Single parents enrolling in school for the Fall 2025 semester can apply for a scholarship from nonprofit Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) beginning Aug. 1.
To apply, single parents must go to aspsf.org/apply and fill out an online form with supporting documentation. Both new students and current ASPSF recipients can apply for a scholarship up to $1,600. The deadline is Sept. 1.
If awarded, single parents directly receive the financial aid and can use it to meet their real-life 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.
“The scholarship really came in handy for bills and food; everything is so expensive,” said ASPSF Summer 2025 recipient Dyeachia Branscomb of Lee County. “I also love when we get to speak with our mentors. They have really positive, encouraging words.”
ASPSF Recipient Dyeachia Branscomb of Lee County celebrates her Spring 2025 scholarship with her children. Dyeachia is working toward a bachelor’s degree in social work at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Applicants must have a GED or high school diploma but have not yet earned a bachelor’s degree. ASPSF awards scholarships to single moms and dads 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 aspsf.org/eligibility. ASPSF accepts scholarship applications three times a year: spring, summer, and fall. The next application will open for the Spring 2026 semester in January.
These single parent scholarships are made possible thanks to generous donors, organizations, schools, businesses, and foundations who believe in the incredible power of education. Thanks to community support, ASPSF awarded over 800 scholarships totaling $1.1 million last year.
