More money for scholarships for Oklahoma students

A tight budget year won't mean less scholarship money for college-bound students in Oklahoma. <br><br>In fact, about 800 more students will receive scholarships this fall to Oklahoma colleges and universities.

Monday, June 3rd 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

A tight budget year won't mean less scholarship money for college-bound students in Oklahoma.

In fact, about 800 more students will receive scholarships this fall to Oklahoma colleges and universities. It's part of a law that passed four years ago. It allows high school students with a 2.5 GPA and family incomes of less than $32,000 to be granted free college tuition.

The Legislature earmarked more than three million dollars for the higher education budget to pay for the scholarships.