Dr. Phyllis J. Bridges Arts and Sciences Endowed Scholarship (Social Work)

The Dr. Phyllis J. Bridges Arts and Sciences Endowed Scholarship was established in 2022 by the Sook Foundation. The endowment was created to honor Dr. Phyllis J. Bridges, a longtime English professor, administrator, award­ winning faculty member and historian of the university, who passed away on April 26, 2022, after 50 years of service to TWU. Born and raised in Amarillo, Bridges earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English at West Texas State University and a doctorate in English at Texas Tech University. She began her career as an educator teaching at Amarillo public schools and landed her first collegiate position as an English instructor at Texas Tech in 1967. After moving to teach at Texas Woman’s in 1972, Bridges became enamored with the university and its community. She developed a reputation for enthusiastically mentoring scores of graduate students and took delight in guiding them to degree completion, helping them find jobs and encouraging them as they advanced through their careers. Additionally, she established several scholarship endowments benefiting TWU students and often encouraged others to follow her example.

• Application Dates – Opens July 1, Closes March 1
• Awarding Department – College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Committee
• Department Contact – cas@twu.edu
• Level – Graduate or Undergraduate
• Classification – Any
• Major – Social Work
• Minimum Cumulative GPA – 2.8 for UG, 3.0for GR
• Minimum Enrollment Requirement – Any
• Minimum Total Credit Hours Earned – Any
• Renewability – Scholarship may be renewed if all requirements are met and funds are available.
• FAFSA – Required for undergraduate students. First preference will be provided to students who demonstrate a financial need as determined through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Other – Post-Acceptance responses must be completed before funds will be transmitted.