Scholarship Opportunity

SAU This Is Home Scholarship

Offered by Southern Arkansas University

Incoming freshman or upperclassman who was in foster care at age eighteen, receives McKinney–Vento protections, OR is an orphan able to provide the requested tax/nonfiling evidence.

EssayRequired
RenewableNo
Grade LevelHigh School Senior, College Student

Eligibility

  • Incoming freshman or upperclassman who was in foster care at age eighteen, receives McKinney–Vento protections, OR is an orphan able to provide the requested tax/nonfiling evidence.

Requirements

  • Program lists cumulative GPA 2.75 alongside retention conditions; confirm how it applies to incoming freshmen.
  • Maintain at least twelve credits each fall/spring and complete the required community service.
  • The foster-care, homelessness and orphan routes are alternatives.

How to Apply

  1. 1Complete the This Is Home application, attach a letter-of-intent essay explaining financial need and provide evidence of the qualifying route.
  2. 2Confirm the current award amount, intake and community-service expectations with Admissions.

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