Performance Scholarships
The University of Central Arkansas offers many performance based scholarships. You must contact each department to determine eligibility for performance scholarships.
The departments below offer Performance Scholarships:
College, Departmental and Program Specific Scholarships
College of Business
Accounting
These scholarships are for full-time students in the MAcc Program. Go to uca.edu/business/giving/scholarships or contact the department at (501) 450-3108.
- Bell & Company PA
- BKD (Baird, Kurtz & Dobson) LLP
- Hudson, Cisne & Company LLC
- Fred and Louise Malpica Scholarship
- Donna S. Stephens LTD
- Thomas & Thomas LLP
- Windstream Communications
Excellence In Industry
Insurance and Risk Management
- CBA Insurance and Risk Management Scholarship
For full-time students majoring in insurance and risk management. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. Contact the department at (501) 852-2360. - Stephen L. Strange, Sr. Excellence in Insurance Scholarship
For full-time students accepted into the insurance/business program at UCA. Contact the department, (501) 852-2360.
Other
- Homer Lee Saunders Scholarship
For full-time students majoring in business. Selection based on academic performance (GPA of 2.75 or above); consideration given to financial need. Contact the College of Business, (501) 450-3106.
College of Fine Arts & Communication
Art
For more information contact the department at (501) 450-3113.
- Dorris Curtis Scholarship
For full-time students majoring in art. - Yvonne Disterheft Memorial Scholarship
For full-time art majors. Selection based on academic and studio performance. - George W. Harrod Memorial Art Scholarship
For the “Outstanding Art Student.†- Gene Hatfield Art Scholarship Fund
For full-time students majoring in art and in good academic standing. - Windgate Foundation Scholarship
For full-time or part-time art majors. Selection based on talent and financial need.
Music
For more information contact the department at (501) 450-5750.
- Nadine Baum Music Scholarship
For full-time students majoring in music. - Homer A. Brown Scholarship
For full-time entering freshmen enrolled in the UCA Band. Selection based on instrumental performance audition, leadership skills, ACT scores, high school GPA, financial need, and recommendation from the student’s high school band director. - Sam Driggers Piano Scholarship
For full-time piano majors. - Virginia Sue Evans Music Scholarship
For full-time junior or senior students majoring in music education. - Carl Forsberg Orchestra Scholarship
For an outstanding orchestra member. - Griffith Scholarship
For outstanding piano majors. - Howard Groth Vocal Performance Award
Selection based on academic performance and vocal performance audition. - Brandon Kyle Hawk Scholarship
For an outstanding instrumental performance music major. Selection based on talent and need. - Paul and Valerie Klipsch Music Scholarship
For full-time piano major students. - Russell Langston Band Scholarship
For an outstanding UCA band student. - Stella Boyle Smith Piano Scholarship
For full-time undergraduate students who are Arkansas residents and majoring in piano. - Ellen Thomas Music Scholarship
For full-time students majoring in music. - Frances Burke Thomas Trumpet Scholarship
For full-time music students.
Theatre
For more information contact the department at (501) 450-5092.
- James Bridges Performing Arts Scholarship
For full-time students majoring in theatre, mass communication or creative writing. Applicants must have 45 hours completed at UCA with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and must have an intense interest in writing, directing or acting for the stage, television, or motion pictures. - William C. Plummer Scholarship
For full-time UCA seniors majoring in theatre. Selection based on GPA of 2.5 or above and financial need.
College of Health & Behavioral Sciences
Family & Consumer Sciences
For students pursuing a course of study within the FACS Department. Go to uca.edu/facs/scholarships for specific criteria and to apply. You may also call (501) 450-5950 or visit the department office in McAlister Hall.
- Adams/Lindsay/Webb (A.L.W.) Scholarship
- Georg Andersen Interior Design Scholarship
- Cecily Coffelt-Bullard Endowed Scholarship
- Grace Phelps DuPree Scholarship
- Martha Stone Harding Scholarship
- Dr. Mary Harlan Scholarship
- Mary Ann and Andrew Hiegel Endowed Scholarship
- Roy C. and Dollie Randleman Holl Scholarship
- National Wallcovering Scholarship
- Emily Oates Scholarship
- Nina Russ Scholarship
- Connie Westbrook Scholarship
Health Education
- Arvil W. Burks Health Education Scholarship
For full-time senior or graduate students enrolled in a health education degree program. Selection based on minimum college GPA of 3.0. Contact the health sciences department, (501) 450-3194.
