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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Veronda Tatum, Secretary
Email:		vtatum@southark.edu
Phone:		(870)864-7150 or (870)864-7133
Fax:		(870)864-7167
Mail:		c/o South Arkansas Community College 300 South West Avenue El Dorado, AR 71731

NOTE: Scholarship applicants do not have to be students of South Arkansas Community College to qualify.

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Click to download and submit both of the following forms

• Scholarship Application
• Permission to Release Confidential Information

Application Deadlines:

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

Eligibility Requirements:

• Have custody of and be responsible for daily care of dependent minor children;
• Be a single head of household residing in Union County, AR;
• 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.)
• 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.
• Be a recipient of or applying for a Pell Grant (and other sources of financial aid); and
• 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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Information about other scholarship opportunities and living assistance programs can also be found on ASPSF's Other Scholarships and the Living Assistance Services pages.