HOW WE HELP
GRANTS
Since 2002, the Foundation has awarded $926,966 in grants to Cuero ISD administrators, faculty, and staff for resources, projects, and programs outside the scope of traditional school funding.
The Educator Grant Program is designed to encourage, facilitate, recognize, and reward innovative and creative instructional approaches to the accomplishment of defined objectives. Cuero ISD employees who are involved in the instruction of students or related support services benefiting students are eligible to apply for grants annually. Grant requests should focus on objectives, challenges or concerns at the campus or district level which will benefit several grade levels, an entire campus or the entire district. The number of grants awarded each year is dependent on available funds.
Grants may be submitted throughout the school year however funds are available January thru December. There is no specific due date to submit a grant request.
The Grant Application Review Committee, which is a subcommittee of the Foundation’s Programs Committee, scores the grant applications based on a scoring matrix with an emphasis on creativity, student impact, an implementation plan, an evaluation plan, and a well-defined budget. The highest scoring applications are presented to the board for funding. A sample of the Cuero ISD Education Foundation Grant Scoring Matrix can be viewed HERE.
For reference, the 2024-2025 grant application form can be found HERE, and a complete list of grants awarded in recent years can be found below.
To learn more about some of the grants the Foundation has funded in recent years, click or tap on the photos below!
Click or tap on the images below to learn more about some of the projects funded by Foundation grants.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Since 2002, the Cuero ISD Education Foundation has awarded $1,544,853 in scholarships to Cuero ISD students and graduates.
A complete list of the 2024 scholarships available through the Foundation can be found HERE.
To apply for a scholarship through the Foundation, students should complete ONE of the following ONLINE applications, depending on their student classification (CHS graduating senior or graduate). To PREVIEW the application questions to ensure you have assimilated the necessary documents BEFORE beginning the application process, please click or tap on the applicable button below.
Note: All personal information is removed from Scholarship Applications before being submitted to the Scholarship Scoring Committee so that all applications are reviewed anonymously.
The Student Evaluation Form for graduating seniors is linked HERE
For your reference, we have linked the scoring matrices used by the Cuero ISD Education Foundation scoring committees below:
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Frederick W. Fischer "Helping Hands" Scholarship Application Score Sheet for CHS Applicants
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Frederick W. Fischer "Helping Hands" Scholarship Application Score Sheet for College Applicants
CHS graduating seniors who are selected as scholarship recipients will be recognized at CHS’s Awards Day in May.
CHS graduates who are selected as scholarship recipients will be notified via phone in June.
Cuero ISD Education Foundation Scholarship Applications
To apply for a scholarship through the Foundation, please complete ONE of the following ONLINE applications,
depending on your student classification (CHS graduating senior or graduate).
The 2024 Scholarship Application is Now Closed.
Cuero ISD Education Foundation Scholarship Application for
2024 CHS GRADUATING SENIORS
CHS Class of 2024
Cuero ISD Education Foundation Scholarship Application for
CHS ALUMNI
CHS Class of 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
For assistance, please email info@cueroedfoundation.org.
Scholarship Donors and Profiles
To learn more about our scholarship donors and to read our scholarship profiles, please click or tap the icons below.
Recipient Testimonials
To hear from our scholarship recipients regarding the IMPACT our scholarships have had on them, please click or tap on their photos below!
Past Recipients
2023 Scholarship Recipients
2023 CISDEF Scholarship Recipients
The Cuero ISD Education Foundation Scholarship was awarded to Carmen Deleon in the amount of $2,500
Brady was awarded the 2023 Fischer "Helping Hands" Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $10,000. Brady is a senior at Baylor University where he is majoring in Music Education.
2023 CISDEF Scholarship Recipients
Photos provided courtesy of Jaclyn Brady
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Photo credit: John Hudgeons Photography
Frederick W. Fischer "Helping Hands" Scholarship recipient
William “Buster” & Frances R. Gilbreth Future Educator Scholarship recipient
Photo credit: John Hudgeons Photography
Photos provided courtesy of the scholarship recipients.
2019 Scholarship Recipients
Recipient: Tyler Nerada
Recipients: Alyssa Arroyo, Desalyn Eldridge, Kensly Ley, Caden Jander, and Ainsley Reeve
Recipient: Ainsley Reeve
Recipient: Tyler Nerada
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