Applications are available for the Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program administered by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The deadline is Sunday, July 31.
The program is accepting applications for the fall 2016/spring 2017 semester. The scholarship funds may be used at any two-year or four-year college or university in Arkansas.
The scholarship program was reauthorized by the 84th General Assembly (Act 1746) to address the shortage of public school teachers in the Delta Region, particularly minority teachers.
The program awards up to $1,500 per academic year (fall and spring semesters) for full-time enrollment and up to $750 per academic year for part-time enrollment.
An applicant must be a Black American, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American; be enrolled in or accepted for enrollment at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution of higher education or at an accredited state-supported community college.
Applicants must submit an application, along with all official transcripts to the Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Mail Slot – 4986, Pine Bluff, AR 71601. The deadline to apply is July 31.
Details: The School of Education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 870-575-8989 or 575-8058.