Heflin Announces Scholarship Program
District 85 State Representative Joe Heflin announced Feb. 5 that a new state financial aid program, the Top Ten Percent Scholarship, is available to this year's high school seniors who finish in the top 10 percent of their class. The scholarship is intended to encourage students who demonstrate financial need and graduate in the top 10 percent of their class to attend Texas public institutions of higher education.
Heflin encouraged high school seniors in District 85, which includes Glasscock County, to take advantage of the new scholarship program. “Texas lags behind other states in the number of its residents holding college degrees,” Heflin said. “We need to do all that we can to get more students into and graduating from college. I am happy that this scholarship targets students who have worked hard during high school, taking tough classes, and making good grades to earn a spot in the top 10 percent.”
Qualifying students are eligible to receive $2,000 if they enroll fulltime in a Texas public college or university for the fall of 2009 and show financial need. To apply, students must submit an error-free, Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by April 1, 2009. For more information visit www.collegeforalltexans.com or call the Federal Financial Aid Center at 1-888-311-8881.
Heflin may be reached at his capitol office in Austin, 512/463-0604, at his district office in Crosbyton, 806/675-1583, or in Big Spring, at 432/213-2897.