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== Agency Information ==
 
== Agency Information ==
  
'''Name:''' Twenty-First Century Scholars of Southeastern Indiana
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'''Name:''' 21st Century Scholars of Southeastern Indiana
  
 
'''Category:''' Cultural/educational/historical
 
'''Category:''' Cultural/educational/historical
  
'''Purpose:''' Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars Program began in 1990 to ensure that every Hoosier student can afford the opportunity provided by a college degree. Today, eligible students who keep the Scholar Pledge to excellence in school and life receive a Scholarship to help pay for their college education.
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'''Purpose:''' Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program started in 1990. It is an early-college promise program designed to help ensure that every Hoosier student can afford the opportunity provided by a college education. Today, eligible students who maintain the Scholar Pledge to excellence in school and life receive a scholarship for up to four years of up to 100% tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school.
  
Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars Program offers income-eligible Hoosier students up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school. In middle and high school, 21st Century Scholars are connected to programs and resources to help them prepare for college. Once in college, Scholars receive support to complete their college degrees and connect to career opportunities.
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Children can enroll from the time they enter 7th grade to June 30 of the end of their 8th-grade year (students in foster care can enroll after this deadline). Families must meet income eligibility guidelines. For more information, including income guidelines and instructions on how to apply, visit Scholars.IN.gov/enroll.
 
 
*Students must apply and be accepted into the program during the 7th or 8th grade unless the student is in foster care. Families must meet the income guidelines during the time they apply. For additional information, please visit www.Scholars.IN.gov
 
  
 
== Additional Information ==
 
== Additional Information ==

Revision as of 16:02, 24 January 2020

Agency Information

Name: 21st Century Scholars of Southeastern Indiana

Category: Cultural/educational/historical

Purpose: Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program started in 1990. It is an early-college promise program designed to help ensure that every Hoosier student can afford the opportunity provided by a college education. Today, eligible students who maintain the Scholar Pledge to excellence in school and life receive a scholarship for up to four years of up to 100% tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school.

Children can enroll from the time they enter 7th grade to June 30 of the end of their 8th-grade year (students in foster care can enroll after this deadline). Families must meet income eligibility guidelines. For more information, including income guidelines and instructions on how to apply, visit Scholars.IN.gov/enroll.

Additional Information

Address: 101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 300

City: Indianapolis

State: Indiana

ZIP: 46204

Phone: 1-888-528-4719

Email: scholars@che.in.gov

Website: http://scholars.in.gov/


Updated Jan 2020