Trojan SMART

Welcome to Trojan SMART, UA Little Rock’s Scholarship Manager And Resource Tool. Trojan SMART is your one-stop-shop for everything scholarship related at UA Little Rock. 

Final deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2018

If you’re looking for scholarship opportunities to help you fund the upcoming year at UA Little Rock, we have good news: current students can now apply for several different types of UA Little Rock scholarships by submitting a single scholarship application!

New Incoming Freshman & New Transfer Students:

  • Applications open October 1st for the 2018-2019 academic year.
  • You must be fully admitted to UA Little Rock in order to qualify for scholarship opportunities.
  • To be considered for any need-based scholarships, you must have your current FAFSA completed for the award year in which you are applying, prior to the scholarship opportunity deadline in order to be considered.
  • Applicants are not guaranteed awards.
  • Applications completed by December 1 will receive priority consideration
  • Final deadline is March 1

Continuing UA Little Rock Students:

  • Applications open October 1st for the 2018-2019 academic year.
  • You must be fully admitted to qualify for scholarship opportunities
  • To be considered for any need-based scholarships, you must have your current FAFSA completed for the award year in which you are applying, prior to the scholarship opportunity deadline in order to be considered.
  • Applicants are not guaranteed awards.
  • Final deadline is March 1st

What to Expect:

  • You will be presented with the general application after logging in.
  • After completing and submitting the general application, you will be presented with any scholarships where we need additional information to determine your eligibility, if applicable. Not all students will be requested for additional information.
  • Please be prepared to provide essays and e-mail addresses of individuals who will be providing required reference letters or other documents. These documents must be uploaded to your online application by the scholarship opportunity deadline. The application will state if letters of reference, essays, etc. are required for a scholarship.
  • After completing all of the above, you will receive a confirmation email from financialaid@ualr.edu.
  • You will want to check Trojan SMART regularly as new scholarship opportunities could possibly be added.
  • Some users may experience slow website performance as deadline dates approach.
  • If selected for a scholarship award, award notification will be sent to your UA Little Rock email address. Students are encouraged to monitor their official UA Little Rock email for award information.

Checking the Status of your application in Trojan SMART:

To check the status of your scholarship application, log into Trojan SMART and go to the main page that shows your “general application”. Scroll to the bottom and you will see the status of your scholarships within that award cycle.

  • Submitted= Still in Review
  • Not Selected for Award= you were not chosen for the award at this time
  • Awarded= you received an award. Instructions were e-mailed to you and you need to click on the listed opportunity to accept your award, etc.

Application Process

1

Apply for admission
If you are just starting at UA Little Rock, make sure you have completed the online admissions application, or proceed if you are a continuing student.

2

Have a current FAFSA application on file
You must have your current FAFSA completed for the award year in which you are applying, prior to the scholarship opportunity deadline in order to be considered.

3

Access your Trojan SMART scholarship application
By filling out the online scholarship application and submitting required documents, you apply for a variety of UA Little Rock scholarships in one spot.