Scholarships

Thirteen University of Arkansas at Little Rock students received recognition at the 2014 League of United Latin American Citizens Council (LULAC) 750 Little Rock Scholarship Banquet on Oct. 25 at the Clinton President Center.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been selected for a $1 million endowment that will support scholarships for nontraditional college students who want to return to school to finish their college education.

UALR has a record number of Latino and Hispanic students in the LULAC scholarship program this year. Fall applications are due March 31.

UALR graduate Monica McDaniel said her entire life was altered as a result of a scholarship and encourages others to apply before the March 1 deadline.

Fifty-five percent of Arkansas students will graduate from college with an average debt of $23,324, according to the latest figures available through the California-based Institute for College Access and Success.

For several years after earning her high school diploma, Paige Bradshaw, 26, was a teller in the banking industry, eventually working her way up to a position as a teller supervisor.

The academic scholarship deadline for freshmen is fast approaching. Find out what is available and how to apply before February 1.

The Stonewall Scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has reached full endowment thanks to help from money raised at a recent fundraiser in Washington D.C., hosted by the scholarship founders.

Nearly $100,000 in scholarships were awarded this fall to nursing students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, helping to address the need for nurses across the state and region.

Miguel Alvarez, a 25-year-old sophomore at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has come a long way from his days as a C-level student in high school in the small town of De Queen.