§ 6-82-1803. Arkansas Future Grant
(a) (1) An Arkansas Future Grant shall be in an amount equal to the tuition, fees, and other charges incurred by a student who meets the requirements under § 6-82-1802 to attend an approved institution of higher education less the amount the student receives in: (A) State-supported student financial assistance; (B) Federal student financial assistance; […]
§ 6-82-1804. Recipients
(a) A student who receives an Arkansas Future Grant shall enter into a written agreement with the Division of Higher Education to: (1) (A) Receive monthly mentoring from a mentor from an organization determined by the Division of Higher Education. (B) A mentor under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall: (i) Receive annual mentoring training: […]
§ 6-82-1805. Rules
The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
§ 6-82-1901. Scholarships for teachers in high-need subject areas
(a) (1) A recipient of a scholarship under this subchapter who meets the requirements under subsection (b) of this section is eligible for a scholarship award of: (A) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the academic year in which the recipient either: (i) Has earned at least fifty-seven (57) semester credit hours but less than eighty-seven […]
§ 6-82-2001. Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board
(a) There is established the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board, which shall administer the program under this subchapter and shall be composed of: (1) One (1) representative from each medical school in Arkansas; (2) Two (2) physician members appointed by the Arkansas State Medical Board, giving preference to physicians who have received rural medical […]
§ 6-82-2002. Planning grants — Definition
(a) As used in this subchapter, a “planning grant” is a grant awarded by the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board to eligible entities and individuals under this subchapter. (b) The board shall: (1) Allocate funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter; (2) Award a one-time planning grant under this section to an entity in […]
§ 6-82-2003. Planning grants for program expansion or new programs
(a) The Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board shall award planning grants to enable entities with existing graduate medical education programs to: (1) Increase the number of first-year residency positions; and (2) Provide for the establishment of new graduate medical education programs with first-year residency positions. (b) The board shall determine the number of planning […]
§ 6-82-2004. Priority of planning grants — Adjustment of amounts
(a) If the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board determines that the number of first-year residency positions proposed by eligible applicants under § 6-82-2003 exceeds the amount of funding appropriated for the planning grants under this subchapter, the board: (1) May give priority for up to fifty percent (50%) of the funded first-year residency positions […]
§ 6-82-2005. Planning grants for additional years of residency
(a) If the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board determines that funds appropriated under this subchapter are available after all eligible planning grant applications under §§ 6-82-2002 and 6-82-2003 have been funded, the board shall award planning grants from excess funds to support medical residents who: (1) Have completed at least three (3) years of […]
§ 6-82-1503. Eligibility for scholarship — Amount
(a) (1) The term “minority” when used in this subchapter shall refer to Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. (2) The Native American group includes all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition. (b) Any individual […]