University Awarded Grant From GTF

Texas A&M-San Antonio has been awarded a grant of $1.4 million from the Greater Texas Foundation (GTF). The grant aims to help increase the number of Texas Early College High School (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree.

The Greater Texas Foundation Scholars Program at A&M-San Antonio received its first award of $1.4 million from GTF in 2017. The scholars program provides five cohorts of 40 ECHS graduates throughout the State of Texas an opportunity to earn a scholarship of up to $2,000 a year for up to three years. This scholarship is intended for those students who anticipate completing their bachelor’s program in three years or less and display financial need. GTF scholars benefit from academic and financial support, peer mentoring, career exploration activities and leadership and team-building events.