Alumni Legacy Scholarship

The Alumni Legacy Scholarship pays 100% of the out-of-state portion of the tuition and is offered to qualified non-resident students who are connected to the University of Arkansas in one of the following ways:

• Child of a UA graduate — At least one parent is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association
• Relative of a UA graduate — A grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling or spouse is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

• Students must meet minimum admissions criteria (20 ACT and *3.00 high school grade point average) and be admitted as degree-seeking students to the University of Arkansas.
• New transfer applicants must have a cumulative college grade point average of 3.00 or higher on all attempted college course work. Additionally, transfer students must have at least 24 semester hours per year of transferable credit.
• A student who does not meet the eligibility criteria at the time of enrollment cannot become eligible in a future term.

* High school GPA must be a 3.00 following recalculation by the University of Arkansas Office of Admission.  GPA on high school transcript may not equal the recalculated GPA.   

Annual Award

• The Alumni Legacy Scholarship entitles the recipient to be classified as a resident for tuition and fees purposes. The scholarship does not change legal residency. Your bill, however, will reflect resident charges. The scholarship value is the difference between non-resident and resident tuition charges and is only represented by the change in residency for tuition purposes.

Renewal Criteria

• Renewable for a total of 4 years (5 years for Architecture majors and MAT students) with completion of 24 credit hours at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the end of each academic year (spring semester). Any student not meeting renewal at the end of the spring semester will be allowed to take summer classes on the Fayetteville campus at the resident rate to improve their situation. Students who did not meet renewal at the time grades were checked in spring, but that meet renewal at the end of the summer term will be renewed for the following year.
• Transfer students years of eligibility will be based on the number of hours transferred.