UNION 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.

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2008 Board of Directors
Rodney Landers, Jr., Chair		Randy Jerry, Vice Chair
Veronda Tatum, Secretary		Heather Busch
Tequila Freeman		Ardella Lee
Bill Luther		Jodie Mahony
Diane Orton		Rev. Phil Pinckard
Phoebe Sellers		Bettye Thurmon

South Arkansas Community College
300 South West Avenue
El Dorado, AR 71731-7010

Phone: (870)864-7150 or (870)864-7133
Fax: (870)864-7167

Printable Application in PDF format

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Application Deadlines and Requirements

Deadlines:

• Fall semester - September 1
• Spring semester - February 1
• Summer - June 1 (pending availability of funds)

Single parents selected for financial assistance will meet the following criteria:

1. Have custody of and be responsible for daily care of dependent minor children;
2. Be a single head of household residing in Union County, AR;
3. Be a high school graduate or in the process of earning a GED diploma. (Applicants preparing for the GED exam have the opportunity to receive the scholarship to pay for GED books.)
4. Priority will be given to full-time students who are enrolled in or have been accepted by a public or private non-profit post-secondary institution in a program providing marketable skills to achieve self-sufficiency and a better standard of living.
5. Be a recipient of or applying for a Pell Grant (and other sources of financial aid); and
6. For continued eligibility for the Scholarship, recipients must maintain a 2.5 GPA each semester. Priority will be given to past SPSF recipients who maintain eligibility.

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