New EZ Scholarship Program for Ohio University Southern Campus In partnership with Ohio University Southern Campus in Ironton, Ohio and the city of Ironton, the Huntington, WV-Ironton, OH Empowerment Zone (EZ) has created a new endowed scholarship program for Zone residents in Ironton who plan to attend OU Southern Campus.

The $75,000 scholarship endowment will be funded by the EZ, and it will receive matching funds from OU Southern Campus. Students will first be able to take advantage of the scholarships in fall quarter 2004. The deadline for application is April 1.

Scholarship recipients must be full-time, undergraduate students at OU Southern Campus, and they must reside in the Ironton Empowerment Zone. The Ironton Zone stretches from Railroad to Spruce Street and from the floodwall to U.S. Route 52. Students who receive scholarships are also required to participate in an approved community service internship designed to benefit the Ironton EZ community. These internships will be coordinated and approved through the Ironton mayor's office.

Each scholarship award will be renewable for up to 12 hours per quarter of undergraduate study the 1st year and 16 hours per quarter thereafter as long as the student is making satisfactory progress toward graduation.

Scholarship students are required to maintain a grade point average of 2.75.

For more information on this scholarship, please contact the Huntington-Ironton Empowerment Zone at (304) 399-5454.

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