Scholarships at University of Central Arkansas

The Schedler Honors Program Scholarship at the University of Central Arkansas supports entering freshmen selected for the Schedler Honors Program, a pathway distinct from the full Honors College cohort. Applicants need a minimum 3.75 cumulative high school GPA, UCA admission, and a completed Honors Program application at uca.edu/honors with two references and two essays by January 26. Forty students are selected annually. The award includes five thousand dollars for tuition and fees, fifteen hundred dollars for housing, an estimated two thousand dollar private room upgrade in honors housing, and a one thousand dollar annual stipend, totaling about nine thousand five hundred dollars per year when living in honors housing.

The Academic All-Star Scholarship at the University of Central Arkansas supports transfer students who have been named Academic All-Stars at a two-year Arkansas community college. Eligible students must be incoming full-time, first-time UCA transfer students pursuing a first bachelor's degree, admitted to UCA, and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens who have completed remediation requirements. The award covers in-state tuition and mandatory fees for up to fifteen credit hours each fall and spring semester for four consecutive semesters. Recipients must enroll in at least fifteen UCA undergraduate credit hours by the eighth class day and maintain good academic standing with renewal GPA requirements to continue the award.

The Dustin Bailey Memorial Nursing Scholarship at the University of Central Arkansas assists full-time undergraduate nursing majors who are Arkansas residents with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above. Preference is given to students with financial need. Nursing students apply through the centralized UCA Foundation scholarship application, which opens October 1 and closes January 26 each cycle. Applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents must have a FAFSA on file with the UCA Financial Aid Office. Award amounts vary by donor fund earnings and committee selection. Recipients are notified via UCA email and must complete an online acceptance form and thank-you note to the donor.

The Green Bay Packaging Scholarship at the University of Central Arkansas supports full-time undergraduates who have completed at least sixty credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0 and a declared major in engineering, environmental science, or accounting. First preference goes to students who graduated from a high school in Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Van Buren, or Yell counties in Arkansas, with additional preference for students working while attending school. Applicants submit the UCA Foundation scholarship application between October 1 and January 26 and must have a FAFSA on file. Award amounts depend on available endowed fund earnings and committee review each cycle.

The Wm. H. Hank Adams Scholarship through the UCA Alumni Association supports full-time undergraduate students at the University of Central Arkansas who are in good academic standing with a declared major and are U.S. citizens. Applicants must be Arkansas residents or be the child or grandchild of a former UCA student who completed at least sixty hours at UCA or graduated from UCA. Preference goes to students who do not qualify for or receive other academic scholarships or grants and who demonstrate financial need. Students apply via the UCA Foundation scholarship application due January 26 with FAFSA on file. Award amounts vary by endowed fund availability.

The Cora Barnes Cummins Scholarship at the University of Central Arkansas supports full-time juniors or seniors majoring in English who are in the teacher education program. First preference goes to Arkansas residents. Students apply through the UCA Foundation scholarship application due January 26 with a FAFSA on file if they are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Award amounts vary based on endowed fund earnings and committee selection each year. Recipients are notified through UCA email and must complete an online acceptance form and thank-you note addressed to the scholarship donor before funds post to their student account.