming semester.
- Applicant must submit a completed scholarship application which includes three short answer responses.
- Finalists must participate in an interview with the scholarship committee.
Scholarship Awards
The Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund will award (2) $500 scholarships each semester. Scholarship recipients must be currently enrolled or intending to enroll in a college or university during the upcoming semester.
Award recipients can only use scholarship funds for the fall and spring semesters.
Applicant Timeline
- April 3rd, 2023: Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund Applications Available
- Applications are available online at www.texarkanacollege.edu/eoc/scholarship/apply or in person with an EOC staff member
- Applications can be submitted online or via e-mail to eoc@texarkanacollege.edu
- Applications can be turned in to an EOC staff member in the Office of Enrollment Services at Texarkana College.
- July 31st, 2023: Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund Application Deadline
- Applications must be submitted by Monday, July 31st, 2023 at 11:59 pm CST.
- Finalists will be emailed to schedule an interview with the scholarship committee.
- August 15th, 2023: Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Interviews for Finalists
- August 18th, 2023: Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund Winners Announced
Recent Winners
