Arkansas Code Title 6, Subtitle 6, Chapter 82, Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program

• § 6-82-301 - Legislative Determinations.
  The General Assembly recognizes that outstanding students are an essential ingredient for the economic and social benefit of the State of Arkansas. Benefits accrue...
• § 6-82-302 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Academic ability" means the intellectual standing of a student. In determining superior academic...
• § 6-82-303 - Establishment.
  A scholarship program to promote academic excellence and to encourage the state's most talented graduates to enroll in Arkansas postsecondary educational institutions is created...
• § 6-82-304 - Administration -- Authority of Department.
  The Department of Higher Education shall administer the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program and shall have the following authority and responsibility with respect to the...
• § 6-82-305 - Recipients Known As Arkansas Governor's Scholars or Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars.
  (a) Students receiving scholarships shall be known as Arkansas Governor's Scholars.(b) Arkansas Governor's Scholarship recipients who exhibit extraordinary academic ability shall be known as...
• § 6-82-306 - Eligibility.
  (a) The Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program scholarships are to be awarded to those students who demonstrate the highest capabilities for successful college study.(b) A...
• § 6-82-307 - Applicant's Responsibilities.
  Each applicant shall, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and regulations of the Department of Higher Education: (1) Complete...
• § 6-82-308 - Number of Scholarships.
  (a) If sufficient funds are available, effective for students receiving their initial awards beginning in fall 2007, the number of initial scholarship awards to...
• § 6-82-309 - Award of Scholarship.
  An Arkansas Governor's Scholarship or Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship will be awarded to a student in a manner to be determined by the Department...
• § 6-82-310 - Use of Scholarship.
  (a) No student may utilize scholoarship funds for educational purposes beyond the baccalaureate degree.(b) There shall be an exception to the requirement of subsection...
• § 6-82-311 - Term, Renewal, and Allocation of Scholarships.
  (a) An Arkansas Governor's Scholarship or Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship may be awarded annually for a period not to exceed an academic year.(b) (1)...
• § 6-82-312 - Scholarship Amounts.
  (a) An Arkansas Governor's Scholarship or Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship awarded to a new recipient who enrolls in college as a first-time entering freshmen...
• § 6-82-313 - Termination of Scholarship.
  The scholarship will be terminated if a student does not complete a baccalaureate degree program within five (5) years from initial college entrance.
• § 6-82-314 - Withdrawal From School -- Refund.
  If a recipient of an Arkansas Governor's Scholarship or Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship withdraws from an approved private or public institution and under the...
• § 6-82-315, 6-82-316 - [Repealed.]

Last modified: November 15, 2016