Scholarships connect community generosity with student ambition, helping Newton County seniors take confident next steps toward their futures.
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Inspired By a Neighbor
Rose and Travis Collins both grew up in Newton County and later settled down in nearby Rockdale County. As they raised their children, they got to know a family in the neighborhood who had immigrated from Mexico. Rose and Travis were struck by how hard the teen daughter worked to do well in school so she could be the first in her family to go to college. That neighbor inspired them to create a scholarship that provides recognition and assistance to aspiring first generation Latino college students. They called the award Aspiraciones Más Grandes — Bigger Aspirations.
The Collins family started by funding full four-year scholarships at Wake Forest University where their sons attended college. They then expanded the award to include graduating seniors from Rockdale County and later added a scholarship for students graduating from Newton County Schools. Currently, Newton Education Foundation administers the Collins Family Scholarship which provides four $3,000 awards to graduating seniors.
The application cycle for Spring 2026 scholarships has closed. A link to the application will be posted here when a new cycle is opened.
NEF Awards a Record Nine Aspiraciones Más Grandes Scholarships
The Collins Family expands the annual scholarship award for Newton County seniors in response to an exceptional applicant pool.
Aspiraciones Más Grandes Scholarship Recipients for 2025
Four Newton County students were awarded $3,000 scholarships, funded by the Collins family, for their freshman year of college.
Aspiraciones Más Grandes Scholarship Recipients for 2024
Three Newton County students were awarded $3,000 scholarships, funded by the Collins family, for their freshman year of college.
Aspiraciones Más Grandes Scholarship Recipients for 2023
“We fund these scholarships to provide, in a small way, some recognition and assistance to aspiring first generation college students of Latino descent.”