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Harvey Help

Through a generous grant from the Rebuild Texas Fund and the Qatar Harvey Fund, scholarships will be available to impacted students to underwrite tuition & fees, textbooks & supplies, room & board, and general living expenses for those who were negatively impacted after the hurricane impeding their pursuit of a degree. 

Overview    

On August 25th thousands of lives in Southeast Texas were changed.  College students and their families’ lives were disrupted, many have not fully recovered.  As the impact of the storm became evident, it became equally evident that intervention would be necessary to help students return to school.  Classes were delayed, Texas A&M University at Galveston was closed and temporarily relocated to College Station.  Faculty and staff were mobilized to meet the needs of our struggling students.  Most students did return, but some withdrew. Even those who did return to their studies continue to struggle with personal and financial challenges preventing their success.

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Eligibility    

Funds will be dedicated to providing scholarships to current, returning, and potential students from the impacted counties who have continued their education at Texas A&M University at Galveston, stopped-out/withdrawn from one of the Texas A&M University System universities, or have delayed pursuing their education (admitted prior to Harvey but did not attend due to the storm).

PRIORITY DEADLINE TO APPLY: AUGUST 15, 2019

General Eligibility:

 To be eligible for such assistance, the student (graduate or undergraduate) must:
  • Be a current student impacted by Hurricane Harvey and enrolled at Texas A&M University Galveston, OR
  • Be a student who dropped-out/withdrew from one of the five TAMU System universities as a result of Hurricane Harvey and have not yet subsequently reenrolled; OR
  • Be a student who was admitted to one of these universities beginning in the fall 2017 semester but did not attend due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey.

Academic Eligibility: 

Student must have a minimum cumulative GPA:
  • 2.0 for undergraduate
  • 3.0 for graduate and doctoral students 

Approved Use of Funds:

Tuition & fees, textbooks & supplies, room & board, and general living expenses.

 

Scholarship/Aid Amount: 

The amount of aid per student will be determined on the basis of need.

Scholarship and aid awards will be based on the need presented by the student and tempered by other needs present in the university. No student may receive more than $2,500 in a semester and no student may receive more than $5,000 total in the life of the grant. Awards will range from $500 to $2,500.


Who Can Benefit? 

The beneficiaries targeted in this program will be:

  • Currently enrolled Texas A&M Galveston students impacted by Hurricane Harvey,
  • Students who stopped-out/withdrew from of 1 of the 5 included A&M System universities (Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Prairie View A&M University) as a result of Harvey and have not yet subsequently reenrolled, and
  • Students who were admitted at one of these universities for the Fall 2017 semester but did not attend due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey.