§ 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 […]
§ 6-85-208. 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 […]
§ 6-85-209. Additional eligibility requirements for a current achiever student
(a) In addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, an applicant is eligible as a current achiever student if the applicant: (1) Entered postsecondary education before the 2010-2011 academic year: (A) As a full-time first-time freshman student; and (B) Within twelve (12) months after graduating high school; and (2) At the time of applying for […]
§ 6-85-210. Continuing eligibility
(a) (1) (A) A recipient who meets continuing eligibility criteria under this subchapter shall receive a scholarship for one (1) academic year renewable annually until the recipient has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours. (B) A recipient may continue to receive a scholarship after he or she has earned one hundred twenty (120) […]
§ 6-85-211. Literacy tutoring
(a) As an additional component to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program: (1) Each applicant for the scholarship shall agree that for each year the scholarship is awarded he or she may volunteer to serve as a literacy tutor for a minimum of twenty (20) clock hours each semester in a public school or a […]
§ 6-85-212. Scholarship award amounts
(a) The General Assembly may use net proceeds from the state lottery to fund the scholarships awarded under this subchapter and to supplement the state-supported student financial assistance that the General Assembly determines is necessary to meet the state’s objective for broadening and increasing access of Arkansas citizens to higher education. (b) Net proceeds from […]
§ 6-85-213. Nursing school eligibility
(a) (1) The General Assembly recognizes that the State of Arkansas is experiencing a critical shortage of nurses. (2) It is the intent of this section to allow the Division of Higher Education the opportunity, under specific circumstances, to include an approved school of nursing that would not otherwise be an approved institution of higher […]
§ 6-85-214. Accountability — Transparency — Legislative oversight
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The continual evaluation of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and of all state-supported scholarship and grant programs by the General Assembly is critical for maximizing the benefits to the state and its citizens of state financial aid for higher education and meeting state objectives for higher education; […]
§ 6-85-216. Institution report to the division
(a) (1) An approved institution of higher education that enrolls students receiving scholarships under this subchapter annually shall provide information and semiannually provide updated information to the Division of Higher Education regarding all state-supported student financial assistance whether or not the state-supported student financial assistance is awarded under this subchapter. (2) The information shall be […]
§ 6-85-217. Information provided to the Bureau of Legislative Research by the Division of Higher Education
The Division of Higher Education shall provide the following data to the Bureau of Legislative Research through the Arkansas Higher Education Information System under § 6-60-901 et seq., for the purpose of assisting the General Assembly with evaluation and analysis under this subchapter: (1) Existing individual student data; (2) Institutional data; (3) Financial data; (4) […]