Student Scholarships

The Northwest ISD Education Foundation is proud to award the NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship annually to help ensure graduating seniors continue their path to success, even after they leave the district.

In addition, the foundation partners with businesses, local organizations and individuals to support students through other scholarship and endowment opportunities. To date, NEF has funded more than $1.2 million in scholarships!

NEF Scholarship Recipients at Texan Legacy Awards

Scholarship Policy and Information Guide

If you have any questions or need assistance with the online application, please contact Alyssa Pry at alyssa.pry@nisdtx.org.

To learn more about setting up a scholarship opportunity through NEF, contact Alyssa Pry, director of communications and public relations, at alyssa.pry@nisdtx.org.

Congratulations to our scholarship recipients!

2024 Scholarship Recipients

byron nelson high school

Parker Allen, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Lokitha Ananth, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship

Jackson Brinegar, Wildstone Construction Scholarship

Mack Buth, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Rylin Childress, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Rylin Childress, Saratoga Homeowners Association Scholarship

Daniela Collins, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Giavanna Corio, Isobel Grace Gentry Memorial Scholarship

Reagan Dee, NCP Community Scholar Scholarship

Daniel Falana, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship

Daniel Falana, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Nicholas Fiertek, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Nikunj Gupta, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Nikunj Gupta, Samuel Beck Elementary PTA Scholarship

Tate Harris, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Adrian Innmon, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship

Adrian Innmon, NISD Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Sarah Kim, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship

Sarah Kim, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Grace Klawetter,NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Anna Koster, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jyotsana Lamsal, Chasidy Murphy State Farm "Barbara Murphy Memorial Scholarship"

Adithi Luxmigowri Mohanraj, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Manav Manikandan, NISD Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Allison Martin, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Braeden Mudd, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship

Braeden Mudd, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Varsha Muthukrishnan, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

McKenzie Nguyen, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship

McKenzie Nguyen, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Emily Noonan, ABM Scholarship

Chelsea Nyatenya, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Snehil Patel, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Tate Reynolds, NISD Council of PTAs Scholarship

Tate Reynolds, NISD Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Tate Reynolds, Samuel Beck Elementary PTA Scholarship

Tate Reynolds, Saratoga Homeowners Association Scholarship

Pauline Runyambo, NISD Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Ava Russo, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Nizalia Siddiqui, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship

Nizalia Siddiqui, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Ligia Souto, NISD Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Alexa Stevens, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Logan Stutz, Gregory D. Martin, DDS Scholarship

Taylor Tennyson, Kim Taylor - Realtor Scholarship

Emma Timmons, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Meredith Upton, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Priya Vayani, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Avery Wilson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

northwest high school

Hayden Beaty, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Rachel Benson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Brooke Borghesi, Baylor Scott & White Scholarship

Alexis Brewer, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Olivia Burgess, Wildstone Construction Scholarship

Keona McKayla Castillo, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Delaney Denman, Linebarger Scholarship

Anderson Dinh, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Brooke Edwards, Northstar Builders Scholarship

Adelyn Harris, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Adelyn Harris, Tidwell Middle School PTA Scholarship

Harlow Hunt, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Jackson Hunter, NISD Council of PTAs Scholarship

Eleanor Koo, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Olivia Lassman, NISD Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Nathaniel Martinez, Jostens Scholarship

Omar Masaad, Beck Family Scholarship

Micah Mayfield, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Kaden McClurg, Warren Family Scholarship

Elizabeth Perkins, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Brooke Sinclair, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Brooke Sinclair, Choose Your Own Adventure Scholarship

Logan Smith, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Elizabeth Toon, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Salma Trejo, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Ashley Weaver, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Reagan Weldon, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

steele early college high school

Jonah Banis, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Connor Childs, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Alyssa Erdmann, Cox Elementary PTA Scholarship

