The aid is renewable until students graduate from college as long as they maintain a 3.0 grade point average. Three years after their graduation from college or graduate school, aid recipients are asked to begin repaying the interest-free loan. The loan becomes a grant if the recipient has a 4.0 grade point average at graduation. In 1991, nine students received the money. This year, the foundation awarded 139 loans.
Some scholarships are available each year.
Mrs. Winner Hale said. These kids are amazing. It's a cyclical process that should begin paying for itself, providing more opportunities for other students. Mrs. Winner Hale said. But scholarships aren't all the Winner Foundation provides.