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Current Scholarship Recipients

To find your academic scholarship requirements, exception procedures and other information please refer to the documents below. These documents will detail the individual scholarship requirements by year awarded.

  *** Out-of-State Scholarships***

— For Out-Of-State Tuition Scholarship information, please click the link below:
https://uca.edu/studentaccounts/fee-waivers/

— UCA Out-of-State Distinguished scholarships awarded to students who have since been awarded a scholarship through Arkansas Department of Higher Education, will be converted to the in-state Distinguished Scholarship amount of $4,250/semester. Academic scholarships apply to in-state tuition, mandatory fees, and room and board charges that are directly applied to your account by the University.

Entering Freshman Academic Scholarships

 

Transfer Scholarships

 

Additional UCA Academic Scholarship Information

  • Scholarship credit hour criteria is based on UCA undergraduate credit hours.
  • Academic scholarships will only apply to charges for in-state tuition, mandatory fees, and room/board directly assessed by the University. To receive the full benefit of this scholarship, you will need to reside in university housing. Recipients are responsible for making on-campus housing arrangements through UCA’s Housing Office.
  • GPA, for the purpose of scholarship renewal,  is either combined or cumulative depending on the initial award year.  Please refer to the policy for your initial award year for the GPA required to renew your scholarship.
    • 1718 Academic Scholarship Policy and prior years – GPA renewal is based on combined GPA.  combined GPA as it relates to scholarship renewal is calculated on the number of UCA (Institution) hours earned in the Fall, Spring, May Intersession, 8-week Summer Session and Summer I semesters only of the academic year being reviewed.  All other summer terms, regardless of start and end date, are not included.
    • 1819 Academic Scholarship Policy – GPA renewal is based on cumulative GPA.  Cumulative GPA as it relates to scholarship renewal is calculated on the total number of UCA (Institution) hours earned.  This includes all semesters up to and including the semester under renewal review, as well as 8-week, May Intersession and Summer I of the current academic year.  All other summer terms for the academic year, regardless of start and end date, are not included in the renewal to the following academic year.
      • Hours transferred from another college/university are not included
      • Concurrent hours from another college/university are not included
      • Concurrent hours from UCA are included
    • To calculate your GPA with the GPA calculator, please visit: https://uca.edu/advising/gpa-calculator/
  • To find more information regarding scholarship policies, please visit https://uca.edu/scholarships/policies/

 

If you have questions concerning any of the scholarships listed on this page, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at (501) 450-3140 or finaid@uca.edu.