College/Scholarship Access

Testing
Visit your high school counselor to inquire about test fee waivers.
 
 ACT


SAT
http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/

Admissions
Visit your high school counselor to inquire about application fee waivers.

ApplyTexas

Common Application
https://www.commonapp.org/

 
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

The College Assistance Migrant Program assists migrant and seasonal farmworkers or their children enrolled in their first year of undergraduate studies at a college or university. The funding supports completion of the first year of studies.

Services may include counseling, tutoring, skills workshops, financial aid stipends, health services, and housing assistance during the first year. Limited follow-up services may be provided to participants after the first year to help students continue in postsecondary education.

 CAMP Requirements:

  • Permanent Resident or Citizen
  • College/University Freshman standing
  • Meets one of the following qualifications:
    • Worked for at least 75 days within the last 24 months as a seasonal / migrant farmworker or a child of a seasonal / migrant farmworker,
    • Participated in a Migrant Education Program or is eligible to participate or
    • Qualifies for the Workforce Investment Act167 (WIA 167)

 

CAMP Programs in Texas

The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley-Brownsville & Edinburg
http://www.utrgv.edu/camp/program-applications/index.htm

St. Edward's University
http://www.stedwards.edu/admission/camp

Texas A & M University International University
https://www.tamiu.edu/specialprograms/CAMP.shtml

University of Texas at El Paso
http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=academics.utep.edu/camp

West Texas A&M University
www.wtamu.edu/camp

CAMP Programs in the United States

National HEP-CAMP Association
http://www.hepcampassociation.org/


Scholarships

Association for Migrant Educators of Texas (AMET)
http://www.ametx.org/scholarship-program

Albert Lee Wright Scholarship
http://nasdme.org