CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION
Garrick D. Hildebrand
Associate Director of Scholarships
Academic Scholarship Office
STUDENT FUNDING?
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Intimidating
Confusing
Lost in the maze
What am I eligible for?
DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES
• Federal Financial Aid
– Pell Grants and Student Loans
• State Scholarship Programs
– Governor’s and Academic Challenge
• Institutional Scholarship Programs
– New Freshmen, Current Student, Military, Alumni
• College and Department Scholarship Programs
– Academic Program Specific
• Outside Scholarships
– Not institutionally related
FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
AID
• Eligibility determined by FAFSA
– Submitted annually
• Need-based
– Student & Family financial
information
• Grant aid
– Pell, SEOG, SMART, ACG
• Self-help aid
– Work Study and Student Loans
FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
AID
STATE OF
ARKANSAS
PROGRAMS
• Limited to students that graduated from an
Arkansas high school
• Includes the Lottery funded scholarship
• Incorporates academic and FAFSA information
STATE OF
ARKANSAS
PROGRAMS
STATE OF
ARKANSAS
PROGRAMS
ON-CAMPUS
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAMS
• University-Wide Current Student
• Military
• Academic Areas
– Colleges
– Departments
– Programs
• Alumni Association
GUIDE FOR
CURRENT
STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAM
What are we looking for in an applicant?
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Strong Academics
Dynamic Community Involvement
Engaged Classroom Experiences
Well balanced and well rounded
Breadth and Depth of their college experience
COLLEGE AND
DEPARTMENTAL
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School of Architecture
Bumpers College
College of Education
College of Engineering
Fulbright College
Honors College
Walton College
OUTSIDE
SCHOLARSHIPS
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Programs outside of the U of A
Broad range of students
Funding amounts vary
Application deadlines and
requirements vary
• Online Guide
• U of A students had over $3 million
in outside scholarship assistance
OUTSIDE
SCHOLARSHIPS
QUESTIONS?
Garrick D. Hildebrand
ghildeb@uark.edu
479-575-4464
Old Main 101
scholarships.uark.edu
Quality Writing Center
479-575-6747
Kimpel Hall 316
qwc.uark.edu
Career Development Center
479-575-2805
Arkansas Union 607
career.uark.edu