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§ 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.

§ 6-85-207. Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students

In addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant: (1) (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent. (B) The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate […]

§ 6-85-304. Eligibility

(a) A student is eligible to receive an Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship for an academic year if the student applies to the Division of Higher Education by a date determined by the Division of Higher Education preceding the academic year and: (1) Is an Arkansas resident or, if the student is less than twenty-one (21) […]

§ 6-85-208. Additional eligibility requirements for a nontraditional student

An applicant is eligible as a nontraditional student if, in addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, the applicant meets one (1) of the following requirements: (1) If the applicant has not been enrolled in an approved institution of higher education, has either: (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and achieved a 2.5 […]

§ 6-85-305. Distribution — Award amounts

(a) If funds are available, the Division of Higher Education shall distribute Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships to all students who meet the requirements under § 6-85-304. (b) (1) The division shall distribute scholarships from the funds available in an equal amount to every student eligible to receive a scholarship under this subchapter. (2) Except as […]