Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Statistical Report: 1997 Page: 257

                                
GRANTS FOR STUDENTS AT PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGF
FY 1997

Number of                    Number
Institutions                  Student
License Plate Insignia Scholarship Program
Independent Senior Colleges and Universities ........                 9                            23
T otals  ........................................                    "9                            23
Average  Award  ................................
The License Plate Insignia Scholarship Program is funded through the sale of special car license plates which show the insignia of the p
institutions committing to sell at least 1,500 special plates may participate. Funds for public universities are directly deposited in school a
awards are then made on campus. Public university awards are not reflected here since they are not administered by the Coordinating B
independent institutions and public community colleges are deposited at the State Treasury in a Coordinating Board account. The Coord
community college funds to the schools to award on campus. Applications from independent institutions are administered by the Board.
Early High School Graduation Scholarship
Public  Universities  ..............................                 21                           815
Independent Senior Colleges and Universities ........                15                           133
Public Community Colleges  .......................                   33                           713
Texas State Technical Colleges  ....................                  2                            11
Totals  ........................................                     71                          1,672
Average Award  ...............................
The Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program provides up to $1,000 of free tuition to students who graduate from public high s
in no more than 36 continuous months.

IER EDUCATION

of
s                Funds Awarded
$ 26,450
$ 26,450
$ 1,150
articipating institution. Only those
accounts at the State Treasury and
oard. License plate proceeds for
inating Board then forwards public
$418,139
120,644
245,224
3,836
$ 787,843
$ 471
chools and who completed grades 9-12

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