Yes, Benacquisto is a state program and yes, it might not be funded in a future year. It’s a chance you take but I think a pretty low chance at this point. You’d have to decide what else you are giving up to take that chance. It is not the intention of the state to not fund Benacquisto or Bright Futures (same type of funding).
I think it is more likely that the individual schools will stop stacking their own awards with Benac/BF.
My daughter took scholarships (including BF) that required a certain gpa, and we thought the chance was worth it. Turned out okay.
I just wanted to put a plug in for UT Dallas as your NMF school. My daughter is there on that scholarship and it has paid for everything plus. She will be graduating with a masters in 4 years and everything paid for with travel abroad included. Great school! Good luck, you will have lots of options.
@GTAustin I am definitely considering UT Dallas! I’m glad your daughter has had such an amazing experience at the school. Do you mind me asking how was the housing situation for her? Is it guaranteed for NMFs? I’ve read on here that housing is quite limited at the school.