Alyssa Erdmann, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jaylan Gomez, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Sofia Helzerman, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jaden McCain, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Makenna Morgan, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Prince Nnadi, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Jolie Stultz, Gene Pike Middle School PTA Scholarship

Jolie Stultz, NISD Council of PTAs Scholarship

v.r. eaton high school

Lillian Davidson, Kolb Family Scholarship

Madeleine Ehlers, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Gabriella Falcon Gonzalez, Wildstone Construction Scholarship

Cameron Ferguson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Evan Garcia, Champions Rotary Scholarship

Evan Garcia, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Megan Hall, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Lacey Hancock, BKV Scholarship

Ella Hughes, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Landry Hunter, Ryan Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Lucas Lang, NISD Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Emma Lebanik, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Faith Ludbrook, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Kaylee Marsh, Champions Rotary Scholarship

Kaylee Marsh, Gene Pike PTA Scholarship

Kaylee Marsh, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Valentina Meza Gimenez, Champions Rotary Scholarship

Valentina Meza Gimenez, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Audrey Newby, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Brinley Porter, Rena Garrett Memorial Scholarship

Yaneth Puentes, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Yaneth Puentes, ShyAnn Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Sydney Rapert, Nance Family Scholarship

Addyson Richardson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Samantha Rodriguez, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Neill Shoemaker, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Nathan Smith, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Trevor Tompkins, Kolb Family Scholarship

Trevor Tompkins, NISD Council of PTAs Scholarship

Annaliese Wentroble, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

2023 Scholarship Recipients

byron nelson high school

Sydney Breinholt, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jordan Brooks, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Natalie Burraston, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship and Roanoke Parks and Recreation Scholarship

Morgan Carrick, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Nicholas Curry, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship and NISD Council of PTA Scholarship

Victoria Delcid, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Addison Douglas, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Ryder Fine, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Sara Monet Guindon, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jaden Hanusch, Roanoke Parks and Recreation Scholarship

Amber Hollingshead, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Angelina Jacobson, Isobel Grace Gentry Memorial Scholarship

Malia Ketchum, Warren Family Scholarship

Colin Kirchhoff, ABM Scholarship

Nayon Lee, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Yune Lee, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Liliana Lenzer, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Leah Lewis, Comfort Suites Scholarship

Patrick Maher, Hilltop Securities Scholarship

Theoren Markusson, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Taylor Merchant, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Diana Miley, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Ava Miller, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Andrew Nielsen, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarships

Faith Peterson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Victoria Powers, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Rachel Raper, Hill & Wilkinson Scholarship

Nikolas Schwalm, Jostens Scholarship

Lauryn Songer, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Shane Sprowls, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Hunter Stenger, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarships

Parker Terry, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Joshua Tran, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Ella Whitacre, Roanoke Parks and Recreation Scholarship

Madison Williams, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Karen Zhou, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

northwest high school

Hannah Reynolds, Beck Family Scholarship

Avery McConnell, Rena Garrett Memorial Scholarship

Andrew Lutkenhaus, Adolfson & Peterson Construction Scholarship

Eva Smith, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Erica Johnson, NISD Council of PTA Scholarship

Preston Chapman, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Ashley Stevanato-Mine, Baylor Scott & White Scholarship

Fayette Jiang, CORE Construction Scholarship

Hailey Kimmerle, Employee Giving Campaign Scholarships

Avery McConnell, Employee Giving Campaign Scholarships

Madeline Haak, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Bayley Nance, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Avery Allison, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Erica Johnson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Aidan Sanders, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Kaci James, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Cadence Fleischer, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Andrew Lutkenhaus, ShyAnn Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Jeevana Ramakrishna, Nance Scholarship

Avery McConnell, Ryan Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Haiden Hall, ShyAnn Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Kelli Schellenberg, Champions Rotary Scholarship

