Scholarships
More than $50 million in scholarships, grants, loans, and work study are awarded each year to more than 70 percent of UALR students.
For additional information about the types of scholarships offered please visit the Financial Aid & Scholarships website.
For information about the many private scholarships available, please visit the Private Scholarships website.
UALR International Student Award for Out-of-State Tuition
A Three Year Pilot Project (2007-2010)
Application Deadline is February 1st!
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s strategic plan includes a commitment to fostering global awareness among its students. In support of this commitment, the University seeks to increase the number of enrolled international students. UALR has the advantage of a growing number of international faculty who are interested in recruiting students from their home countries to study at this university. Therefore, UALR will offer a limited number of out-of-state tuition awards to new international students if the following requirements are met.
The student:
• Documents academic promise with grades and test scores at the high school or college level. (Note: Because of differences in educational systems among countries, applicants will be individually evaluated.)
• Comes from an educational institution which has a relationship with a member of the UALR faculty or staff.
• Is recommended for admission by a member of the UALR faculty or staff.
• Is enrolled full time in on-campus classes.
• Is seeking a first undergraduate or graduate degree. (Law school students and law programs are not eligible.)
• Satisfies UALR’s English language proficiency expectations if the student’s first language is not English.
Undergraduate students must:
• Be accepted for admission taking 12 or more hours of credit courses at the UALR main campus and seeking their first undergraduate degree.
• Show evidence of academic promise.
• Maintain a 2.00 UALR, cumulative GPA and successfully complete a minimum of 75% of attempted hours.
• Not be Law School students and/or taking law programs.
Graduate students must:
• Be accepted for admission taking 9 hours of credit courses at the UALR main campus and seeking their first graduate degree.
• Be admitted and accepted to an eligible graduate program.
• Show evidence of academic promise.
• Maintain a 3.00 UALR, cumulative GPA and successfully complete a minimum of 75% of attempted hours.
• Not be Law School students and/or taking law programs.
Eligible students will pay in-state tuition and fees:
• Fall and Spring terms will be eligible for the award.
Effective Date:
• Fall 2008, not eligible for retroactive award.
• The award process will begin February 1 and continue until available funds have been committed.
Award Amount
• The award will not exceed the actual charge for undergraduate or graduate, out-of-state portion of the tuition/fees. (Award recipient will pay in-state tuition and fees.)
Application Process
• Apply for admission.
• Complete a UALR International Student Award for Out-of-State Students application.
• Submit a transcript from your home university
• Submit a letter of recommendation from a UALR faculty member
To apply, please fill out the application found here:
http://www.ualr.edu/admissions/vault/ScholarshipApp.pdf
Turn in the completed application at the Financial Aid Office. Please indicated that you are applying for the “UALR International Student Award for Out-of-State Tuition”