By Edited news release |
Posted: Mon 7:36 AM, May 30, 2016 |
Updated: Mon 7:43 AM, May 30, 2016
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Time is running out for Arkansas students to apply for a lottery scholarship.
Wednesday is the deadline, and Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Director Bishop Woosley encouraged both traditional and nontraditional students in the state to apply for Lottery-funded scholarships. The Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship is available through the Arkansas Department of Higher Education by applying online at Scholarships.ADHE.edu.
"At the lottery," Woosley added, "We say, 'you can't win if you don't play.' And you definitely won't get a scholarship if you don't apply for one. Just apply online. It's easy to apply – no essays required!"
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act of 2009 provided for revenue raised by a state lottery to provide for college scholarships to be administered by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Tens of thousands of scholarships are awarded to Arkansas students across the state annually -- with the 200,000th granted in academic year 2016.
"We're proud of the opportunities we are able to provide through the funding of college scholarships," Woosley said. "Every day, I talk to students and families whose lives have been changed because of Lottery-funded scholarships. Some students wouldn't be able to go to college at all without this scholarship."
Arkansas has one of the lowest percentages of citizens with advanced degrees in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Deadline approaching for Arkansas lottery-funded scholarships
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