Program offers a way to pay for college
The Twenty-first Century Scholars program is accepting applications from students grades six through eight in Tippecanoe and surrounding counties.
The program makes higher education accessible for low- to moderate-income families in Indiana. New enrollees take a pledge to maintain good grades and citizenship. If they fulfill their promise, they receive four years of college tuition to a public Indiana college or the equivalent amount to attend a private college in Indiana.
Jason Carter, of Purdue's Student Access, Transition and Success programs, is West Central Regional Twenty-first Century Scholars regional coordinator. He says approximately 380 recent high school graduates will pay for college in the fall through the program.
"The Twenty-first Century Scholars program started 20 years ago and has distributed more than $85 million in scholarships. More than 5,000 scholars statewide have received college degrees," Carter says. "The level of funding and number of participants make the Twenty-first Century Scholars program one of the country's premier early intervention initiatives."
The West Central Region serves scholars in Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties.
Applications are available at https://www.in.gov/ssaci/ and through the Twenty-first Century Scholars site at Purdue. The application deadline is June 30.
For more information about the program or to request an application, contact the Twenty-first Century Scholars staff at 49-60046 or tfcs@purdue.edu.