ChiroHealthUSA Foxworth Family Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by ChiroHealthUSA

Description
**What the scholarship is**
The Foxworth Family Chiropractic Scholarship is an achievement-based award for students enrolled in chiropractic doctorate programs. It recognizes students who demonstrate leadership, service, and a clear commitment to impacting their communities and the chiropractic profession. The award highlights exceptional candidates who combine academic progress with meaningful professional and civic engagement.

Key takeaways:
- Achievement-based scholarship for chiropractic doctorate students.
- Focuses on leadership, service, and community/professional impact.
- Honors a combination of academic progress and extracurricular contribution.

Eligibility
**Who may apply**
Applicants must be full-time students in a Doctorate of Chiropractic program at an accredited U.S. chiropractic college or university and must remain enrolled full time through December 2025 to retain the award. Candidates must meet a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7. Applicants may not be family members of employees, officers, or owners of ChiroHealthUSA.

Key takeaways:
- Must be a full-time Doctorate of Chiropractic student at an accredited U.S. institution.
- Must remain enrolled full time through December 2025 to avoid forfeiture.
- Minimum GPA: 2.7; familial relationships with ChiroHealthUSA staff disqualify applicants.

Application requirements
**What the application requires**
The online application includes a recommendation questionnaire that must be completed by a person listed by the applicant; the system will send that contact a link to submit their responses. Applicants (and eventual recipients) must agree to keep the award confidential until it is publicly announced (see Application Timeline for the announcement event); failure to maintain confidentiality can result in forfeiture. All materials must be submitted through the scholarship’s online portal.

Key takeaways:
- A recommender questionnaire is submitted via an emailed link from the application portal.
- Recipients must maintain confidentiality until the public announcement; breaches risk forfeiture.
- All application materials are submitted online through the scholarship portal.

Award value
**How the award is distributed**
The scholarship provides a direct cash award of $15,000 to the student recipient. In addition, the program donates $10,000 to the chiropractic college or university where the recipient is enrolled. Together the combined benefit supports both the student and their institution.

Key takeaways:
- Recipient award: $15,000.
- Institutional donation: $10,000 to the recipient’s chiropractic college.
- Benefits both the individual student and their school.

Application timeline
**Key dates and notification**
The next application cycle opens on September 1, 2025. Scholarship applicants will be notified of the recipient selection by July 1, 2026; the recipient will be honored at the FCA National Convention in Orlando, Florida (the convention is the forum for the public announcement). Prospective applicants can sign up to be notified when the application opens and should plan submissions around these dates.

Key takeaways:
- Application opens: September 1, 2025.
- Recipient notified by: July 1, 2026.
- Award presentation and public announcement occur at the FCA National Convention in Orlando, Florida.

History of the award
**Origin and sponsorship**
The Foxworth Family Chiropractic Scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Ray Foxworth’s parents, Dr. Betty Pace Mathews and Dr. Charles Vernon Mathews. ChiroHealthUSA funds the scholarship to perpetuate the Mathews family legacy in chiropractic education and service. The program was created to support emerging leaders in the chiropractic profession through financial and institutional support.

Key takeaways:
- Established in honor of Dr. Betty Pace Mathews and Dr. Charles Vernon Mathews.
- Funded by ChiroHealthUSA to support chiropractic students and their institutions.
- Designed to sustain a legacy of service and leadership in the profession.

For additional questions or to sign up for notifications when the application opens, consult the scholarship’s official page or contact the program administrator through the scholarship portal.