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The Jo Williams Honorary Scholarship

The Scholarship:

The Scholarship winner will receive $1,000 which will be paid directly to the college or university that the winner will attend.

The Qualifications:

The applicant must be a college-bound high school senior in the Greater Fort Worth Area Region with at least five years of experience in Destination ImagiNation and must have at least a 3.0 GPA.

The Three Tasks:

1) The applicant will create an original composition on “The DI Effect”. The composition will be in 12 pt font and will be no longer than 1,000 words.
2) The applicant will share a short (100 words or less) anecdote on a DI memory.
3) The applicant will create a product on the following:
 

 

           DI Your Job

 

           Some jobs are considered innovative and creative.  However, all jobs could benefit from DI help!                Your challenge is to take a business that is normally not considered “creative” and create a video              to show how DI could improve that business.  Your video may be up to 5 minutes.

           The product may be presented in a YouTube or other on-line type of video.

The Letters:

The applicant will supply a letter of recommendation from their Team Manager and a school administrator or teacher.

The Deadline:

The deadline for applying for this scholarship is Jan 10th, 2024.

The Fine Print:

The decision of the Scholarship Committee is final. The scholarship winner’s material may be used as promotional material for the Greater Ft. Worth Area Destination Imagination Region.

The Address:

Send application materials to: Jo Williams

                                          1027 Bryant St.

                                          Benbrook, TX 76126

                                          jowilliamsdi@gmail.com

                                          (512) 255-4022

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Key Dates

August

15 Challenges Released

September

Awareness Meetings

October

Team Manager Trainings

November

1 GFW Store Opens

Scholarship & Magellan

applications available

December

20 Tournament Registration(RYT)

Deadline

T-shirt Orders Due for

January delivery

January

20 Appraiser Training in FTW

Final T-shirt orders due for

Feb. 10 pick-up

February

10 GFW Regional Tournament

at Castleberry ISD

April

12-13 Lone Star FInals at UTA

May

22-25 Global Finals

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