ASPSF accepting Summer time 2023 scholarship functions Jan. 15-March 15

Little Rock, Ark. (Jan. 13, 2023) — Eligible single dad and mom are invited to use for Summer time 2023 scholarships starting Sunday, Jan. 15, at aspsf.org/applynow. The deadline to use is March 15. 

Arkansas Single Dad or mum Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) awards scholarships as much as $1,200 to eligible single dad and mom who’re attending school or acquiring technical coaching. A full checklist of eligibility tips is out there at aspsf.org/eligibility.

“This scholarship has helped with a lot inside only a matter of some months of becoming a member of. The organizers of this scholarship have created one thing so considerate and so useful,” stated recipient Calea, who’s finding out prison justice on the College of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical Faculty. 

“And the applying course of was really easy!” she added. “There have been no further essays wanted, and no further referrals wanted — fast and straightforward!”

If awarded, recipients can use the funds for any mixture of faculty and/or family bills that removes a monetary burden and helps the coed keep in class. 
Scholarships are mixed with wraparound companies — together with workshops, mentorships, and tutoring — to create a help system serving to single dad and mom alongside their greater schooling journey to commencement {and professional} employment. 

ASPSF awards scholarships to single dad and mom attending college full-time, part-time, and on-line pursuing affiliate levels, bachelor’s levels, and certificates applications. Eligible candidates have a GED or highschool diploma, a 2.0 GPA in previous programs, and a family earnings usually no more than 250% of Federal Poverty Pointers. The total checklist of eligibility tips is out there at aspsf.org/eligibility.

Upcoming ASPSF scholarship software openings and deadlines embody:

• Fall 2023 Semester: Apply between April 15-June 15
• Spring 2024 Semester: Apply between Aug. 15-Oct. 15

For extra details about Arkansas Single Dad or mum Scholarship Fund — which has awarded greater than $30 million in scholarships throughout the state to single dad and mom since 1990 — contact ASPSF Communications Director Jen Para at jpara@aspsf.org or 479-318-2885.   

About Arkansas Single Dad or mum Scholarship Fund:  For greater than 30 years, Arkansas Single Dad or mum Scholarship Fund has labored to create stronger, extra educated, and extra self-sufficient households. Via scholarships and companies, ASPSF opens doorways for low-income single dad and mom, serving to them pursue schooling, safe employment, and rework the longer term for his or her households. With the assistance of volunteers and group help, ASPSF creates multigenerational change, remodeling lives for each single dad and mom and their kids. For details about scholarships, volunteer alternatives, and methods to offer, go to www.aspsf.org.