Applications are now being accepted for Staff Senate Scholarships, including the Barbara G. Taylor Staff Senate Scholarship, the Rick A. Haley Memorial Scholarship and the Susan Imes Yell Scholarship. These scholarships are available to degree-seeking University of Arkansas staff members, and are offered for the fall and/or spring semesters with up to $250 awarded per semester. The number of scholarships and amount awarded per recipient is determined by the Staff Senate and dependent on funds available.

Applicants must be staff members eligible to receive the tuition waiver employment benefit as defined in Fayetteville Policies and Procedures 512.0 at the start of the semester that the scholarship award would be applied.

Applicants must also:

• Demonstrate a need for financial assistance in the pursuit of further education.
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher in prior college or high school coursework.
• Be admitted as a degree-seeking student and enroll in at least 3 credit hours of coursework per semester at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, as determined by the student information system.
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the fall semester of the award year in order to continue the scholarship for the spring semester.
• Express a desire to contribute to the University through further educational endeavors.
• Provide at least two references by submitting two letters of recommendation.
• Be available for an interview at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee.

Application materials are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22.

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. The Scholarship Committee will determine the recipients of these scholarships prior to the spring 2020 academic semester. If the recipient of the scholarship is no longer an employee, no longer a student, or does not meet the GPA requirements, the scholarship will be rescinded.

An application is available at staffsenate.uark.edu/advancing/scholarships.