Thomas Trisko, Champions Rotary Scholarship

steele early college high school

Kiera Yadlosky, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Phoenix Rainwater, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Divijasri Anuga, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Kennan Jose, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship and NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Jocelyn Bridges, TexOp Scholarship

v.r. eaton high school

Owen Arnold, Huckabee Scholarship

Ciara Bohn, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Carson Burnett, Choose Your Own Adventure Scholarship

Ava Caughron, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Kate Dinh, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Anna Halza, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Allison Hawley, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Evelina Higbie, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Audrey Horne, Aramark Scholarship and Texas Air Systems Scholarship

Liam Martin Ignacio, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jack Lokensgard, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Sydney Lopez, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Maggie Meyers, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Hannah Nguyen, Hillwood Scholarship

Christella Nkongolo, First National Bank Scholarship

Jenna Reich, NCP Community Scholar Scholarship and NISD Council of PTA Scholarship

Luke Smith, JYSA Scholarship

Caitlyn Summers, Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship

Nayounghee Tuetkin, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Rachel Washington, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Emma White, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Carson Woolley, Texas Health Scholarship

2022 Scholarship Recipients

byron nelson high school

Rachel Alley, Beck Family Scholarship

Whitney Amoako, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Sydni Armstrong, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jeffrey Bennet, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Sarah Blount, Roanoke Parks and Recreation Scholarship

Cade Charles Bormann, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Lauren Bullard, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jacob Butler-Jancose, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Zephan Carmody, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jarrod Carmody, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Elise Cawelti, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Emma Crawford, Brummal Family Scholarship and Roanoke Parks and Recreation Scholarship

Mallory Douglas, Glenn Partners & Alpha Consulting Scholarship

Damilola Falana, World Wide Technology Scholarship

Brandon Gage, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Gabriella Gagnon, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Alexis Gavin, Dell Scholarship

Casey Griffith, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Anna Kelly, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Sophie Kuhlman, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Marissa Lacefield, Isobel Grace Gentry Memorial Scholarship

Katherine Lilley, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Erin MacLean, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Alexander Martin, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Miles Millican, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Ashmeet Nanda , NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Ryan Ramirez, Panduit Scholarship

Kaylie Sauceda, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Hannah Sheahan, Pogue Construction Scholarship

Mason Stapleton, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Carlos Tello, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Whitney Thomason, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Brooke Waldrop, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Shelton Walker, NISD Employee Giving Scholarship

Tess Wilson, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

northwest high school

Nanaafiia Adjei, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Brayden Bailey, Champions Rotary Scholarship

Gage Cooke, Choose Your Own Adventure Scholarship

Sara Espinoza, ABM Scholarship

Isabella Falcon, NTE Mobility Partners STEM Scholarship

Abigail Faris, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jesseca Kicinski, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Caleb Lorimor, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Kaitlyn Marsh, Nance Family Scholarship

Emily Meador, ShyAnn Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Macy Miller, Ryan Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Carter Rasmussen, NTE Mobility Partners STEM Scholarship

Abriela Rodriguez, NISD Employee Giving Scholarship

steele early college high school

Blessed Amani, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Rowan Black, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Rachel Hopper, NISD Employee Giving Scholarship

Sydney Onstott, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Parker Younger, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

v.r. eaton high school

Emma Benson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Hannah Braunersrither, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Hunter Browning, Baylor Scott & White Scholarship

Emma Chambers, TexOp Education Scholarship

Anna Dattola, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Ella Dixon, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Christopher Favela, Hitachi Scholarship

Abigail Goodwin, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Jessica Green, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Avery Harris, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Brock Hayward, Superior Data & Fiber Services Scholarship

Skye Hurst, Rena Garrett Memorial Scholarship

Delianne Jimenez-Matos, Linebarger Scholarship

Amrita Johel, Beck Family Scholarship

Ellen Matt, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Kaitlin Murphy, NTE Mobility Partners Scholarship

Jacob O'Neal, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Katelyn Patterson, NCP Community Scholar Scholarship

