The A+ Scholarship Program provides scholarship funds to eligible graduates who attend a participating public community college or vocational/technical school, or certain private two-year vocational/technical schools in the state of Missouri.

Students do not need to hold an "A+" average to receive the A+ Scholarship, but must meet the following requirements:

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Attend a designated A+ high school for 2 years prior to graduation.
• Graduate from an A+ designated high school with an overall unweighted grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Have at least a 95% attendance record overall for grades 9-12.
• Perform at least 50 hours of unpaid tutoring or mentoring, of which up to 25% may include job shadowing prior to graduation. 
• Maintain a record of good citizenship and avoid the unlawful use of drugs and/or alcohol while in grades 9-12.
• Have achieved a score of proficient or advanced on the Algebra I end of course exam or a higher level DESE approved end-of-course exam in the field of mathematics.

Even if a student is not planning on attending a 4 year institutions, some universities will give scholarship dollars to students for completing the above requirements. For more information or to sign up a student should see thier counselor. More information can be found HERE.