Tarleton program helps students who dropped out due to COVID-19
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STEPHENVILLE A $750,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will help Tarleton State University boost workers displaced by COVID-19 and assist students who stopped short of completing their undergraduate degree.
The Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program stems from $175 million given the coordinating board from the Governor’s Emergency Educational Relief Fund, originally part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020.
Grant money for those who qualify covers tuition and fees and will vary from $750 to $1,500 per semester (summer and fall 2021). Application fees will be waived for previous Tarleton students.
Following the establishment of the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Tech is planning to offer tuition and fees assistance to students whose academic progress got impacted by COVID-19.
This grant will be given to qualifying students who were unable to attend school in the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19-related circumstances. Tech Vice Provost Melanie Hart said that eligible students must be able to graduate within 12 months and have not enrolled in any university or college during the Fall 2020 semester.
âThis will allow students to come back to school, even when they were affected by COVID-19 from a financial perspective,â Hart said. âThe grant will allow them to finish up their degree.â
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As part of the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has awarded $650,000 to the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) and Navarro College.
Through this program, the two institutions are partnering to deliver educational programming to displaced workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who need to upskill or reskill to get back into the workforce.
The pandemic recently made a one-year anniversary in March of its effect in North Texas.
According to a news release, The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) awarded $9.3 million to Texas higher education institutions in the second round of awards. Through a competitive process, 25 applicants representing 31 institutions and serving 6,100 students were selected.
Through a competitive process, 25 applicants representing 31 institutions and serving 6,100 students were selected.
Reskilling grants allow Texas public colleges, technical schools, and universities to provide financial assistance to students to cover tuition and fees.
The program is supported by a portion of the $175 million allocation to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from the Governor s Emergency Educational Relief Fund. The Governor and THECB Commissioner have provided a valuable opportunity for our state s future employees to return to school, especially those students who stopped out due to financial reasons, Lisa Hobson, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Dean of Education, said. We are excited to be selected and we have a strong relationship with Navarro College and value them as a partner.
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Texas State University was recently awarded a $1.5 million grant to aid up to 1,000 former students with some college credit to return to school and finish their respective degrees.
The university received the pass-through grant from the United States Department of Education s Education Stabilization Fund Program via the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. This is a great opportunity for those who want to finish their degree, said Todd Sherron, assistant professor of practice with the Department of Organization, Workforce and Leadership Studies (OWLS), who oversaw Texas State s grant application. If a student has 90 hours of course credit and meets the criteria, we will provide financial assistance to them to finish their education.