Lukas Rogers, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Alyson Stanosheck, NISD Employee Giving Scholarship

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Byron Nelson High School

Cassidy Bell, BTC Scholarship

Hannah Blount, Roanoke Parks & Recreation Scholarship

Aiden Boclair, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Cooper Donoho, Northstar Builders Group Scholarship

Eden Fusselman, NTE Mobility STEM Scholarship

Nicole Giovannetti, CoServ Charitable Scholarship

Ella Harmon, Linebarger Scholarship

Ashley Kaidannek, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Megan Langford, Jostens Scholarship

Brennan Lantzy, NTE Mobility STEM Scholarship

Caleb Mosty, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Suvel Muttreja, Texas Health Alliance Scholarship

Anatalie Nguyen, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Nisha Patel, Alpha Consulting Engineers & Glenn | Partners Scholarship

Michael Schmidt, NTE Mobility STEM Scholarship

Northwest High School

Anna Brummal, Glenn | Partners Scholarship

Charlie From, PepsiCo Scholarship

Katherine Gierkey, TexOp Education Scholarship

Anna Miley, CoServ Charitable Scholarship

Allie Owens, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Montana Prather, Nance Family Scholarship

Anna Thornell, ShyAnn Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Steele Early College High School

Rapha Nsenga, Superior Fiber & Data Services Scholarship

Rebekah Swyers, CoServ Charitable Scholarship

V.R. Eaton High School

Kaitlyn Adams, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Ava Blackburn, NTE Mobility STEM Scholarship

Emily Childress, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Kelsey Cox, CoServ Charitable Scholarship

Jayla Harris, Hitachi Scholarship

Kathryn Henderson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Ameen Mahouch, ABM Scholarship

Lisa McAfee, Tri-County Electric Scholarship

Abigail McCutchan, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Meredith Newton, NTE Mobility STEM Scholarship

Nicolas Oster, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Todd Roskop, Brummal Family Scholarship

Braden St. Ama, TexOp Education Scholarship

McKenna Swearingen, Pogue Construction Scholarship

McKenna Swearingen, Isobel Grace Gentry Memorial Scholarship

Kaylin Yudice, NCP Community Scholar

2020 Scholarship Recipients

Byron Nelson High School

McKenzie Arata, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Brandon Boeth, Roanoke Parks & Recreation Scholarship

Rebecca Croucher, PepsiCo Scholarship

Madison Davis, NTE Mobility Partners STEM Scholarship

Mia Duffy, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Chet Graswich, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Macy Horn, Baylor Scott & White Scholarship

Grace Howat, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Matthew Ji, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Evan McRae, Linebarger Scholarship

Austin Nguyen, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Hannah McPherson, Roanoke Parks & Recreation Scholarship

Madeline Otterson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Katherine Raper, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Megan Rawe, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Samantha Smith, TD Ameritrade Scholarship

Northwest High School

Morgan Andress, ShyAnn Hooper Memorial Scholarship & TexOp Education Scholarship

Lynnea Compton, NTE Mobility Partners STEM Scholarship

Aiden Devlin, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Bowen Devlin, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Samuel Harper, Nance Family Scholarship

Cameron Johnson, NTE Mobility Partners STEM Scholarship

Gavin Lane, NTE Mobility Partners STEM Scholarship

Cooper Peacock, NCP Community Scholar Scholarship

Rebecca Sarginson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship

Mary Strauss, Isobel Grace Gentry Memorial Scholarship

Ashley Terrien, Alan and Andra Perrin Memorial Scholarship

Madison Zablotny, Anne Kemp Memorial Scholarship & TexOp Education Scholarship

Steele Early College High School

Zoe Owens, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship

V.R. Eaton High School

Ethan Biedenstein, NTE Mobility Partners STEM Scholarship

Lillie McMaster, NTE Mobility Partners STEM Scholarship

Cloey Seltzer, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship