HCC, Houston Texans award Scholarships for Service to veteran heroes

Jan 15, 2014

Houston Community College has partnered with the Houston Texans to offer eligible veterans students scholarships to Houston Community College. The “Scholarships for Service” program will utilize funds received from the Houston Texans to aid HCC in providing services for our veterans as they transition from the military into academia. Up to fifty scholarships will be awarded this November. HCC’s veteran students will have the opportunity to receive up to $1,000 in scholarships.

The students will also be part of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), which offers up to 12 months of assistance to veterans who are currently unemployed and provides the necessary training and education for high demand occupations. Students also receive VRAP Educational Benefits throughout the fall and spring semester.

Eligible veterans must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher and complete an online application, short survey and two-page essay that will be reviewed by a panel of HCC faculty and staff. High-scoring applicants are awarded scholarship funds by the HCC Foundation to their HCC account that is first applied to tuition and fees. Remaining funds can be used for course books and any unused funding reverts back to the HCC Foundation to be awarded to the next qualified applicant until all funding is utilized.

HCC is the Official Education Partner of the Houston Texans. The funds for the Scholarships for Service program provided by the Houston Texans are well deserved by veterans and reservists for the contribution they make as citizens and students. The HCC Veterans Affairs is committed to providing useful tools and resources to help veterans achieve academic success. Generous contributions are what keep HCC Veterans students on their feet and moving forward in their career.

To learn more about HCC Veterans Affairs and the scholarship opportunity, please go to www.hccsfoundation.org/TexansVRAP.