currently enrolled student scholarship presentation garrick d. hildebrand associate director of...

CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTSCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION

Garrick D. HildebrandAssociate Director of ScholarshipsAcademic Scholarship Office

• Intimidating• Confusing• Lost in the maze• What am I eligible for?

STUDENT FUNDING?

• 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

DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES

• 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

FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID

• 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

STATE OF ARKANSAS PROGRAMS

• University-Wide Current Student

• Military• Academic Areas

– Colleges– Departments– Programs

• Alumni Association

ON-CAMPUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

GUIDE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS

UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAM

UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAM

UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAM

What are we looking for in an applicant?

• Strong Academics• Dynamic Community Involvement• Engaged Classroom Experiences• Well balanced and well rounded• Breadth and Depth of their college experience

UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAM

• School of Architecture• Bumpers College• College of Education• College of Engineering• Fulbright College• Honors College• Walton College

COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL

• 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

OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS

Garrick D. Hildebrandghildeb@uark.edu

479-575-4464Old Main 101

scholarships.uark.edu

Quality Writing Center Career Development Center479-575-6747 479-575-

2805Kimpel Hall 316 Arkansas Union

607qwc.uark.edu

career.uark.edu

QUESTIONS?