Scholarship Application Process
For scholarships that require essays, please share with us how being a recipient of a scholarship will positively impact your situation as well as background information about yourself. (All submissions must be submitted by the student and not the parent).
Essays are assigned a numerical value and are forwarded to our scholarship committee for review and scoring without any disclosure of the student’s identity to provide a fair non-bias scoring system. All members of our scholarship committee have no connection or affiliation with the university.
The Karen R. Larson Memorial Scholarship
About Karen R. Larson
About Karen R. Larson
About Karen R. Larson
Karen R. Larson earned her degree in Elementary Education (K-8), with a minor in Music. She attended college on a partial scholarship in music performance. She spent the early part of her career as a youth minister. After taking a few years to be home with her children, she spent four years teaching middle school mathematics. Despite battling stage 4 cancer while teaching, she remained committed to caring for her family and her students, she rarely missed a day of work.
Karen came from a long line of educators, and she valued education intensely. She loved her students and felt that only through education could they rise above, no matter their individual circumstances, and she tried to instill that in each student. Karen was a true free spirit, always ready for an adventure but remained grounded. She was a classically trained pianist and an accomplished vocalist. She loved sewing and crafts, and she was a great homemaker. She taught Sunday school until a few days before her death. Above all, her children (who attend Baylor) and husband were the loves of her life.
This Scholarship is open to all classes of students who are currently enrolled or accepted at Baylor University seeking a degree in education or music. Proof of enrollment or acceptance will be required. This scholarship will open for applications on January 1, 2025. Scholarship deadline is May 31, 2025. Recipients will be awarded $500.00 per academic year dispersed as $250.00 per semester and will be made payable to Baylor University. Recipients should report this incoming funding as an outside scholarship. This scholarship opportunity is non-renewable.
Award Notification on or before 6/30/24 for the 2024-2025 academic year.
This scholarship reopens April 1, 2025
Scholarship deadline is May 31, 2025
About Karen R. Larson
About Karen R. Larson
