Education is very important to the German-Texan Heritage Society, which was founded in 1978 by three educators – Mary El-Beheri, Dona Reeves-Marquardt and Anna Thompson. Since 2008, the German-Texan Heritage Society offers annual scholarships to the top five research paper winners in the Texas State German Contest for high school and middle school students. Through this scholarship program, we are pleased to provide encouragement for the youth of Texas to pursue the study of German-Texan history and the German language.

Middle or high school students enrolled in a German class in a Texas school are eligible for the GTHS scholarship. Interested students should contact their German teacher about how to participate in the Texas State German Contest Research Paper category. More information can be found on the Texas State German Contest website.

The GTHS Scholarship program is supplemented by individual donations. You can support the scholarship fund by sending a check to: GTHS, PO Box 684171, Austin, TX 78768. Please write ‘scholarship fund’ in the memo line of your check.