University of Arkansas at Little Rock
UALR is home to the first EAST-only scholarship program, where students receive full tuition and fees while they volunteer in a college-level EAST classroom.
EAST Scholarship Application
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University of Central Arkansas
UCA President Lu Hardin has created three renewable half-tuition and fees scholarships for EAST Initiative students to be awarded each spring.
EAST Initiative Scholarship Application (Details)
Carolyn Mann EAST Initiative Scholarship Application
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope
UACCH offers the Alisha Proksch Memorial EAST Scholarship, given in memory of Alisha Proksch, an Ashdown EAST student.
Alisha Proksch EAST Scholarship Application (Details)
Savannah College of Art and Design
SCAD has scholarships and fellowships available, as well as a special March application discount.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello
UAM will be offering two EAST scholarships, beginning in the fall of 2008. These are for up to 15 academic hours of credit per semester. The priority deadline will be March 1 each year. However, because of the late notice, the deadline was extended to April 10 this year. To be eligible for consideration each high school senior must provide: proof of at least 2 years of active involvement in a recognized high school EAST program; have a minimum 3.00 grade point average; have a minimum 19 ACT composite; and provide 2 letters of reference regarding EAST service and performance. The award will begin the first fall term, immediately following high school graduation, and is renewable for a total of 8 semesters(four years), pending completion of at least 12 academic hours per term, with at least a 3.00 grade point average. In addition, each recipient must provide voluntary assistance in the Information Technology Department or Spatial Analysis Laboratory on campus for a minimum of 10 hours per week each semester the award is made.
Contact
Mary Whiting
Director of Admissions/Scholarship Chair
870-460-1026
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Arkansas Service Memorial Scholarships
Arkansas students whose parents have died in service to their community, the state of Arkansas or the nation to are encouraged to apply for the Arkansas Service Memorial Scholarships, which average around $2,500 per year. The scholarships are funded by income from the Arkansas Service Memorial Fund, an endowment fund created in the mid-eighties at Arkansas Community Foundation largely through the fundraising efforts of Sheffield Nelson.
To receive an application, contact Margaret Birdsong of the Arkansas Community Foundation at 501-372-1116 or by email at mbirdsong@arcf.org. May 1 is the priority deadline for applications for Arkansas Community Foundation scholarship awards for Arkansas students. Since 1984, income from the fund has provided 125 scholarships totaling over $150,000. Henderson State University, Southern Arkansas University, The University of the Ozarks and the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) will match the scholarship up to cost of enrollment for a qualified student.