Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant Program Launches

January 28th, 2008
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Governor Mike Beebe, accompanied by students from Helena-West Helena; Southern Good Faith Fund Public Policy Program Director Mike Leach and officials from several state agencies, officially kicked off the state’s new Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant Program with a news conference at Pulaski Heights Elementary School in Little Rock on January 18, 2008. Aspiring Scholars will offer matching funds for eligible families who save money for college in the state’s GIFT College Investing Plan. More information about eligibility requirements and enrolling in Aspiring Scholars is available here

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