2025 Recipients Announced

We support the continuing legacy of leaders in transportation

Check back later for 2026 Scholarship announcement

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Check back later for 2026 Scholarship announcement **

SCHOLARSHIPS

The COMTO North Texas Scholarship Program with a 501 (c) 3 status supports our strategic goal of ensuring the continuing legacy of leaders in transportation. Our primary goal is to award scholarships to worthy students for the pursuit of higher education who are pursuing various careers in the transportation industry, and the scholarship awardees are represented in many academic backgrounds.

We continue to promote our mission by supporting and developing the next generation of transportation industry leaders

COMTO annually awards multiple scholarships to minority graduating high school students from the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas region with at least a 2.5 GPA.

The 2025 scholarship awards are:

1 - $5,000

2 - $3,000

2 - $2,500

2025 Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to our previous year’s scholarship winners!

  • Jonathan Marenco - Comtonorthtexas.org

    Jonathan Marenco - $5,000

    University of North Texas

  • Hope Wright - Comtonorthtexas.org

    Hope Wright - $4,000

    Prairie View A&M University

  • DeRon Pelton - Comtonorthtexas.org

    DeRon Pelton -$2,500

    TBD (Texas A&M) or Prairie View

  • Caelynn Williams - Comtonorthtexas.org

    Caelynn Williams - $3,500

    Oral Roberts University

Past Winners

  • $2,500 Scholarship Recipient

    Jackson Carter is a 2020 Graduate from JJ Pierce High School in Richardson, Texas. He will be attending Texas A&M University in the fall. Both of his parents attended Texas A&M University and his brother is a sophomore there. Jackson will be studying Business Administration and Finance.

  • $1,500 Scholarship Recipient

    Maya Havens is a 2020 Graduate from Central High School in Keller, Texas. Migrating to America from Russia, her family vacation to the Galveston Island Pier awakened her passion for space, flight, and engineering. She will be attending Purdue University to pursue becoming an Aerospace Engineer.

  • $1,000 Scholarship Recipients

    Kiara Fletcher is a 2020 Graduate from L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas. Kiara is interested in a career in Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering. She is passionate about taking on the challenge of the STEM Field and making her mark. She will be attending North Carolina A&T State University in the fall.

  • $1,000 Scholarship Recipient

    Fernando Castaneda is a 2020 Graduate from John A. Dubiski Career High School in Grand Prairie, Texas. He is interested in becoming an Architect where he will design airports and low-income housing. Fernando will be attending the University of Texas at Arlington to pursue his goal.

  • $1,000 Scholarship Recipient

    Ebony Moss is a 2020 Graduate from DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. Ebony will be attending Prairie View A&M University to pursue a career in Business Administration. Ebony is excited to achieve her goal so she can give back and make a difference by being productive professionally and helping in the community where she will live.