The filmmakers of Six Man, Texas have established a new scholarship initiative for Texas' smallest rural schools. Six Man, Texas is a film about the struggle of rural communities to keep their tiny schools open and to keep playing their unique "Six Man" version of football. With seed-money commitments from Austin education advocate Mary Crouch and local businesses, the filmmakers will hold special screenings across Texas starting fall 2007. These screenings are designed both to raise awareness of the smallest rural public schools and to raise funds for a scholarship program. It is hoped that the scholarship will add opportunities for graduates of Six Man high schools hoping to attend one of Texas' many universities.

The student population at many rural schools throughout Texas has fallen below the number needed to reasonably support a public school. For many communities, simply keeping the school open and finding enough students for the game is an annual struggle. However, without the school as their sole community center and the game of Six Man as a socially unifying force, the towns would eventually disappear.

"It is our hope to raise awareness of the value of the rural and small school experience," said producer/director Alan Barber. "Maybe the scholarship initiative will be a way to give something back to the communities who were so kind to us during our many seasons of filming throughout rural Texas."