The typical SPSF NWA applicant gets by on an income of $15,763 per year. 
*This INCLUDES the value of financial resources such as food stamps, subsidized housing, child care vouchers, etc.

Over the course of four years, SPSF NWA will invest approximately $15,000 in a full-time scholarship recipient. ($1,500 Fall Scholarship, $1,500 Spring Scholarship and $750 Summer Scholarship = $3,750/year)

According to our 2010 comprehensive study conducted by the Survey Research Center at the University of Arkansas, following graduation SPSF NWA graduate’s earn, on average, $30,000+ annually.

Since 2002 SPSF NWA has produced 209 graduates*

209 grads x $30,000 annual salary = $6,270,000 injected into the local economy annually.

In other words, a one-time $3.14 million investment yields $6.27 million EVERY YEAR!

*number of SPSF NWA graduates as of June, 2011