We are now accepting applications for 2025!

Checklist for Friends Scholarship

  1. Complete the entire application form. Download application form here.

  2. Please include all of the following items with this application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

    1. Transcript: Attach an official or unofficial high school transcript showing all completed semesters.

    2. Recommendation: Attach one letter of recommendation from a person–not a relative–who knows firsthand of your achievements and qualifications.

    3. Resume: Attach a resume or similar summary that includes the following:

    • Class rank, GPA & anticipated graduation date

    • SAT/ACT scores, if available

    • Activities and organizations in which you are involved

    • Honors and awards

    • Work experience, volunteer work or community service, including a description of volunteer work completed at the Bastrop Public Library (required)

    4. Personal Statement: Attach a personal statement of not more than one double-spaced page. You may want to consider one or more of the following prompts:

    • Goals for the future and how you plan to achieve them.

    • How your educational and career interests have developed.

    • How your library volunteer work has contributed to your learning experience.

    • How your family, work and/or other activities contributed to your personal growth.

    • Hardships or obstacles you have overcome.

    • Special circumstances of which the scholarship committee should be aware.

    Return your application and all required paperwork not later than March 31, 2025, to:

    Friends of the Bastrop Public Library

    Attn: Scholarship Committee

    PO Box 670

    Bastrop, TX 78602