Single parents enrolling at Arkansas Tech University for the fall 2025 semester may apply for a scholarship from the non-profit Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) beginning Friday, Aug. 1.
To apply, single parents must to go to https://aspsf.org/apply and fill out an online form with supporting documentation. Both new students and current ASPSF recipients may apply for a scholarship up to $1,600. The application deadline is Monday, Sept. 1.
If awarded, single parents directly receive the financial aid and can use it to meet needs such as rent, child care, gas or groceries while they go to school. Along with the scholarship, ASPSF staff and volunteers provide mentoring, career coaching and workshops to help recipients balance school, work and parenting.
Applicants must have a GED or high school diploma, but have not yet earned a bachelor’s degree. ASPSF awards scholarships to single mothers and fathers working toward skilled-trade certificates, associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees that lead to professional careers with family-supporting wages.
Recipients must be enrolled in at least one three-hour class online or in-person. They must also have a 2.0 GPA, earn medium to low income and participate fully in the ASPSF scholarship program by attending workshops and communicating with their local program manager.
A full list of ASPSF’s eligibility guidelines is available at https://aspsf.org/eligibility. ASPSF accepts scholarship applications three times per year: spring, summer and fall. The next application will open for the spring 2026 semester in January.
ASPSF scholarships are made possible by donors, organizations, schools, businesses and foundations that support the program. ASPSF awarded more than 800 scholarships totaling $1.1 million last year.
For more information, visit https://aspsf.org or contact Jen Lawrence at jlawrence@aspsf.org or (501) 550-6304.
