How to Apply for Scholarships

If you’re looking for scholarship opportunities at UA Little Rock, you’ve come to the right place!

How to Apply for Scholarships as a New Incoming Undergraduate:

  • Fall 2024 freshman and transfer institutional awards do not require a scholarship application. Your application for admission IS your institutional scholarship application! You must apply for admission by August 1, 2024, in order to be considered for scholarships for fall 2024.
  • Private scholarships and mentored programs require an application using Scholarship Universe.
    • The Donaghey Scholars Honors Program priority application deadline is Jan. 15, 2024. Applications are accepted through Feb. 15, 2024.
    • Applications for Chancellor’s Leadership Corps and STEM Academic Scholars must be submitted by March 1, 2024.
    • SU will automatically match you to various private scholarships as well as any outside scholarship available to you.
    • For awards with any need-based consideration, you must also complete your 2024-2025 FAFSA before the deadline. The 24-25 FAFSA will be available starting in December 2023.

How to Apply for Scholarships as a Current UA Little Rock Trojan:

We’ve made it easy to apply to various UA Little Rock private scholarships and thousands of external scholarships. Scholarship Universe (SU) is our scholarship-matching tool and will match you with the scholarships that you’re most qualified for based on your responses to the scholarship-matching questions.

  • For awards with any need-based consideration, you must also complete your FAFSA before the March 1 deadline. Not all private awards have a need-based component.