Ellen A. Amirkhan Regents' Endowed Scholarship

The Ellen A. Amirkhan Regents’ Endowed Scholarship has been established to honor the life of Ellen A. Amirkhan. A graduate of 1979 and a member of TWU’s Track and Field team, Amirkhan began service as a TWU regent in 2023. Amirkhan is president of Dallas’ historic Oriental Rug Cleaning Co., Inc., a business founded by her grandfather in 1911. She is a founding member and instructor for the Association of Rug Care Specialists, a member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), a former president of the ISA North Texas Chapter and a former president and board member of the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration. Additionally, she is a member and donor of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and the Dallas Woman’s Forum. This scholarship is to support a senior student athlete.

• Application Dates – Opens July 1, Closes March 1
• Awarding Department – General Scholarship Committee
• Department Contact – scholarships@twu.edu
• Level – Undergraduate
• Classification – Senior
• Major – Any
• Minimum Cumulative GPA – typically 3.0 for UG,
• Minimum Enrollment Requirement – typically 12 credit hours UG
• Minimum Total Credit Hours Earned – Recipient must be a senior
• Renewability – Scholarship is not renewable.
• FAFSA – Recommended but not required.
• Other – First preference is for senior student athlete. Post-Acceptance responses must be completed before funds will be transmitted.