Promise Week: January 20-26, 2008
January 22, 2008 marked the first anniversary of the announcement of the El Dorado Promise scholarship. Click here for the details on a full week of events planned to mark the important occasion.
Check out our Community Report Card to see what has happened in El Dorado since the Promise was established!
Quick Jump
What is El Dorado Promise?
El Dorado Promise is a unique scholarship program. The Promise provides graduates of El Dorado High School a tuition scholarship that can be used at any accredited Arkansas public university or community college, or any accredited private or out-of-state university.
Who is Eligible?
All students who graduate from El Dorado Public School, reside in the district, and have been an EPS student since at least the ninth grade. (Enrollment and residency must be continuous.)
Is El Dorado Promise Need-Based?
No.
What are the Terms of the Scholarship?
El Dorado Promise provides up to five years of tuition and mandatory fees for undergraduate post-secondary education for students entering college immediately following high school (unless interrupted by military service).
What is the Amount of the Scholarship?
The El Dorado Promise maximum is set by the maximum level resident tuition payable at an Arkansas public university.
How is the Amount of Scholarship Determined?
Scholarship amounts will be paid based on length of attendance in the El Dorado Public School District. For example, graduates who attend all 13 years at EPS will receive 100 percent of the scholarship. See sidebar.
What are the Program Requirements?
- Admitted to and enrolled at a two- or four-year college or university accredited by one of the U.S.’s six regional accrediting bodies.
- Must be making progress toward a bachelor’s or associate’s degree.
- Must maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average at post-secondary institution.
- Must enroll in a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, and complete at least 24 credit hours each academic year.
Where Can I Get an Application?
At www.eldoradopromise.com
When are Applications Due?
Applications should be completed during the student’s senior year.
Is There an Application Fee?
No.
Can This Be Used to Get a Technical Degree/Certification?
No. El Dorado Promise recipients must be working toward an associate’s or bachelor’s degree at a college or university accredited by one of the U.S’s six regional accrediting bodies.
Does the El Dorado Promise Scholarship Program Include Graduate School?
No.
How Will Funds be Distributed?
Funds will be paid directly to the educational institution.
How is the El Dorado Promise Scholarship Funded?
Murphy Oil Corporation created the Promise to give El Dorado students an additional opportunity to pursue higher education. Murphy Oil Corporation will provide 100 percent of the Promise scholarship funds
Links
- Press Release Jan. 21, 2008:
El Dorado Promise Helps Boost Economy (Jan. 21, 2008) pdf 199Kb- El Dorado Promise on the NBC Today Show:
- Story Link
- Video Link
- El Dorado Chamber of Commerce:
- http://www.goeldorado.org/
- El Dorado School District:
- http://www.eldoradopublicschools.com/
- El Dorado School District Fact Sheet:
- El Dorado School Facts pdf 161Kb
- Press Release Jan. 22, 2007:
- El Dorado Promise (Jan. 22, 2007) pdf 44Kb
