Scholarships

 
My Road to UT

My Road to UT

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I always wanted to go to UT, but it was out of reach until I was awarded a Texas Exes scholarship. As told to Rose Cahalan. I was about 6 or 7 years old when my...

 
 

Trailblazer

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Meet Alejandra Ortega: UT freshman, Forty Acres Scholar, aspiring math teacher, and the first high school graduate in her family. The Houston native sat down with...

 
 

Texas Exes Awards $2.53 Million to 684 Students at Scholarship Dinners

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Scholarships are more often than not a nameless, faceless exchange: a donor writes a check, and eventually a student uses that money to fund an education. Not so...

 
 

San Francisco Alumni Set Sail for Scholarships

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About 46 UT alumni set sail at the Texas Exes San Francisco Chapter’s second-annual boat party last weekend to raise money for UT scholarships—and soak...

 
 

Trial By Fire

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Katherine Layton lost a parent and a home before her 20th birthday. But for every hurdle life deals her, she gives back tenfold. On a hot September day in 2011,...

 
 

Paying It Forward

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How the Texas Exes became a scholarship powerhouse. The word “ex” can be profoundly misleading. For Texas Exes members, The University of Texas is not a bygone...

 
 

Dallas Chapter Scholarship Dinner Raises $70,000

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Raising $70,000 is no mean feat. But when it comes to scholarships, the Texas Exes Dallas Chapter doesn’t sweat it. This Wednesday night, the chapter held...

 
 

Finding a Family

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When the Asian Alumni Network awarded its first-ever scholarship to Elie Wu, they boosted a future leader who’s overcome some serious financial and family challenges. Last...

 
 

Texas Exes Honors Final TEA Scholars, New Forty Acres Scholars

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Over the years, the Texas Exes has planned activities to bring Texas Exes scholars together and develop among them a nurturing and collegial atmosphere at the...

 
 

Named Scholarship Dinner Awards $749,625 to UT Students

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It’s scholarship dinner season here at the Texas Exes. Three dinners—one each for our chapter scholarships, named/dedicated scholarships, and the Texas...

 
 
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