Recognizing President Biden’s interest in “supporting the vital mission of HBCU’s,”[1] the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law extends the current Arkansas HBCU Scholarship to include the HBCUs in the contiguous states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. This action will provide access to legal education to a diverse population in our region.
Administration
The Arkansas Contiguous States HBCU Scholarship will be a 25% tuition scholarship offered to all accepted students who earned a Bachelor’s degree from an HBCU within a state contiguous to Arkansas, namely Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. This scholarship will not be stacked on top of other scholarships (e.g. If a student qualifies for a larger Merit Scholarship, the Merit Scholarship will supplant the Arkansas Contiguous States HBCU Scholarship). The Arkansas Contiguous State HBCU Scholarship will apply to tuition charges for a maximum of 90 credit-hours (the graduation requirement) taken during the fall and spring semesters. This scholarship will not be applied during the summer or intersession terms. This scholarship will renew each year provided that the recipient remains in the top 60% of their class at the end of each spring semester.
[1] President Biden Announces Appointment to Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Paragraph 3; https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/31/president-biden-announces-appointments-to-board-of-advisors-on-historically-black-colleges-and-universities/