Nursing
For more information contact the department at (501) 450-3119.
- Ashcraft Nursing Scholarship Fund
For senior nursing students from an underrepresented minority in the profession (racial, ethnic and/or gender minority). Student must be in good academic standing. Unlicensed and articulating RN and LPNs are eligible. - Clara Forsberg Nursing Scholarship
For full-time undergraduate junior or senior students in the nursing curriculum. Requires cumulative GPA of 3.30 or above, demonstration of professional characteristics, and good academic standing in the Department of Nursing. Preference may be given to students receiving no other UCA funded scholarships. - Suzanne Harvey Nursing Graduate Scholarship
For graduate nursing students. - Hawk-McCaslin Scholarship
For nursing students in the master’s program. - Linda Vail Holbert Nursing Scholarship
For a full-time student in the nursing curriculum. Requires cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. - Johnelle DeBusk Hunt Nursing Fellowship
For graduate fellowships to nursing students in the MSN program at UCA. - Lauretta Koenigseder Nursing Scholarship
For a full time junior or senior nursing major. Student must be in good academic standing and display quality nursing care and professionalism. Financial need will be considered. - Betty Martin Nursing Scholarship
For baccalaureate and graduate nursing student. Student must be in good academic standing. Financial need will be considered. - Barbara Harpe Nabholz Nursing Scholarship
For full-time undergraduate junior or senior students enrolled in the nursing curriculum and in good academic standing. First preference given to a single parent; selection based on financial need.
Speech-Language Pathology
- Martha Anderson Scholarship
Book scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students who are an active NSSLHA member. Selection based on cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above (3.25 in major) and financial need. Contact the speech-language pathology department, (501) 450-3176.
College of Education
For students pursuing education degrees and/or licensure. Go to uca.edu/education/scholarships.php or visit the Office of the Dean in Mashburn Hall or call (501) 450-3175.
- Joseph V. Arn Business Teacher Education Scholarship
- Robert A. and Edna Bandy Scholarship
- Rose A. Berry Scholarship
- Betty J. Courtway Scholarship
- Craftsman’s Guild Scholarship
- Father Lachowsky Assembly/ 1073 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Scholarship
- Frank and Hattie Harrin Scholarship
- Dr. Angie Passmore Howard Early Childhood Education Memorial Scholarship
- Mignon Newbern Scholarship
- Hazel Ward Phillips Scholarship
- Gladys Sachse Scholarship
- Myrtle Lee Selig Scholarship
- Mary K. Stewart Scholarship
- United Commercial Travelers Scholarship
- Katrina Reed Wilcox Scholarship
College of Liberal Arts
English
For more information contact the department at (501) 450-5100.
- Eugene Nolte Scholarship
For the “Outstanding Student in English” awarded to a junior for senior year.
- Williams/Arnold Scholarship
For junior or senior students who are pursuing a degree in English with teaching licensure. Minimum GPA of 3.25 required.
World Languages
- Robert and Carol Adcock Scholarship
For full-time students majoring or minoring in a foreign language with plans to teach. Contact the department, (501) 450-3168.
Pre-Law
- Judge Woody Murray Memorial Pre-Law Scholarship
For a UCA graduating senior who plans to attend law school. Selection based on academic achievement. Contact the College of Liberal Arts, (501) 450-3167.
Other
- Lee and Willa Belle Spencer Scholarship
For a UCA junior or senior majoring within either the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Selection based on academic achievement. Contact the College of Liberal Arts, (501) 450-3167, or the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, (501) 450-3199.
College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Chemistry
- E.E. Cordrey Scholarship
For entering freshmen planning to major in chemistry. Contact the department, (501) 450-5939.
Computer Science
For more information contact the department at (501) 450-3401.
- Computer Science Student Scholarship
For a full-time female student majoring in Computer Science. Financial need may be considered. - Richard and Terri Harper Jordan Scholarship
For full-time female student seeking a degree in Computer Science with a cumulative GPA of 2.75. Financial need may be considered.
