currently enrolled student scholarship presentation garrick d. hildebrand associate director of...
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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. [email protected]
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?