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& Applications

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The Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship

Scholarship Award: Up to $10,000 paid over a 4 year period, applied to undergraduate degree. Criteria for the scholarship include:

  • Young adult who has been diagnosed with cancer or whose parent/guardian has been diagnosed
  • Exhibits financial need
  • Minimum GPA of 2.75 (4.0 scale)
  • Current high school senior OR college undergraduate
  • Degree-seeking
  • Applicant must be a Texas resident
  • Must attend a Texas University

The Nan Stanford Scholarship

Scholarship Award: $50,000 paid over a 4 year period, applied to undergraduate degree. Criteria for the scholarship include:

  • Young adult who has lost a parent/guardian to cancer
  • Exhibits financial need
  • Current high school senior
  • Demonstrates leadership abilities and commitment to their community
  • Gives back to the community
  • Applicant must be a Texas Resident
  • Must attend a Texas University
  • Minimum GPA of 3.00 (4.0 scale)

*One student will be selected each year for the Nan Stanford Scholarship. You must apply for The Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship prior to applying for the Nan Stanford Foundation Scholarship.

The Nan Stanford scholarship was established to honor the life and memory of Nan Stanford.

Nan worked for the city of Saginaw for over forty years and served the last seventeen as City Manager. Nan loved her community and made a difference through her commitment to serving others. She encouraged everyone to help those in need and strived to make her community better. When Nan was diagnosed with cancer in 2009, she continued to work because she had a purpose and loved the people of the City of Saginaw. She lead with integrity, honesty and joy.

Nan loved the Lord, her family, and her work up to her passing in 2022. Nan took great pride in her work, but she loved her family the most.

Nan had a positive and joyful outlook on life. On bad days, she leaned hard into her faith. She fought breast cancer for thirteen years and left us with a legacy of commitment, love, joy, and helping others in need.

This scholarship looks to support an individual who shows commitment to their family and community while enduring the hardships of cancer.

For more information about the scholarship, deadlines, and application, please email Foundation Executive Director Amy Green at agreen@angelastanfordfoundation.org

Scholarship Recipients

We have nineteen students currently receiving scholarships from the Angela Stanford Foundation. We’d like to take a moment to introduce them and thank you for your generous sponsorships and donations.

Madilyn Abor

Public Health BS

I want to sincerely thank you and your team for this incredible opportunity and for awarding me this scholarship. It truly means the world to me and my family, and I deeply appreciate your support.

This scholarship is more than just financial assistance; it’s a reminder that people believe in my potential and are investing in my future. As I enter my final year at Baylor University, your generosity allows me to focus wholeheartedly on my studies and goals, without the added stress of financial strain.

My dream is to become a pediatric oncologist, and I'm passionate about helping children and their families through some of the most difficult times of their lives. This scholarship brings me one step closer to that dream. It inspires me to keep working hard and reminds me that I'm not alone on this journey.

I’m committed to making the most of this opportunity. Thank you again for believing in me and making such a meaningful impact on my life.

Caleb Allred

Major: Marketing

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship means I can focus on my education without the constant stress of finances. It gives me the freedom to chase my goals and  prove that hard work really does pay off.

Claire Baker

Texas Tech: Human Sciences & Nursing

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship is an important and exciting step for me. It eases the financial burden, allowing me to focus more on my studies and personal growth. Knowing that the Foundation supports students like me means a lot and motivates me to take on new opportunities.

This scholarship also connects me to a community that values education and giving back—something I truly admire. I’m grateful for the support and encouragement, and it inspires me to keep learning and someday give back in meaningful ways.

Hayden Boykin

Blinn College: Business Major

The Angela Stanford Foundation means so much to me because I can meet new people and make new friends. I am also surrounded by people that can understand what I’ve been through. Overall I am very grateful to be selected as a scholarship recipient.

Ruby Caldwell

TVCC

This scholarship means a lot to me. It will will help me achieve my goal of becoming an ag teacher.

Marabelle Danticat

Mechanical Engineering

This scholarship genuinely means the world to me. I have been desperately trying to bridge the gap between my limited financial aid and the cost of attending college. Because of this support, a huge weight has been lifted off me and my family. I’m now one step closer to attending college debt-free and being able to fully focus on earning my degree in Mechanical Engineering.

I’m incredibly grateful that my story and potential were seen and believed in by the committee and donors. Thank you so much, bless everyone involved in making this possible. I truly hope to make you all proud.

Jasmine Dingman

Pre-Veterinary Technology

Receiving the Angela Stanford scholarship means the world to me. It represents more than just financial support. It’s a reminder that my goals and hard work matter and that someone believes in me and my future. This scholarship allows me to focus on my education without financial stress and it motivates me to keep pushing forward, not just for me but for my family and my support system. I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity and committed to making the most of it. Thank you.

Spencer Gabriel

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi: Mechanical Engineering

To me receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship signifies a connection to a community with people who have had similar situations to mine that values education and believes in supporting students like me in achieving their dreams.

Ty Gore

Texas A&M at College Station

The Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship to me means opportunity. It provides the opportunity to purse my goals in furthering my education. It provides the opportunity of easing the financial burden on my family. Most importantly, the Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship provides an opportunity of paying it forward to survivors of cancer. I am honored to be a recipient of this scholarship, and hope to be able to one day provide opportunities such as this.

