Round Rock, TX – Trellis Foundation, a public charitable organization focused on improving college attainment for low-income students and students of color in Texas, has announced the appointments of Dr. Mark Milliron as chair and Ms. Dora Ann Verde as vice chair to its board of directors. Dr. Milliron will assume the role of chair [...]
Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce our December 2021 grant awards totaling $645,057 to support critical efforts aimed at understanding student needs to reduce postsecondary disparities. Awarded grantees seek to identify strategies and tools to reduce postsecondary barriers, improve equity of student outcomes, and increase policymakers’ understanding of the challenges Texans are facing in education [...]
We are pleased to announce the awarding of $644,041 this September, in support of critical efforts designed to increase college student enrollment, retention and success. Grants will address a range of goals, including addressing the racial and economic disparities exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting critical infrastructure change and leadership at colleges [...]
We are pleased to announce the awarding of $300,000 in June, in support of national and state-wide partnerships that will lead to greater college access and success. These grants aim to expand college-related services, improve students’ educational pathways, and close the attainment divide through collective efforts, advocacy and knowledge-building. $200,000 to the Aspen Institute to [...]
We are pleased to announce the awarding of $2,237,869 this March. Grants selected will support capacity-building and alignment of systems that support student success. Awards included one grant focused on racial justice and eight grantees selected in response to the Foundation’s Request for Proposals in support of Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling/Upskilling in Texas. $247,339 [...]
Trellis Foundation is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the role of Grants and Operations Assistant. The Grants and Operations Assistant will be the backbone of the operational support for the team. This role is responsible for various aspects of grant compliance and administrative/operational support for the Foundation. This will include monitoring documents and processes [...]
We are pleased to announce the awarding of $793,090 in December 2020, in support of efforts that will lead to greater access to higher education and student success for students seeking to transfer from one institution to another or re-connect to higher education after time spent in the workforce. Grants selected will support student success [...]
We are pleased to announce the awarding of the final $770,000 of FY2020, in support of efforts that will lead to greater access to higher education and student success in preparing for and earning a college degree. Overall, Trellis Foundation awarded $3 million this fiscal year. Grants selected will support statewide strategy and capacity-building [...]
Trellis Foundation is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the role of Graduate Fellow. The Graduate Fellow is a paid position, intended only for students in the process of completing a graduate-level degree. Preference will be given to students in a graduate program at an HBCU in Texas. The position will primarily be based remotely; [...]
A $100,000 grant from the Trellis Foundation will help support stipends for students in the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing (GGHSON) at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso (TTUHSC). These funds will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Texas Workforce Commission’s Texas [...]
