Fayetteville Policies and Procedures 516.0

Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship for Students Receiving $4,000 or More in University-Based Scholarships

This program is available to full-time undergraduate students who are non-resident for tuition and fee purposes[1].

Subject to all applicable University policies, non-resident tuition scholarships will be awarded by the Academic Scholarship and Financial Aid Office in any semester in which a qualifying student reaches a total of University of Arkansas-based and controlled scholarships of $4,000 or more for the academic year. The award is applied directly to the student's tuition account based on a percentage of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition.

To qualify for this scholarship, the non-resident student must:

Have been awarded and accepted University-based and controlled scholarship(s) in at least the total amount of $4,000 for the academic year.

No disbursements to students are made from this award; in other words, no cash, checks, or refunds will be issued through this program, only the tuition reduction.

Students who meet the qualifications above will receive a nonresident tuition scholarship according to the following criteria:

New freshmen (who are not already receiving the NRTA[2]) will receive 80% of the difference between resident and non-resident tuition.
New transfer students will receive 90% of the difference between resident and non-resident tuition if they transfer in a college GPA of 3.2 or higher; transfer students with less than a 3.2 college GPA will receive 80% of the difference between resident and non-resident tuition.
Current students who receive $4,000 in scholarships for the first time as an undergraduate domestic student will receive 80% of the difference between resident and non-resident tuition.

Additional details:

Students reclassified as residents forfeit this scholarship, because they qualify for in-state tuition.
This scholarship is not available to students receiving employee or employee dependent tuition waivers for the semester.
Renewal criteria are available at nrta.uark.edu.
Appeals and reinstatements should be directed to the Scholarship Review Committee, soappeal@uark.edu. Current University of Arkansas GPA and hours completed, state of residence, financial need, and any extenuating circumstances may be considered by the committee.

[1] See University of Arkansas Board of Trustees Policy 520.8.

[2] The NRTA is the New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award. See: nrta.uark.edu

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