Established by Kevin Saunders to help provide an opportunity for people permanently confined to a wheelchair to attend college or technical school. Kevin suffered massive injuries in a grain dust explosion that threw him 300 feet into the air and on to a cement parking lot when he was inspecting a grain elevator in Corpus Christi in 1981. As a result of his injuries, Kevin is a paraplegic. He is also a world champion athlete, and served on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under both President George H. Bush and President William J. Clinton; the only person on that committee appointed to serve under two presidents.
Amount:
$500/one available (Students may reapply for the scholarship for additional years.)
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
be a graduate or GED certificate holder who attended a Coastal Bend* high school;
be permanently confined or have an immediate family member who is permanently confined to a wheelchair;
maintain nine credit hours per semester;
maintain a 2.5 GPA;
attend an accredited university, college or technical school.
Deadline:
March 11
Application:
Application forms may be downloaded from this website or obtained by calling the Foundation office at 361-882-9745.
*Coastal Bend: Defined in the bylaws of the Coastal Bend Community Foundation as the counties of Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio.
