Up to four $1500 scholarships will be awarded in the “REACh Your Goals” Scholarship Program.
Eligibility criteria:
To be eligible for the scholarship program, you must meet the following criteria:
• be at least twenty-five years old at the time of application;
• be enrolled in or admitted to a degree or certificate program at an eligible college or university that is a member of the REACh organization (check our website for a list of member schools whose students are eligible to apply);
• reside in the greater Chicagoland area;
• be a US citizen or permanent resident;
• be eligible to receive the REACh Scholarship per your institution’s financial aid guidelines;
• undergraduate students must have earned the equivalent of a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours or 15 quarter hours of college level credit at time of application;;
• graduate students must have earned the equivalent of a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on 4.0 scale based on the last half of baccalaureate credit hours or based on 12 semester hours or 15 quarter hours of graduate level credit.
Application deadline: All applications must be postmarked no later than April 15th, 2009.
You can download and application form from: http://www.reach-chicago.org/scholarships/2009/REACh_Scholarship_2009.pdf
About REACh, from their website at http://www.reach-chicago.org:
Resources for the Education of Adults in the Chicago Area (REACh) is a not-for-profit consortium of educational, civic, and corporate organizations. REACh was organized as a collaborative effort to provide adults easier access to information about educational and financial aid opportunities. Our members include academic institutions representing technical, vocational, undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, financial institutions, and civic minded corporations. The association was formally incorporated in 1988 and has grown to include approximately 50 member institutions throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.
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