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6-85-305. Distribution — Award amounts.
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6-85-305. Distribution — Award amounts.
(a) If funds are available, the Division of Higher Education shall distribute Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships to all students who meet the requirements under § 6-85-304.
(b)(1) The division shall distribute scholarships from the funds available in an equal amount to every student eligible to receive a scholarship under this subchapter.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the maximum scholarship award a student may receive in an academic year shall be the lesser of:
(A) Eight hundred dollars ($800); or
(B)(i) The cost of the certificate program or program of study.
(ii) The cost of a certificate program or program of study shall include:
(a) Tuition, fees, or other charges;
(b) Textbooks or other course materials; and
(c) Equipment needed for a course.
(3) The scholarship awards may be used for expenses included in the cost of the certificate program or program of study.
(4) A scholarship under this section shall be only for the academic year for which it is awarded.
(c)(1) If the division has funds remaining after making the distributions under subsection (b) of this section, the division shall distribute scholarships to students for the summer term of the academic year.
(2) If funds are available under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, a student shall apply for a scholarship for a summer term by a date determined by the division preceding the summer term.
(3)(A) The division shall distribute scholarships for a summer term in the same manner as under subsection (b) of this section.
(B) Scholarships for a summer term may be used in the same manner as under subsection (b) of this section.
(4) A student who received a scholarship under subsection (b) of this section ma
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-85-305
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6-85-305. Distribution — Award amounts.
(a) If funds are available, the Division of Higher Education shall distribute Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships to all students who meet the requirements under § 6-85-304.
(b)(1) The division shall distribute scholarships from the funds available in an equal amount to every student eligible to receive a scholarship under this subchapter.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the maximum scholarship award a student may receive in an academic year shall be the lesser of:
(A) Eight hundred dollars ($800); or
(B)(i) The cost of the certificate program or program of study.
(ii) The cost of a certificate program or program of study shall include:
(a) Tuition, fees, or other charges;
(b) Textbooks or other course materials; and
(c) Equipment needed for a course.
(3) The scholarship awards may be used for expenses included in the cost of the certificate program or program of study.
(4) A scholarship under this section shall be only for the academic year for which it is awarded.
(c)(1) If the division has funds remaining after making the distributions under subsection (b) of this section, the division shall distribute scholarships to students for the summer term of the academic year.
(2) If funds are available under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, a student shall apply for a scholarship for a summer term by a date determined by the division preceding the summer term.
(3)(A) The division shall distribute scholarships for a summer term in the same manner as under subsection (b) of this section.
(B) Scholarships for a summer term may be used in the same manner as under subsection (b) of this section.
(4) A student who received a scholarship under subsection (b) of this section may also receive a scholarship for a summer term.
(d) The division shall disburse scholarship awards on behalf of an eligible student directly to the approved institution of higher education.
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6-85-304. Eligibility.
(a) A student is eligible to receive an Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship for an academic year if the student applies to the Division of Higher Education by a date determined by the Division of Higher Education preceding the academic year and:
(1) Is an Arkansas resident or, if the student is less than twenty-one (21) years of age, either the student or one (1) parent of the student is an Arkansas resident;
(2) Meets either of the following requirements:
(A) Graduated from a:
(i) Public high school in Arkansas or another state;
(ii) Private high school in Arkansas or another state; or
(iii) Home school under § 6-15-501 et seq. or recognized by another state; or
(B) Received a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section or another state;
(3) Is not receiving a scholarship under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2, § 6-85-201 et seq.;
(4) Is accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in one (1) of the following high-demand fields:
(A) Industry;
(B) Health care; and
(C) Information technology; and
(5)(A) Whose program of study or certificate program will result in the student's being qualified to work in an occupation identified by the Division of Workforce Services under subdivision (a)(5)(B)(i) of this section.
(B)(i) The Division of Workforce Services shall provide annually to the Division of Higher Education by March 1 a list that identifies the five (5) most in-demand occupations in this state in each high-demand field under subdivision (a)(4) of this section that require the completion of a program of study that leads to an associate degree or a cert
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-85-304
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-85-304. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.