The Arkansas Promise Scholarship™ is administered through the ASU Financial Aid & Scholarships Office. Any questions concerning the scholarship should be directed to the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office at (870) 972-2310.
Arkansas State University reserves the right to make changes to the scholarship program at any time based on available funding and eligible applicants.
2013 High School Graudates
The following information is only applicable to students who first enroll in the Fall 2013 semester.
What the Scholarship Covers:
- The Arkansas Promise Scholarship™ provides $2000 annually split between Fall and Spring semesters for courses (excluding correspondence) taken on the Arkansas State University-Jonesboro campus only. Awards are contingent on the availability of funds.
- This scholarship is awarded for the duration of eight consecutive semesters or through completion of the undergraduate degree, whichever occurs first, provided the student maintains all scholarship requirements.
- This scholarship does not combine with any of the other ASU Institutional Scholarships.
How to Qualify:
- Students must submit an admissions application with fee, official ACT or SAT scores and official six or seven, or eight -semester transcript.
- Student must be a 2013 graduate from an accredited Arkansas high school and an U.S. citizen and Arkansas resident.
- Students must have a minimum ACT score of 22 or minimum SAT score 1030.
- Student must have a minimum six, seven, or eight semester grade point average of 3.000 on a 4.000 scale.
- Awards will begin in December 2012 for eligible recipients and will be awarded on a rolling basis until the final awarding deadline of June 1, 2013.
- Awards are based on the availability of funding.
Student Responsibilities for Accepting and Maintaining the Arkansas Promise Scholarship™ Award:
- Students who are selected to receive the Arkansas Promise Scholarship™ are advised to accept the scholarship offer within 30 days; however, the offer will not be revoked until July 1, 2013.
- Should you accept the scholarship and later decide to attend anther university, please notify the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office in writing or by email.
- Full-time enrollment of 15 college-level credit hours (excluding correspondence, developmental, and repeat courses) on the ASUJ campus is required during each consecutive Fall and Spring semester. Concurrent enrollment on another campus cannot be used to meet full-time enrollment status nor be paid for by the scholarship. Enrollment is locked as of the 11th class day.
- Developmental classes and other non-credit courses will not be included in the 15 credit hour load for scholarship purposes. Students required to take developmental courses are strongly encouraged to complete those courses prior to full-time matriculation at ASUJ.
- Student must be seeking a Bachelor's Degree.
- Matriculation to ASUJ must occur in the Fall semester immediately following high school graduation.
- Any student who is enrolled full-time at another college, university, technical college, or branch of ASU during a regular semester (Fall or Spring) following high school graduation automatically forfeits the scholarship.
- All college level course work is calculated into the cumulative GPA for scholarship renewal.
- Students who have grade changes are responsible for contacting the ASU Scholarships Coordinator so that their scholarship status can be reevaluated.
- For military exceptions, contact the ASU Scholarships Coordinator at 870-972-2310.
- Award holders who are enrolled in ASU Paragould classes will not be eligible to receive the scholarship during that term due to the reduced tuition rates; however they can request to have the scholarship held by emailing scholarships@astate.edu . Please include your ASU ID. Students may have their scholarship reinstated when the student enrolls in 15 ASUJ hours on the Jonesboro campus if they continue to meet the scholarship criteria and have requested to have their scholarship held. Students must also request to have their scholarship reinstated prior to the start of the semester in which they enroll at ASUJ by emailing scholarships@astate.edu. Please note that term limitations apply.
- Award holders who are dependents of ASU faculty and staff will be paid 25% of the scholarship value per semester in addition to the faculty/staff discount.
Scholarship Renewal:
- Students are required to maintain a cumulative 3.000 GPA and successfully complete 30 ASUJ hours (fall and spring combined) each academic year. Students with Incomplete grades will forfeit their scholarship if they do not otherwise meet the scholarship criteria. Note - accepted transfer credits will be calculated into cumulative GPA.
- Any student who receives all W's, F's, WN's, I's, and/or FN's at the end of any fall term will lose their scholarship for all subsequent semesters.
- Freshmen Probation - Freshmen students will have until the end of the Summer I term to obtain a cumulative 3.000 GPA. They must also successfully complete 30 ASUJ credit hours (Fall, Spring, and Summer I combined) following their freshmen year or they will forfeit the scholarship for all subsequent semesters. Probation is not available for any subsequent semesters.
