Bipartisan group announces $25 million scholarship fund for undocumented students
WASHINGTON– Some immigrant students brought to the United States without permission by their parents will soon get help paying for colleges in Texas and a few other states.
A $25 million scholarship fund for such students, often called “dreamers,” was announced today by San Antonio Democratic activist Henry Muñoz III, former Washington Post CEO Donald E. Graham, and Carlos Gutierrez, a Commerce Secretary under President George W. Bush.
Dreamers often face financial barriers to attending college since they are ineligible for federal financial aid.
1,000 high-achieving undocumented students will each receive a $25,000 scholarship from the initiative, called TheDream.US. The effort has been funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Inter-American Development Bank, the Graham family, and other philanthropies. Some of that scholarship money will go to students in Texas.
More at http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/bipartisan-group-announces-25-million-scholarship-fund-for-undocumented-students.html/ .