Academic Scholarships (Entering Freshman)

The University of Central Arkansas awards academic scholarships to entering freshman based on high school GPA and ACT/SAT scores.  These scholarships are awarded through the Office of Student Financial Aid using your application for admission.  There is no separate application for UCA Academic Scholarships.

Transfer Scholarships

The University of Central Arkansas awards transfer scholarships to students transferring from an Arkansas two-year college who meet specific requirements.  This scholarship is awarded through the Office of Student Financial Aid.  Transfer Scholarship information for students beginning Fall 2012 will be available in early December 2011.

Academic & Transfer Scholarships (Continuing Students)

Students who currently receive or have received an academic or transfer scholarship must meet specific scholarship requirements to maintain eligibility.  The Division of Enrollment Management determines scholarship renewal and reinstatement requirements.

UCA Foundation Scholarships

The UCA Foundation has established 160 endowed scholarships and awarded over $426,000 to UCA students during the 2009-2010 aid year.  These scholarships are made possible by private gifts and vary considerably in dollar value and criteria, each reflecting the donor's gifts and interests.

The APSEC program is a scholarship program that supports students who exhibit exceptional financial need and/or extraordinary academic excellence and do not qualify for, or receive, other institutional scholarships or financial aid sufficient to attend the university or continue their education.  The application deadline is July 15th for the fall semester and December 1st for the spring semester.

Arkansas Department of Higher Education Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid Programs

The State of Arkansas offers many different aid programs for undergraduate and graduate students.  For the most up-to-date information regarding these aid programs, please visit the Arkansas Department of Higher Education's financial aid page by following the link above.  If you have specific questions regarding eligibility, application status, or other issues not addressed on by the link above, please contact the Arkansas Department of Higher Education at 1-800-547-8839 or the UCA Office of Student Financial Aid at the information below.

Fastweb is an online scholarship database that contains over 1.5 million scholarships worth over $3.4 billion.  Fastweb members are matched to relevant scholarship opportunities completely free of charge. 

Fund my Future

Fund my Future serves as an online clearinghouse of educational and financial aid programs available to individuals who may be interested in serving in critical shortage career fields.

Other Scholarship Resources

This document includes a short list of corporate scholarship programs available to students as well as helpful advice about finding other scholarships.  This is by no means a complete list of scholarships and is only provided as a resource to students.