{"id":1449,"date":"2010-05-11T10:16:23","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T15:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2010-05-11T10:16:23","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T15:16:23","slug":"adhe-urges-students-to-apply-for-academic-challenge-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2010\/adhe-urges-students-to-apply-for-academic-challenge-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"ADHE urges students to apply for Academic Challenge scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MAGNOLIA\u2013 Southern Arkansas University hosted a public forum on new Arkansas scholarships on May 6 in Foundation Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center.\u00a0 Dr. Jim Purcell, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, gave a presentation on the new Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship, explaining changes and new criteria for the scholarship.<br \/>\nPurcell stressed that more students than ever are eligible to apply because the scholarship is no longer based on financial need, making it available to all families regardless of income levels. The scholarship is also open to non-traditional students this year. In years past, the scholarship has been available only to first year freshmen.<br \/>\nAll students are encouraged to complete the Arkansas universal scholarship application online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adhe.edu\/\">www.adhe.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 By completing this application, students apply for several types of ADHE aid, including the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship and GO! Opportunities Grant.\u00a0 In order to apply, students must have completed the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA).\u00a0 The deadline to apply is June 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAGNOLIA\u2013 Southern Arkansas University hosted a public forum on new Arkansas scholarships on May 6 in Foundation Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center.\u00a0 Dr. Jim Purcell, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, gave a presentation on the new Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship, explaining changes and new criteria for the&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2010\/adhe-urges-students-to-apply-for-academic-challenge-scholarships\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[271,94,276,77,288],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-academics","7":"category-admissions","8":"category-community-corner","9":"category-financial-aid","10":"category-regional-news","11":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}