ETCF Awards over $200,000 in Scholarships
Posted/updated on: May 7, 2012 at 4:24 pm
TYLER — The East Texas Communities Foundation is awarding over $200,000 in scholarships to high school and college students from East Texas for 2012. This marks the first year ETCF scholarship awards have reached the $200,000 milestone. First-time scholarships of over $130,000 were awarded to 70 students at a reception held in honor of the recipients at Marvin United Methodist Church this past week. Scholarship amounts range from $500-$10,000 per student. Over $70,000 in scholarship renewals will be distributed later this summer, making a total of over $200,000 in scholarship grants in 2012 from 40 different scholarship funds at ETCF.
