Scholarship Programs for Higher Education

Scholarship programs that enable young people to reach their potential through education.

University of Houston, Clear Lake – Celebrating Our Elders Scholarship

University of Houston, Clear Lake – Celebrating Our Elders Scholarship

For the 2009-2010 school year, University of Houston – Clear Lake was awarded one of the foundation’s $25,000 Generation Proud Scholarship Program awards.  The school decided to set up the Celebrating Our Elders Scholarships with the funding.  This program invites students to share how an African-American or Hispanic elder has, through their own achievements, inspired the [...]

Community College Scholarship RFP Released

To help meet the unique financial aid needs of community college students and continue its commitment to remove barriers to education, Greater Texas Foundation announces the 2010 Community College Scholarship Program. The program will provide grants totaling $300,000, in need based aid to a selected set of Texas community colleges in 2010.  Awards will not [...]

Generation Proud and Rising to the Challenge Scholarship RFP’s Released

To help encourage and support both first generation students and students making the transition from a community college setting to a four-year institution of higher learning, Greater Texas Foundation announces the 2010 Generation Proud and Rising to the Challenge Scholarship Programs. Each program will provide grants totaling $200,000 in need based aid to selected public [...]

ECHS Students Making Big Strides

ECHS Students Making Big Strides

While in their senior year of high school, students in El Paso, Texas in are taking upper division course work at the University of Texas El Paso.  This group of 23 students attends Mission Early College High School and is among the first cohort to accomplish this level of completion. Because they have not completed high school, these students [...]

Alamo Community College District Foundation: St. Philip’s College

Community College Scholarship Program: to provide need based scholarships to community college students.
Year: 2009
Amount: $25,000

Greater Texas Foundation Receives Community Partnership Award

Greater Texas Foundation Receives Community Partnership Award

Greater Texas Foundation representatives recently accepted the University of Houston-Clear Lake’s 2009 Community Partnership Award. The University showed its gratitude for the continued support and partnerships by hosting a breakfast for donors, partners, and friends for their contributions toward the University’s success.
Greater Texas Foundation has supported the University of Houston-Clear Lake since 2003, by helping [...]

University of Texas at El Paso

Mission Early College High School Scholarships: To support scholarships for twenty-three students transitioning from Mission Early College High School to full-time study at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Year: 2009
Grant: $20,000

University of Texas at Tyler

Removing Educational Barriers: To establish an endowed need based scholarship program.
Year: 2009
Grant: $60,000

Texas A&M University – Kingsville

Removing Educational Barriers: To establish an endowed need based scholarship program.
Year: 2009
Grant: $60,000

Texas A&M Foundation

Removing Educational Barriers: To establish an endowed need based scholarship program.
Year: 2009
Grant: $100,000

University of North Texas Foundation

Rising to the Challenge: To provide need based scholarships to students transitioning from a community college setting to a four-year institution of higher learning.
Year: 2009
Grant: $25,000

University of North Texas at Dallas

Rising to the Challenge: To provide need based scholarships to students transitioning from a community college setting to a four-year institution of higher learning.
Year: 2009
Grant: $25,000

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