USA Funds awards $456,000 in scholarships to Texas residents
By Mae Dunn-St. Julien, USA Funds Services

USA Funds® has awarded 308 new and renewal scholarships totaling $456,000 to deserving college-bound students in Texas. USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships® assist students in financial need – particularly students who are members of ethnic-minority groups or are physically disabled – as they finance their higher education.

The awards include 137 new scholarships totaling $202,500 and 171 renewal scholarships totaling $253,500 to Texas residents.

The scholarships provide each full-time undergraduate and graduate student with $1,500; each half-time undergraduate receives $750. Students who maintain grade-point averages of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale may receive renewal scholarships annually until the students receive their final degrees or certificates, or until the total award to a student reaches $6,000.

Scholarship Management Services, a program of Scholarship America, the nation’s largest private-sector scholarship and educational-support organization, administers the program.

Visit the USA Funds® Web site – www.usafunds.org – for a list of scholarship recipients. Information about USA Funds’ 2005 scholarship program will be posted on the USA Funds Web site beginning Oct. 1.