State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has announced that his efforts to negotiate an additional $3.5 million in scholarship funds for college students in Illinois have been a success. The money will be available beginning in the fall 2008 semester. UIS will receive $18,500 to distribute based on students' financial need.
An article in the April 29, 2008, State Journal-Register gives more details about Giannoulias' plan.
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20080429-sjr-ScholarshipFund.pdf
