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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Governor Chet Culver « Lt. Governor
Patty Judge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 23, 2008
Contact: Brad Anderson
(515) 281-0173
GOVERNOR CULVER
ANNOUNCES NEW ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE ALL IOWA
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Convenient Online Application Makes
Applying Quicker and Easier
Des Moines – Governor Chet Culver
announced today that the All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship application
process is now available online for the 2008-2009 academic year. The All
Iowa Opportunity Scholarship, which was signed into law by Governor
Culver on May 29, 2007, provides scholarship assistance to students at
risk of not pursuing postsecondary education because of social and
financial barriers.
“The All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship is
a first-of-its-kind program designed to help students in need receive
the education they deserve,” stated Governor Culver. “We must continue
to work together to expand needs-based access to higher education and
fully fund this important scholarship.
The All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship not
only gives more students greater opportunities, but in addition
strengthens our workforce to allow us to meet our future workforce
needs.
There is an overwhelming demand for this
program, as we saw by the number of applicants last year. With the
earlier release of the convenient online application process, I expect
the number of applicants to be even greater this year.”
High school seniors who will graduate
with the class of 2008 are eligible to apply for the All Iowa
Opportunity Scholarship if they meet the following criteria:
“We strive to make the application
process easy and convenient for Iowa students. Applying for our
programs, including the All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship, is now quicker
and easier,” said Karen Misjak, Executive Director of the Iowa College
Student Aid Commission. “We hope our online process will contribute to
even more deserving students applying for and receiving assistance
through state programs.”
The 2008-2009
online application is available for students who will attend college
from August 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009 and can be accessed from the
“Forms and Applications” section of the Commission’s website at
www.iowacollegeaid.gov
Priority will be given to students whose
applications are received on or before May 1, 2008 and who also
participate in the federal TRIO Programs while in high school, graduate
from alternative high schools or programs, or who are homeless youth.
For more details
about the All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship, as well as other state
grants and scholarships, please visit the Iowa College Student Aid
Commission’s website
www.IowaCollegeAid.gov or E-mail the
Commission at
info@IowaCollegeAid.gov
You may also call an Information Service
Center Specialist at (877) 272-4456.
About the Iowa College Student Aid
Commission
As the state’s
designated guaranty agency for the Family Federal Education Loan Program
(FFELP), the Commission guarantees more than $526 million annually in
student loans from private lenders to support over 79,000 Iowa
students. In addition, the Commission administers state scholarship,
grant, and loan forgiveness programs, provides borrowers with assistance
to avoid the serious consequences of default, conducts research and
distributes higher education data, and offers Iowans assistance in
obtaining student financial aid and college-related information. More
information is available at www.IowaCollegeAid.gov
http://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/
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