FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Allen County is in the “high risk” category for the possibility of low-income students losing their scholarships through the state’s 21st Century Scholars Program.

CEO and President of the Indiana Youth Institute Tami Silverman says it’s because of a new program requirement.

“(It) mandates that all students in the program must complete a series of activities,” she says. “It was actually started in 2013, but this is the first year it takes effect.”

Those activities include completing a graduation plan for high school, taking a Career Interests Assessment, getting workplace experience and taking a college entrance exam.

Silverman says 67 percent of the Class of 2017 in Allen County may not receive funding for college by failing to meet the requirements.

To learn more about the new requirement, go to Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars’ website.