Avery Gray

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor: Health Science

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship is an answered prayer and will certainly allow me pursue my higher education goals with fewer financial concerns. As I continue to pursue my life goal of serving children through medicine, I am very thankful to have the support of the foundation.

Emily Griggs

Texas Tech University: Business Marketing

To receive the Angela Stanford scholarship means that my mother and I can breathe again. I can now focus solely on academics rather than stressing on how I am going to pay for it all. I also can breathe knowing that my mother is not anxious and worrying about college and paying for all of it. This scholarship is just an enormous blessing and light that my family and I needed after several really hard and dark years.

Samantha Gudenau
Nan Stanford Recipient

Dallas Baptist University

My name is Samantha Gudenau. I will be attending Dallas Baptist University in the Fall with the goal of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in biology. I plan on gaining the foundational information that I need to become a member of the Health Care field. After earning my bachelor’s degree, I plan on attending Medical School, where I will continue my academic path of becoming a Pathologist. I am so thankful to be awarded this scholarship to help me pursue my academic career. I will forever and always be grateful towards the Angela Standford Foundation for this helping hand.

Hayden Head

Baylor University: Political Science

The Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship is an opportunity to further my education in a financially responsible way. My goal has always been to attend school and come out debt free because I follow Dave Ramsey. However it means more to me than just that. It is an validation to me that someone looked at my application and thought this kid has been through a lot in his life; so how can I make a positive difference in his life?

Emma Henard

Dallas Baptist University: Biology

Being a recipient of this scholarship is both an honor and an answered prayer! I am so thankful for the Angela Stanford Foundation and for their support and generosity to those who have been impacted by cancer. This scholarship will help me pay for part of my undergrad tuition and accelerate my goal of pursuing the medical field. I am excited to continue my passion in studying Biology in hopes to pursue Orthopedic Surgery. I look forward to making a positive impact on the community as a doctor in the future!

Kaytlyn Johnson

Nan Stanford Recipient
Dallas Baptist University: Elementary Education

I am extremely grateful for this opportunity. Receiving the Angela Stanford scholarship truly is an answer to my prayers. This scholarship will allow me to fulfill my dream of attending Dallas Baptist university and pursuing a degree in elementary education. This scholarship will give me the opportunity to teach and love children and help them reach their full potential everyday. This scholarship has truly been such a blessing to me and it will help lessen the financial burden on me and my family.

Lexi Lunceford

Tarleton State University: Kinesiology

I am extremely blessed, grateful, and honored to be chosen to receive the Angela Stanford Scholarship and represent such a wonderful foundation. By their support, I will be one step closer to completing my studies and stepping out into the world to carry out my desired purpose, calling, and passions - with less financial burdens and stress. It means so much to me that there is a group of individuals willing to gracefully help and support me. While pursuing a career in physical therapy, I aspire to be there for and help others through some of their toughest moments - the same way others have done for me.

Suraiya Mohammed

Biomedical Science; Minor in Psychology

For the longest time I dreamt of becoming a doctor or going into the medical field. After my mom got sick, I felt helpless when it came to making her better. Going into the medical field became much more of a goal rather than a dream for me. Even though I knew I couldn’t help my mom by the time I became a doctor, I could help other daughters like me, from having to go through life without their moms, and the Angela Stanford Scholarship is making this goal possible and is allowing me to pursue exactly what I want.

Emma Mutterer

Child Development

Receiving this scholarships means so much to me, and allows me to complete my bachelors degree with less stress about money. The Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship encourages me to continue working hard to finish my degree and give back to children in similar situations like mine once I am a Child Life Specialist.

Reed Neal

Texas A&M University: Biology

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship gives me an incredible sense of gratitude and motivation to succeed in college. I am humbled by the willingness of others to invest in my future. This scholarship means the ability to ease financial burden on me as well as the ability to give back to my parents.

Carolina Sartori

Texas A&M University: Forensic & Investigative Science

The Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship is a way that I can be at ease by continuing to achieve my higher education. I am thankful and honored that I was chosen as a recipient because it lessens the financial burden for my mom. Furthermore, thanks to this scholarship my brother can see that working hard truly pays off as our dad always said. I continue his legacy by focusing on my studies and with your opportunity I can pursue my dream with serenity.

Kadrian Stines

Midwestern State University: Nursing

I am very grateful to be receiving this scholarship because it will help me exponentially in my educational and career goals. This scholarship will aid in the journey of earning my bachelors degree in nursing, and it will also help me reach my goal of becoming a pediatric oncology nurse. This way I will be able to help other children and their families fighting childhood cancers.

Colter Taylor

Construction Engineering

Receiving this scholarship means so much because it gives me the opportunity to continue my life and make a career out of something I love to do. Being able to be given this scholarship means that my struggles and hardships meant something and that I can more forward with my life because I am a survivor and will always be one. I am so blessed to be alive but also blessed to be able to be one of the individuals awarded this scholarship when so many should be in the same position I am in now but unfortunately God has different plans for us. Thank you for choosing me for the Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship

Lilly Thomas

Texas A&M University.

Being a recipient of the Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship means that I get the chance to attend my dream school. It also means easing the financial burden on my family
during a challenging time. I’m so thankful to be a recipient of this scholarship!
Active Recipients
23
Total Recipients
83
Scholarships Awarded
527,500

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