| There is a vast number of scholarships and grants for | | | | registered with the Selective Service and they must |
| college students that you can apply for, even as a high | | | | not be convicted of a crime or felony involving a |
| school student, to help pay your educational costs. If | | | | controlled substance. |
| you do a simple search on Google, you will be able to | | | | Other eligibility requirements include that applicants |
| find many of these scholarships and grants. Today, | | | | need a high school diploma from a Texan high school, |
| we'll mainly focus on two of them: a $10,000 free | | | | they must have completed the Distinguished |
| scholarship giveaway and the Towards Excellence, | | | | Achievement Program, and they must have enrolled in |
| Access & Success (TEXAS) Grant Program for | | | | a nonprofit public college or university in Texas within |
| students in Texas. | | | | 16 months of graduating from a public or accredited |
| hosts a free $10,000 scholarship giveaway about two | | | | private high school in Texas. They should also not |
| times per month. The lucky winner gets $10K to help | | | | have more than 30 semester credits, excluding credits |
| pay off any educational expenses. There is not | | | | that have been earned through dual or concurrent |
| much to the application process other than filling out a | | | | courses. |
| simple, one-page registration form. Make sure to | | | | If applicants have already gotten an associate's |
| register for the $10,000 scholarship here. | | | | degree, then they must enro back into a university |
| The TEXAS, for short, Grant Program is designed to | | | | within 12 months of receiving their associate's degree. |
| help students who've demonstrated academic | | | | To apply, simply fill out the FAFSA and the financial aid |
| excellence but face financial limitations go to college. | | | | office of the university you have applied to will inform |
| To be eligible to apply, students need to be residents | | | | you whether you qualify for this TEXAS Grant |
| of Texas, they have to demonstrate financial need, | | | | Program. |
| they need to have an EFC, which you get from the | | | | Also, remember to register for free for the |
| Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), | | | | FreeCollegeScholarships.net's $10,000 scholarship |
| equal to $4,000 or less. Applicants must also be | | | | giveaway. |