Texas Renaissance Festival is accepting scholarship applications

The Texas Renaissance Festival will award scholarships in the amount of $1,500 to three graduating high school seniors this year and is now accepting scholarship applications from students planning to major in the following areas:

•Fine Arts

•Education

•History

•English

•Foreign languages.

The scholarships, part of the festival's School Days educational program, will be awarded to students based on talent and academic performance and are available to public, private and homeschool students in the following counties: Harris, Montgomery, Walker, Grimes, Brazos, Washington, Austin, Waller, Burleson, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Chambers, San Jacinto, Jefferson and Liberty. Students who competed in any 2015 School Days Academic or Fine Arts Competition are also welcome to apply.

"The Texas Renaissance Festival is proud to assist deserving students in their quest to achieve their higher education goals," Kim Bryant, School Days coordinator for the Texas Renaissance Festival, says. "Our School Days program has continued to grow each year, with record breaking attendance from students from across the state of Texas and beyond, so it is a privilege to support them as they continue on their academic paths."

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is April 1. Recipients will be announced May 1.

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or eligible resident. Applications for each scholarship category can be found online at http://www.texrenfestinfo.com/scholarships.

About School Days

School Days, taking place Nov. 1-2, is Texas Renaissance Festival's education program designed to be age appropriate for middle and high school students. All events, shows and activities will be both educational and entertaining. Jousting knights, musicians, jesters and magicians perform on stages and in arenas throughout the village. Students have the opportunity to learn courtly dances, the ancient art of falconry and the history of arms and armor. Artisans in period dress illustrate the technological advances of the Renaissance age through live demonstrations in pottery, glass blowing, blacksmithing, armor making and other arts and trades of this amazing period. No alcohol or weapons will be sold at School Days.

About Texas Renaissance Festival

The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation's largest and most acclaimed Renaissance-themed event. Established in 1974, the event attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to its 55-acre festival and campgrounds in Todd Mission. The interactive event features live entertainment, food, fun and professional actors who stay true to character for eight themed weekends from October through November. For more information, please visit www.texrenfest.com or follow on Twitter @texrenfest or like on Facebook/texrenfest.

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