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Undergraduate students seeking scholarships or financial aid are encouraged to contact the Office of Financial Aid at the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas Academic Scholarship Office. Undergraduate students seeking admission to an Honors Program need to contact the Honors College. Information about College of Education and Health Professions scholarships can be found on the College of Education and Health Professions Scholarships Web page.

Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships

To receive a graduate assistantship, a student must be accepted by the University of Arkansas Graduate School and be admitted to a HKRD graduate program. Graduate assistantship stipends vary in amounts depending on work assignments, but all include a waiver of in-state and out-of-state tuition. 

Stipends range between $7,100-$16,000. Additional funding is available for qualified doctoral students in terms of fellowships. Doctoral graduate assistants who qualify as Doctoral Academy Fellows receive $20,500/year plus tuition and Distinguished Doctoral Fellows receive $30,500/year plus tuition.

Minimum qualifications for fellowships: 

1. Doctoral Academy-GRE of 1050 on combined verbal/quantitative portions, GRE writing score of 5.0, graduate GPA of 3.65.
2. Distinguished Doctoral-GRE of 1200 on combined verbal/quantitative portions, GRE writing score of 5.5, graduate GPA 3.85. 

Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis. For more information, contact Dr. Dean Gorman. Address inquiries to 308 HPER Building, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Call (479) 575-2890, dgorman@uark.edu or FAX (479) 575-5778. 

Note: Qualified minority applicants may apply for a Benjamin Lever Fellowship, which provides tuition assistance. Also for the 2005-2006 academic year, graduate students from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma will not be required to pay out-of-state tuition, regardless of whether they hold a graduate assistantship position, to attend the University of Arkansas.

Page last updated: 11/16/2007 15:14

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