Arkansas Tech University

Scholarships

Tuition Scholarships

Arkansas Tech University has established ten tuition scholarships to be awarded to incoming students who plan to further their education in engineering. To be considered for this award, you must be a 2009 graduating senior from a high school, private school, or home school program. You must have a minimum math ACT subscore of a 25, or the SAT equivalent, with a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.25 or higher. You must enroll in electrical or mechanical engineering at Arkansas Tech University the semester following your high school graduation. The scholarship is renewable for up to 7 semesters provided recipient completes a minimum of 12 hours per semester with a 3.25 grade point average. The deadline for applying is February 15, 2009.
The scholarship application is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. This form is not processed on-line. Please print a copy of the form, complete, and mail to the address provided.

Application

For the following private scholarships an application form is available by clicking here givetotech.atu.edu

Col. Carl F. Baswell Engineering Scholarship To be considered for this scholarship applicants must have: successfully completed the pre-professional curriculum as outlined in the Arkansas Tech University catalog, reached the junior or senior level, declared a major in Engineering, earned a cumulative grade point average of a 3.0 or higher, demonstrated financial need and be a resident of Arkansas.

Sybil W. Bates Engineering Scholarship To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must be an incoming freshman majoring in Engineering, have an ACT composite score of 26 or higher and a 3.5 or higher grade point average in core classes from high school. This scholarship is for the freshman year only and is not renewable for subsequent years. Applications should be directed to the head of the Mechanical Engineering Department.

Jack L. King Scholarship This partial-tuition scholarship will be awarded each semester that funds are available. Selection will be based on an ACT composite score of 19 or above, ACT Math and Science score of 22 or above, and a declared major in Engineering, Math, Science or a related field at Arkansas Tech University. Apply through the counselor's office at Western Yell County High School.

Majors Family Engineering Scholarship This partial tuition scholarship will be awarded to engineering majors at the junior or senior level. Recipients can be either continuing or transfer students. To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must have successfully completed the pre-professional curriculum as outlined in the Arkansas Tech University catalog, must have an overall grade point average of 2.75 or greater, must be declared as a major within the engineering department and enroll in the appropriate classes with an engineering advisor for the semester of the award. Awards may be renewed for one additional semester if the student maintains a 2.75 overall grade point average, remains a major in the engineering program and is making satisfactory progress toward an engineering degree. Applications should be directed to the Engineering Department Scholarship Committee.

Lloyd D. McDaniel Engineering and Computer Science Scholarship Scholarships and awards will be granted each year that funds are sufficient. Preference will be given to a student who has successfully completed the pre-professional curriculum as outlined in the Arkansas Tech University catalog, is a junior or senior with a declared major in Engineering or Computer Science, has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, has demonstrated financial need, is either a continuing or transfer student, and submits the private scholarship application in writing. To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be enrolled in the appropriate classes and be under the direction of an Engineering or Computer Science advisor for the semester of the award. Awards may be renewed for one additional semester if the student maintains a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, remains a major in the Engineering or the Computer Science program and is making satisfactory progress toward an Engineering or Computer Science degree.

David Harlan McMillan Memorial Scholarship This scholarship will be awarded each year that funds are sufficient, with preference given to an Arkansas resident at the junior or senior level who is majoring in electrical engineering, has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher and is enrolled in a 15 hour or more course load. The scholarship may be renewed for up to three consecutive semesters provided the recipient enrolls in and successfully completes a 15 hour course load each semester and maintains a cumulative 3.0 grade point average.

James E. and Martha S. Newton Engineering Scholarship Scholarships will be granted each fall that funds are sufficient in accordance with the following criteria: the recipient must be a Pope County resident, junior or senior level student, majoring in engineering, a full-time student enrolled in a minimum of 15 semester credit hours, and have a cumulative 3.0 grade point average. Financial need will be considered. The scholarship may be renewed for the spring semester provided the recipient continues to meet the scholarship criteria and funds are sufficient. Scholarship recipients from one year will be eligible to reapply for subsequent years.

Ann and Gill Richards Engineering Scholarship This scholarship will be awarded annually to an excellent engineering student. Application should be made to the head of the Electrical Engineering Department.