Rep. Alonzo Urges Applicants to Apply Now - Dealine is Mrach 12 2010
AUSTIN TX - Texas State Representative Roberto R. Alonzo urges applicants to consider applying to the latest scholarship program geared specifically toward those Texans considering attending college and making military service part of their future careers.
This past spring during the recently-completed 81st Texas Legislature lawmakers approved House Bill 3452 (HB 3452) which created the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. As part of the measure approved the governor will appoint 2 the lieutenant governor will appoint 2 and each of the 181 state lawmakers (150 State Representatives and 31 State Senators) will make the appointments of applicants to the financial assistance program.
The award scholarships will be up to $10000 for the first year starting with the 2010- 2011 academic school year for a total of 185 scholarship recipients. Depending on fund availability students may receive up to four years of scholarship awards. The program will be administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Deadline to apply is March 12 2010.
This scholarship aims to encourage students to participate in Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs at civilian colleges and then become members of the Texas Army National Guard members of the Texas Air Force National Guard and commissioned officers in any branch of the armed services of the United States.
The legislation authorizes the governor and the lieutenant governor to each appoint two students and each state senator and state representative to appoint one student to receive a conditional Texas Armed Services Scholarship.
Students must meet specific requirements in order to be eligible for nomination and receipt of the scholarship. Among the minimum requirements are the following: (1) Students must be on track to graduate from high school with the Distinguished Achievement Program DAP or International Baccalaureate Program IB; (2) Have a current high school GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. (3) Achieve a college readiness score on the SAT of at least 1590 or the ACT of at least 23. (4) Currently ranked in the top one-third of the prospective high school graduating class.
In light of the current economic situation coupled with the fact that tuition institutional fees and the overall costs of getting a college education continues to escalate I urge students to apply for this scholarship said Rep. Alonzo.
Moreover as those costs increase the accessibility and affordability of a college education continues to become more out of reach for average hard-working families. Thus it becomes more imperative that our youth and their families take advantage of scholarship programs like this one continued Rep. Alonzo.
