Here at UA Little Rock, our awards are more than just money; they are pathways to your future. Some scholarships for incoming freshmen pursuing their first bachelor’s degree are merit-based (ACT or SAT scores and cumulative high school GPA), but we have others that also take your leadership skills, community service, and extracurricular activities into account. Once we begin reviewing Trojan SMART applications, we consider each of these aspects to match you with the awards for which you are most qualified.
We are excited to have the opportunity to help fund your UA Little Rock education, so you have any questions about the awards listed below, please don’t hesitate to contact our office.
Academic Scholarships & Criteria
Scholarship | Description | Amount |
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Chancellor’s Academic Distinction
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$5,000 tuition/fees and $5,000 on-campus housing |
Provost’s Academic Excellence
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$4,000 tuition/fees and $4,000 on-campus housing |
Deans’ Academic Merit
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$4,000 tuition/fees and $2,000 on-campus housing |
UA Little Rock Academic Achievement
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$3,000 tuition/fees and $1,000 on-campus housing |
Freshman Award
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$2,000 tuition/fees |
Out-of-State Academic Scholarships & Criteria
Scholarship | Description | Amount |
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Tier One
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$3,000 tuition/fees |
Tier Two
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$2,000 tuition/fees |
Early Trojan Scholarships & Criteria
Scholarship | Description | Amount |
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Concurrent Student
Final Deadline: 3/1 |
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$2,000 per academic year |
Trojan Pathway
Final Deadline: 3/1 |
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$2,000 per academic year |
Mentored Scholarship Programs & Criteria
Scholarship | Description | Amount |
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Chancellor’s Leadership Corps
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$1,500 tuition/fees and $1,500 on-campus housing |
EAST Scholars
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$3,000 per academic year |
Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) Academic Scholarship
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Students must be majoring in an undergraduate EIT program, and freshmen students must live on-campus. | Award amounts are based on academic performance levels (listed below). |
EIT Level 1 |
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award amounts vary |
EIT Level 2 |
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$1,000 | EIT Level 3 |
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$2,000 |
EIT Level 4 |
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$4,000 | Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM
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$1,800 plus $1,200 for the summer institute |
Honors Program
Scholarship | Description | Amount |
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Donaghey Scholars
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This is a highly selective honors program enrolling 25 new scholars each year. Open to all students and majors.
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Award amounts vary but may include tuition/fees, housing, study abroad funding, and a laptop |
Additional Awards & Criteria
Scholarship | Description | Amount |
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Privately-funded Scholarships
Final deadline: 3/1 |
Awarded to students that meet donor’s criteria.
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award amounts vary |
UA Little Rock Grants
Final Deadline: 3/1 |
Awarded to students with exceptional financial need as funds are available.
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award amounts vary |
Contiguous State Waiver | Awarded at time of admission.
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Waives out-of-state portion of tuition |
New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award
Final Deadline: 3/1 |
Awarded to students not receiving a Contiguous State Waiver.
24+ ACT or 1160+ SAT |
Pays up to 90% of the difference between resident and nonresident tuition |
THEA Scholarship
Final Deadline: 3/1 |
Awarded to students that complete the THEA Program.
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$3,500 |
P.A.R.K. Scholarship
Final Deadline: 3/1 |
Awarded to students that complete the P.A.R.K. Program.
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$4,000 |
Important Notes:
- UA Little Rock Scholarships may only be awarded to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- We cannot guarantee an award to each applicant due to the competitive nature of scholarships.
- You may receive multiple award offers for Academic Scholarships, Early Trojan Scholarships, and Mentored Programs, but only two may be stacked. You will need to choose one award offered to you from two of the three categories for a total of two institutional awards.
- Students who are required to take remedial classes may not be eligible for some awards.
- Academic Scholarships, Early Trojan Scholarships, and Mentored Program Scholarships are available to pay direct expenses (tuition, fees, room and board) that are charged to a student’s UA Little Rock student account after all waivers or discounts are applied.
- See Trojan SMART and the Trojan SMART instructions for applying for details on our scholarship application and process. A condensed view of our scholarships can be found here.