The James Victor Spencer, Jr., Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to freshmen entering the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Recipients must be Arkansas residents at the time of high school graduation. For additional information write to: Associate Dean, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
The Dean Robbin C. Anderson Scholarships are awarded to students transferring into the Fulbright College from Arkansas junior or community colleges. To be eligible for consideration, students must be ranked in the highest ten percent of their classes. For additional information write to: Associate Dean, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
The University of Arkansas Physics Department awards scholarships in the amount of $500 to selected freshmen entering the U of A as physics majors. The awards are renewable for four years on the basis of academic achievement. Recipients are selected on the basis of both overall achievement in science/math and on demonstrated interest in physics or astrophysics. Application deadline March 1. For application forms and additional information, write to: Physics Scholarships, Department of Physics.
The Jacob and Wilma Sacks Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to freshmen entering the University with a major in chemistry. The awards are in the amount of $500 a year and are renewable for four years on the basis of academic achievement in a chemistry program. For additional information, write to: Chairman, Department of Chemistry.
The Department of History awards the Sidney Moncrief Scholarship and the David W. Edwards Scholarship. The Sidney Moncrief Scholarship is awarded to an entering history major or minor interested in the study of black history. The initial award of $300 is renewable for up to four years. The David W. Edwards Scholarship provides $3,000 for the academic year. All current history majors, incoming freshmen and transfer students intending to major in history are eligible. Applications for either of these scholarships must be submitted by April 1. For additional information write to: the Moncrief Scholarship Committee or the David W. Edwards Scholarship Committee, Department of History.
College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences $500 scholarships to entering freshmen. These include the M.S. Offutt Scholarship: a Dupont Minority Scholarship for an outstanding applicant whose racial or ethnic origin is either Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Alaskan Native; an Agronomy-Crop Physiology Award; and Agronomy-Crop Science Award; an Agronomy-Soil Award; and an Agronomy-Weed Science Award. These awards are made to encourage and to assist students interested in agriculture and science to attend college and major in agronomy. For further information write to: The Awards Committee, Department of Agronomy.
Entering freshmen are eligible to compete for a number of scholarships offered by the Department of Poultry Science. These include four tuition scholarships by the Arkansas Feed Manufacturers Association, and a variable number of tuition scholarship awards from the BASF Corporation and the Arkansas Allied Poultry Industry. The Randal Tyson Memorial awards three scholarships annually. Other scholarships are available for transfer and upper-class students. For information on the scholarships contact the Scholarship Committee, Department of Poultry Science. The eleven departments as well as in the college. For further information regarding scholarships in this college, write to the Scholarship Committee, Agriculture Building, room 206.
Participants in the Transition Retention Minority Engineering Program (TRMEP) may be eligible for awards in the academic year following the summer TRMEP class. Recipients must present competitive grade-point averages and national test scores. For additional information write to: Director, Minority Engineering Programs, College of Engineering.
Four-year Air Force ROTC scholarships pay tuition, a variable book allowance, and $100 a month for ten months a year. The application period for these four-year scholarships is from June 1 to December 1 of the year preceding enrollment in the freshman year. Air Force ROTC also offers scholarships ranging from 2 to 3 years for students already enrolled at the University. Requests for applications and inquiries concerning eligibility requirements should be made to Air Force ROTC, University of Arkansas, or phone (501) 575-3651.
Four-year Army ROTC scholarships are awarded competitively on a nationwide basis to U.S. high school students. The scholarship pays up to $12,000 per year in tuition and fees, $450 per year for books, and a stipend of $150 per month to the recipient.
Application deadlines are July 15th for early-cycle consideration and December 1st for regular-cycle consideration. Students are encouraged to apply during the spring semester of their high school junior year.
Four-year Army ROTC scholarship recipients who score a minimum of 24 on the ACT (1010 SAT) will receive free room and board provided by the University. Application packets are available from the Professor of Military Science, telephone (501) 575-4251.
Other scholarships are available to enrolled college students. These range from two-year guaranteed reserve forces duty scholarships to three-year on-campus and active duty scholarships. It is not necessary to be enrolled in Army ROTC to compete for these scholarships. Application deadline is March 1st. There is an active duty obligation of 2-4 years following graduation and commissioning.
Contact the Professor of Military Science for information at 575-4251.
All students must be working toward a degree and should follow the curriculum outline for their objectives, since only specific courses may be applied toward VA certification and graduation. Persons eligible for educational benefits should contact the Office of the Registrar for information.
