USA Funds Access to Education Scholarship

The program will award scholarships worth $1,500 for full-time students, and $750 for half-time undergraduate students. The scholarships may be renewed annually, if the student maintains a 2.5 gradepoint average on a four-point scale, until the continuously enrolled student receives a final degree or certificate or until the total award to the student reaches $6,000.

Eligibility Requirements:

Plan to enroll or are enrolled in full or half-time undergraduate or full-time graduate coursework at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school. Eligible applicants include but are not restricted to students attending or planning to attend law school, medical school or other professional-degree programs. GED recipients also are eligible. Students must plan to enroll or be enrolled beginning with the fall 2007 term through Feb. 1, 2008.

Have an annual adjusted gross family income of $35,000 or less, as documented on a 2006 federal income-tax return on which the applicant is claimed as a federal tax exemption.

Are U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens.

DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 15, 2007

Go to http://www.usafunds.org and select "Scholarship Information" from the "Express Links" menu.