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	<title>Greater Texas Foundation &#187; Scholarship Programs for Higher Education</title>
	<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org</link>
	<description>Removing Barriers to Education</description>
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		<title>University of Houston, Clear Lake &#8211; Celebrating Our Elders Scholarship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the 2009-2010 school year, University of Houston &#8211; Clear Lake was awarded one of the foundation&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/13/university-of-houston-clear-lake-celebrating-our-elders-scholarship/</link>
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		<title>Community College Scholarship RFP Released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/04/community-college-scholarship-rfp-released/</link>
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		<title>Generation Proud and Rising to the Challenge Scholarship RFP&#8217;s Released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/02/scholarship-rfps-released/</link>
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		<title>ECHS Students Making Big Strides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/10/02/echs-students-making-big-strides/</link>
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		<title>Alamo Community College District Foundation: St. Philip&#8217;s College</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Community College Scholarship Program: to provide need based scholarships to community college students.
Year: 2009
Amount: $25,000
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/06/17/alamo-community-college-district-foundation-st-philips-college/</link>
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		<title>Greater Texas Foundation Receives Community Partnership Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Greater Texas Foundation representatives recently accepted the University of Houston-Clear Lake&#8217;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&#8217;s success.
Greater Texas Foundation has supported the University of Houston-Clear Lake since 2003, by helping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/06/01/test2/</link>
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		<title>Alamo Community College District: St. Philip&#8217;s College</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Community College Scholarship Program: To provide need based scholarships to community college students.
Year: 2009
Amount: $25,000
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/03/12/alamo-community-college-district-st-philips-college-2/</link>
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		<title>Alamo Community College District Foundation: San Antonio College</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Community College Scholarship Program: To provide need based scholarships to community college students.
Year: 2009
Amount: $25,000
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/03/12/alamo-community-college-district-foundation-san-antonio-college-3/</link>
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		<title>MDC, Inc.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[$1,000,000 to support Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a multi &#8211; year national initiative to improve student success at community colleges, especially for students of color and low income students.  Achieving the Dream works to help students earn certificates or degrees that open the door to better jobs, further education, and greater opportunities. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2008/07/20/mdc-inc-2/</link>
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		<title>KIPP, Inc.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[$450,000 to KIPP,  Inc. to fund KIPP To (and Through) College, a college preparatory and support program designed to ensure access and success in college for low-income, minority students.  Through academic support, counseling, and Summer of Learning Opportunities, KIPP alumni are empowered to use their KIPP-learned scholarly habits, knowledge and qualities of character in their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2008/07/20/kipp-inc-2/</link>
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