§ 6-85-401. Creation
There is created the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship Program.
§ 6-85-402. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Approved institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education that: (A) Is approved by the Division of Higher Education to participate in the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship Program; (B) Offers at least a fifty-percent discount on the tuition and mandatory fees of an endorsed concurrent enrollment course […]
§ 6-85-403. Eligibility
(a) A student is eligible to receive an Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship under this subchapter for an academic semester or academic year during which the student is enrolled in an endorsed concurrent enrollment course or certificate program if the student: (1) Is an Arkansas resident or, if the student is less than twenty-one (21) years […]
§ 6-85-404. Funding
(a) For an academic year, Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarships under this subchapter shall be funded with any funds remaining after the Division of Higher Education allocates sufficient funding to award Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships under § 6-85-301 et seq., at a level equivalent to the awards made in the previous academic year. (b) (1) A […]
§ 6-85-405. Distribution — Award amounts
(a) If funds are available, the Division of Higher Education shall award Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarships to all students who meet the requirements under this subchapter. (b) (1) The division shall distribute scholarships from the funds available in an equal amount to every approved institution of higher education that has enrolled a student eligible to […]
§ 6-85-406. Rules
The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
§ 6-85-221. Scholarship hold
(a) The Division of Higher Education may approve a scholarship hold for a traditional student for a period of twenty-four (24) months or less. (b) The reasons for a scholarship hold may include without limitation: (1) A medical condition of the student or a member of the student’s immediate family that, on the basis of […]
§ 6-85-301. Creation
There is created the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship Program.
§ 6-85-302. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Approved institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education approved by the Division of Higher Education to participate in the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship Program and that is: (A) A state-supported two-year or four-year college or university; or (B) A private, nonprofit two-year or four-year college or […]
§ 6-85-303. Funding
(a) For an academic year, the following shall be used to fund Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships under this subchapter: (1) Excess funding returned to the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under § 6-85-212(e)(2)(B)(i) from the previous academic year; and (2) Net proceeds remaining from the previous academic year after the office: (A) Transfers the funds […]