LITTLE ROCK — Students from across the U of As System are invited to submit applications for mini-grants awarded through an endowment honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III upon his retirement as dean of the U of A Clinton School of Public Service in 2021.

Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to students for expenses such as technology, conference registration, interview expenses, research and evaluation, travel, test preparation, books, equipment or other supplies where a student can demonstrate need through the application process. This is the fourth year for awards from the endowment, which are given out each spring.

The endowment was established at the U of A Foundation to honor Rutherford and provide support to student leaders across the U of A System. Undergraduate and graduate students from any U of A System campus are eligible to apply for grants, which will be awarded by a committee appointed by U of A System Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Michael Moore, in accordance with the terms of the endowment.

The application process requires students to submit information about themselves and their proposed use of grant funding, along with contact information and a letter of recommendation from a faculty, staff or administrative adviser at their home campus. The deadline for submission is March 28, 2025.

Ready to Apply?
Interested students are required to submit:

• A letter describing their grant proposal (need)
• A resume
• A letter of recommendation from a home campus faculty, staff or administrative adviser.

To apply, these documents should be emailed as PDF files to rutherfordendowment@gmail.com no later than March 28. 

For questions about the grant process please contact Sylvia White at swhite@uasys.edu.