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FRANKLIN COUNTY

If you are a resident of the above county in Arkansas and wish to apply for a Single Parent Scholarship, contact the person or office listed below.



Dr. Jo Alice Blondin, Chair
Email: jblondin@atu.edu
Phone: (479)667-2117
Fax: (479)667-1422
Mail: Franklin County Single Parent Scholarship Fund
c/o Arkansas Tech University Ozark
1700 Helberg Lane
Ozark, AR 72949

NOTE: Scholarship applicants do not have to be students of Arkansas Tech University to qualify.


Scholarship Application (Click to download)

Application Deadlines:

  • Spring semester: January 1
  • Summer semesters: June 1
  • Fall semester: July 15

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Be a resident of Franklin County, Arkansas,
  • Be a single head of household (divorced, widowed, separated, never married),
  • Have custody of and be responsible for daily care of her/his child(ren) under the age of 18,
  • Low-income person at or near the poverty level (125% of Federal Guidelines),
  • Be a high school graduate or have achieved a GED,
  • Be enrolled in (or accepted by) a public or private nonprofit post-secondary school in a program providing marketable skills to achieve self-sufficiency and a better standard of living. Applicants must not have a baccalaureate degree with the exception of those pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching.
  • Be a recipient of or applying for a Pell Grant,
  • Maintain a 2.0 GPA for scholarship renewal.

Information about other scholarship opportunities and living assistance programs can also be found on ASPSF's Other Scholarships and the Living Assistance Services pages.