Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship

The Arkansas Academic Challenge Program provides scholarships to Arkansas residents pursuing higher education. Funded in large part by the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship is available to students regardless of their academic status, whether just graduating from high school, currently enrolled in college, enrolling in college for the first time, or re-enrolling after a period of time out of college 

Note: Students are unable to apply until Oct. 1, 2023. 

application

The application for students attending a secondary institution opens October 1, 2023. Click on the picture below to apply. 

scholarships and programs 

By clicking the picture below, you are able to view all scholarships and programs provided to Arkansas students. The application above allows students to apply for all the qualifying programs through one application. 

how to use the sams portal:

Sams resources are avaliable for information on how to use the Scholarship Application Management System. Click on this link for these resources.