FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2007
CONTACT: Geoff Embler or Matt Mackowiak
Sen. Hutchison Announces Over $4.4 Million in Education Grants for Texas Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON -- Texas senior Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) today announced that 19 Texas colleges and universities received $4,446,100 in grants from the U.S. Department of Education’s Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.
“Education is the key that opens the door to opportunity, and these grants will help disadvantaged students continue their education to the highest levels,” Sen. Hutchison said.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the McNair program awards grants to institutions of higher education for projects designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study. These projects can include academic counseling, financial aid assistance, mentoring, research opportunities, seminars, summer internships and tutoring.
The following institutions of higher education will receive funding:
| Organization | Funding |
| University of North Texas | $283,500 |
| University of Texas Arlington | $270,000 |
| Texas Christian University | $252,045 |
| Texas A&M Kingsville | $252,000 |
| Abilene Christian University | $243,513 |
| Texas Southern University | $235,994 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | $231,448 |
| West Texas A&M University | $231,448 |
| Sam Houston State University | $231,000 |
| St. Edward’s University | $231,000 |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | $225,000 |
| Lamar University | $220,000 |
| Sul Ross State University | $220,000 |
| University of North Texas Graduate School | $220,000 |
| University of Texas Austin | $220,000 |
| University of Texas San Antonio | $220,000 |
| Trinity University | $219,703 |
| St. Mary’s University of San Antonio | $219,934 |
| Texas A&M Corpus Christi | $219,515 |
| Total | $4,446,100 |
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