Mathematics
- O. L. Hughes Mathematics Scholarship
For full-time entering freshmen majoring in mathematics. Selection based on integrity, character and academic seriousness. Preference given to Camden High School graduates. Contact the department, (501) 450-3147.
Physics and Astronomy
- O. M. Prince Physics and Astronomy Dept. Scholarship
For entering freshmen majoring in physics. Selection based on academic performance. Contact the department, (501) 450-5900.
Pre-Dental
- Joe E. and Vada Russell Scholarship
For pre-dental students. Selection based on scholarly ability with consideration given to financial need. Contact Dr. Mike Moran, (501) 450-5927.
Other
- Lee and Willa Belle Spencer Scholarship
For a UCA junior or senior majoring within either the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Selection based on academic achievement. Contact the College of Liberal Arts, (501) 450-3167, or the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, (501) 450-3199. - Willard & Pat Walker Bachelor of Science in Education Scholarship Fund
Eligible students are those pursuing degrees in the life sciences or physical sciences leading to K-12 teaching licensure. Contact College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at (501) 450-3199.
Honors College
These scholarships are for students enrolled in or accepted into the UCA Honors College. Selection
based on criteria specific to each scholarship. Contact the department, (501) 450-3198.
- Michael Bell Honors College Fund
- Charles Blachly Memorial Honors College Fund
- James E. and Madge Wade Clayton Scholarship
- Evelyn Schaffhauser Duff Scholarship
- Jeff and Patsy Farris Honors College Scholarship
- Ferguson-Robins Honors College Scholarship
- Arch Ford Memorial Scholarship
- Virginia Guffey Honors College Scholarship
- McCastlain International Studies
- Honors College Scholarship
- Bob McCormack Scholarship
- Schedler Honors College Scholarship
- Simmons First National Bank Student Assistance
- Jack Strickland Memorial Honors College Fund
International Programs
For more information contact the department at (501) 450-3445.
- Nicole Wable Hatfield International Study Scholarship
First preference given to students wishing to study abroad in France and who have 60 or more credit hours at UCA. Requires cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. Contact the Office of International Programs, (501) 450-3445. - Veronika Hoskova Spirit Award
For international students from the Czech Republic who meet all UCA international student admission requirements and are in good academic standing. Contact the Office of International Programs, (501) 450-3445. - Damber Singh Tomer and Meena Singh Tomer International Scholarship
For male or female international students or children of U.S. immigrants, and female U.S. citizens. Preference given to junior computer science majors with a grade point average of 3.0 or above. For alternate award possibility, undergraduate and graduate students (meeting the above nationality/citizenship/gender guidelines) who are majoring in computer science, mathematics, information systems, biology, chemistry or physics are also encouraged to apply. Contact International Programs, (501) 450-3445.
Other Scholarships
UCA EAST Program Scholarship
The University of Central Arkansas EAST scholarships recognize UCA’s historic role in the development and growth of the EAST program. A graduate of UCA created the EAST program, and UCA has continued its relationship with EAST in multiple ways as the program has grown and achieved fame within Arkansas and in other states. EAST scholarships are awarded to high school graduates that have been active members of EAST programs without regard to their college major in so far as that major is offered at UCA. Scholarships carry a value of up to $1,500 per semester for a maximum of eight semesters.
A. Eligibility Requirements
1. Completion of two years active participation in an E.A.S.T. program during grades 9-12.
2. High school grade point average of not less than 2.50 overall and in high school core course requirements.
3. ACT composite score of 21 or higher.
4. Preference may be given to graduates of Arkansas high schools; however, should a recipient be chosen from an out-of-state program, then the recipient will be considered as an in-state student for the purposes of the EAST scholarship.
B. Application Process
Please contact Dr. Terry James (terryj@uca.edu) for additional information and/or an application for the EAST Scholarship.
C. Renewal
1. The scholarship may be renewed for seven consecutive non-summer semesters as long as the recipient is making satisfactory progress toward the chosen degree.
2. The recipient must remain in good academic standing.
3. The recipient must maintain good citizenship standing with the university.
4. The recipient must complete a minimum of 28 semester hours each academic year with at least 12 hours completed each semester. An exception may be made for the first year, but a recipient must complete 24 semester hours during the first academic year. The scholarship may not be used for summer sessions.