Alex Seymour Associate Degree Scholarship 2025

Alex Seymour Associate Degree Scholarship 2025

Introduction

Your journey as a student looking to go into the hotel and hospitality industry starts here. The hotel industry is dynamic, diverse, fun and is one that provides you with a world of possibilities and variety of career paths.


As a service-based industry it gives you the opportunity to grow and learn in a multi-cultural environment while developing yourself both professionally and as a person.


The Hotel Association of North Texas is pleased to offer the Alex Seymour Associate Degree Scholarship as an opportunity to provide hotel and hospitality management, and culinary arts college students with tuition assistance and industry recognition.  

Description

  • The scholarship awards are to be used by the recipients for education and/or related expenses. All scholarships awarded by the Hotel Association of North Texas are considered to be grants, not loans.
  • Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
  • A panel will review and rate the applications and scholarship awards will be based solely on these ratings. 
  • This scholarship will be paid in two installments. The first installment of the scholarship (50%) is distributed directly to the school (or recipient) upon receipt of proof of enrollment in the required hours.
  • Applicants will be notified of their status via e-mail. 
  • Scholarship awardees will be invited to accept their award at the Hotel Association of North Texas’ Annual HOSPY Awards and Gala at the Hyatt Regency Dallas on November 4, 2024.  

Selection Criteria

In order for a student to be eligible, they must:


  • Be a current resident of the DFW/North Texas area.
  • Complete online application submission by deadline - no exceptions.
  • Be enrolled in an in-state accredited secondary education program offering a degree in Hotel/Restaurant and/or Hospitality Industry Management.
  • Provide proof of registration or enrollment and complete 6 hours minimum per semester in an accredited hospitality-related degree program at an institution of higher learning.
  • Provide the Association with the required documentation that the 6 hours were completed. If this is unable to be provided, the applicant will not be eligible to receive the second portion of their scholarship. (Proof of registration for 2nd semester and transcripts or failure to complete 1st semester will result in a forfeiture of second term scholarship and future HANTX Scholarships.)
  • Have and maintain at least a 2.75 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
  • Essay Submission (may be written, a personal video or in a PowerPoint Presentation format)
  • Essay – not more than 500 words
  • Personal Video – not more than 5 minutes
  • PowerPoint Presentation – no more than 25 slides, saved in a PDF format.
  • Provide transcripts (may be official or unofficial).  
  • Provide a Resume.
  • Provide one letter of recommendation.

Alex Seymour Associate Degree Scholarship 2025

Award Amount: $ 2,500
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About the Sponsor

The Hotel Association of North Texas (HANTX) is a not-for-profit trade organization that has been in existence and working with hoteliers in the North Texas region for more than 95 years to strengthen the industry. We support the industry through advocacy efforts, educational programming and scholarships and take part in efforts to give back to our community through various volunteer opportunities.


Established in 1993, the Alex Seymour Scholarship Program has been used as a vehicle to encourage and support hospitality education at the associate and undergraduate degree levels. The scholarship was named for Alex Seymour, a former General Manager was well-known for mentoring hoteliers and supporting the industry here in North Texas.