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Arkansas scholarships

86 scholarships open to students in Arkansas, with the amount, the deadline and who can apply for each. State and local awards draw a far smaller applicant pool than national ones, which usually makes them the better use of an afternoon.

Amounts come from the provider. A large figure is sometimes the total a fund awards across all its recipients rather than what one student receives — confirm the individual award with the provider before you apply.

• A-State Scholar

  Arkansas State University

  $18,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Destination Central

  Central Washington University

  $15,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Sebastian County Academic Opportunity Scholarship

  University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

  up to $13,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Award

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education

  up to $10,000·Typically closes around February 1 — confirm with the provider

• Chancellor's Academic Distinction

  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  $10,000·Typically closes around January 14 — confirm with the provider

• Welcome to New York Grant

  State University of New York at Plattsburgh

  $9,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Out-of-State Tuition Scholarship

  Stockton University

  $8,760·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Centennial Scholar

  Middle Tennessee State University

  $8,000·Priority deadline for fall admission

• Regions Riding Forward Scholarship

  $8,000·Quarterly contests throughout 2026 calendar year; four separate quarterly deadlines

• Provost's Academic Excellence

  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  $8,000·Typically closes around January 14 — confirm with the provider

• Freshman Merit Scholarship

  University of Missouri-St Louis

  $2,500–$8,000·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider

• Gold Scholarship

  University of Missouri-St Louis

  $4,000–$8,000·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider

• Red Scholarship

  University of Missouri-St Louis

  $4,000–$8,000·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider

• Transfer Merit Scholarships

  University of Missouri-St Louis

  $2,500–$8,000·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider

• Deans' Academic Merit

  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  $6,000·Typically closes around January 14 — confirm with the provider

• Washington Center Scholarship

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education

  up to $6,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Arkansas Academic Challenge Traditional Scholarship

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education

  $1,000–$5,000·Typically closes around July 1 — confirm with the provider

• Arkansas Governor's Scholars Award

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education

  up to $5,000·Typically closes around February 1 — confirm with the provider

• Trustee Scholar

  Middle Tennessee State University

  $5,000·Priority deadline for fall admission

• College Scholarships

  Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

  $5,000·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider

• State-Line Presidential Scholarship

  State University of New York at New Paltz

  $5,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Venture Scholarship

  St Catherine University

  up to $5,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Half-Off Scholarship

  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  up to $5,000·December 31, 2026

• Trojan Transfer

  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  $3,000–$5,000·Typically closes around August 1 — confirm with the provider