Carry the Load Scholarship

Applications open January 1, 2025 and close March 31, 2025.

Award Amount: $5,000

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Must be a child of a fallen first responder or military personnel, currently attending or planning to attend college as a freshman in the Fall.
Must live and plan to attend college in the Continental US.
Student plans to or is pursuing higher education (2 year, 4 year, trade school qualify)
Student must demonstrate a strong desire to pursue a college degree and a commitment to continuous learning and personal growth.
Student must exhibit high-quality character and leadership.
An overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher at the time of application.
Student must complete the application and attach a copy of unofficial transcript and a 500 maximum word essay explaining the applicants need for the scholarship.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please fill out the form below to apply. Before submitting your scholarship, please read our terms for applying. You'll verify you have done so at the end of this form.

Attach your transcript and essay using the buttons below. Please name the documents “firstlastname_transcript”, and “firstlastname_essay” respectively.

Feel free to email us with any questions.

The Scholarship shall be presented at the Carry The Load Dallas Memorial March in Dallas, Texas on Memorial Day. Recipient does not have to be present at ceremony for scholarship award.

TERMS FOR APPLYING

Before submitting a scholarship application, all applicants must indicate they have read and agreed to the following terms:

The application must be submitted via automated format.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications and all attachments (transcript, and essay) must be submitted at the same time.
Your submission of this application will stand as your certification that the data contained in the application and all related attachments are true and correct.

ATTACHMENT REQUIREMENTS

All attachments must be less than 5MB and in one of the following file types: .txt, .pdf, .docx, .odf, .rtf.

All attachments must be included at the time of submission.
Students must attach a copy of their “unofficial transcript” for grade verification. Please black-out any personal identification information on the transcript before sending such as social security number, TXDL number, etc.
For essay attachments, please put your name in the lower left-hand corner and page number in the lower right corner of each page.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Non-University Email Address

Local Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Phone

(###)

###

####

Hometown

Expected Graduation Date

YYYY

Deceased Parent Name

Military or First Responder:

If Military, which branch?

First Responder put NA

If First Responder, which profession?

Military put NA

Years served

Major

Current or planned

Minor

Current or planned

GPA

HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP

From 2003 to 2006, Michael Flowers served in the United States Marines before pursuing higher education at Texas State University and obtaining his degree. Michael has long desired to support fellow service members and understands the importance of higher education. As a result, he founded the Carry The Load Scholarship, which awards a grant of $5,000 during the Carry The Load Dallas Memorial March.

The aim of the scholarship is to provide financial support to a deserving student who has lost a parent in the line of duty. The Carry The Load Scholarship is backed by The Jackson Shaw Foundation, CBRE, TradeLane Properties, and Prologis, with each donor represented on the CTL Scholarship Committee.