- February 16, 2024
Don’t Mess With Texas® Scholarship Open For Applications
The annual Don’t mess with Texas® Scholarship Contest, which began in 1986, is now accepting applications for the 2024 school year. The contest awards a total of two $5,000 scholarships to students “based on applicants’ proven results in leading projects or efforts focused on educating communities about the importance of keeping our state and roadways clean and litter-free”.
Eligible applicants include all Texas high school seniors currently attending public, private or home school, who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or trade school in the fall 2024 semester. Applicants must be current residents of Texas.
The contest, which is sponsored by Ozarka and iHeartMedia, works to recognize the creativity and ambition of high school seniors when it comes to helping to keep their communities clean of litter.
“It’s important that future generations feel empowered to create long-term, sustainable solutions to make their communities litter-free. Our state is counting on these leaders to keep Texas litter-free for decades to come,” said Norma Rios, program coordinator for TxDOT’s Don’t mess with Texas campaign.
The Don’t mess with Texas program includes annual “Trash-Off” community outreach events and the Adopt-a-Highway volunteer program.
To apply for the Don’t mess with TexasScholarship Contest, visit dontmesswithtexas.org
Applications must be received via online submission by 5 p.m. (CDT) on April 2, 2024.
Don’t mess with Texas® is a registered trademark of the Texas Department of Transportation.