Travis and Tyler Barker Eagle Scout Endowed Scholarship

In consideration of the educational work being carried on by the Louisiana Tech University Foundation, Inc., Cheri Kelly and Robert Breck Barker established the “Travis and Tyler Barker Endowed Scholarship”.

Selection Criteria:

  1. The scholarship will be awarded each year to an outstanding Eagle Scout from the central Louisiana area, primarily composed of the Louisiana parishes of Rapides and the adjacent parishes to Rapides Parish.
  2. The scholarship will be awarded to a student who is entering Tech as a freshman.
  3. Recipient must have a minimum 3.0 High School GPA.
  4. Recipient must have a minimum ACT of 25 or equivalent SAT score.
  5. The recipient must be registered and remain registered as a full-time student for the quarter in which he/she receives the scholarship at Louisiana Tech.

Please download the link below to access the Travis and Tyler Barker Eagle Scout Scholarship. Once you have completed the application, it will need to be uploaded to Academic Works.

https://www.latech.edu/documents/2021/01/barker-eagle-scout-scholarship-application.pdf

Award
Varies
Deadline
09/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you an Eagle Scout?
  2. Provide two signed recommendation letters from individuals who can speak to the integrity and motivation of the applicant and know the applicant personally. Ideally, endorsements should come from someone in the community (church or scouting) and someone (teacher or coach or club leader) from his school. Endorsements from counselors, guardians, parents and/or relatives should not be included.
    • Signed recommendation letter
    • Signed recommendation letter
  3. Upload an essay of no more than 500 words on the subject of the significance of the Eagle Scouting Rank and what it means to you