§ 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 […]
§ 6-85-201. Findings
The General Assembly finds that: (1) In approving Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 87, the citizens of this state provided an opportunity to increase the resources provided for higher education scholarships and grants through a state lottery; (2) The net proceeds from the state lottery, in addition to existing nonlottery state educational resources for scholarships and grants, […]
§ 6-85-202. Creation
The Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 is hereby created and established.
§ 6-85-203. Applicability
(a) This subchapter is applicable to students who apply for a scholarship under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 for the academic year 2010-2011 and each academic year thereafter. (b) Except to the extent of an award amount under § 6-85-107(b)(2), a recipient of a scholarship under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship […]
§ 6-85-204. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “ACT” means the ACT Assessment administered by ACT, Inc.; (2) “ACT equivalent” means the SAT, COMPASS, Accuplacer, or other nationally normed test that is correlated with the ACT and approved by the Division of Higher Education for use by institutions of higher education to assess a person’s college readiness; […]
§ 6-85-205. Authority and duties of the Division of Higher Education
(a) The Division of Higher Education shall develop and promulgate rules for the administration of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program consistent with the purposes and requirements of this subchapter. (b) The rules developed and promulgated by the Division of Higher Education under this section shall pertain to: (1) Student eligibility criteria based on this […]
§ 6-85-206. Basic eligibility requirements
The basic requirements for an applicant to be eligible for an award from the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 are: (1) (A) The applicant has been an Arkansas resident for at least the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date the applicant will enroll in an approved institution of higher education. (B) […]