Additional ASUMH Scholarships
How to Qualify
In general, ASUMH does not require a scholarship application. All students become eligible for scholarships by completing the ASUMH admissions process and providing all necessary documentation for admissions as early as possible. All ASUMH insititutional scholarships give priority to applications completed by the Early Application Deadline of March 15th for the upcoming school year that begins in August.
No additional application is required for consideration. However, some scholarships will request additional document submissions. Students receiving communications requesting additional documents indicates you could be considered for a scholarship which has additional criteria to be met. Provide the additional documentation quickly, as timing may be a factor in scholarship awarding decisions.
Early Application Deadline
The Early Application Deadline to complete the admissions application is March 15th each year for the upcoming school year that begins in August.
Some Health Sciences programs have different application deadlines throughout the year. Deadlines for scholarships in these programs coincide with the application deadlines laid out by the program.
Admissions applications received after the March 15th deadline may receive consideration for scholarship if no candidate that meets the deadline is deemed to qualify.
Additional Documentation
Individual Scholarships may require additional documentation. Students may receive communications for additional document requests after applying for admissions. If requested, provide the additional documentation as quickly as possible. Timeliness of your response can be a factor in scholarship awarding decisions.
Here is a list of some of the documents that might be requested for various groups of students. This list is not all inclusive.
ALL STUDENTS
Scholarship Essay of 500 words or less (see below for details)
Letters of recommendation
List of dates of group meetings and/or activities attended
RETURNING ASUMH STUDENTS
Unofficial ASUMH academic transcript
STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO ASUMH FROM OTHER COLLEGES
Academic transcripts from all previous institutions.
HOME SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Unofficial academic transcripts, if not yet graduated.
Placement testing scores documentation such as ACT, Accuplacer, or SAT scores.
GED TESTING STUDENTS applying for first time college admissions
GED test scores
VETERANS OF IRAQ OR AFGANISTAN
DD 214
STUDENTS WORKING DURING SCHOOL
Employer letter verifying hours worked per week if you have plans to work more that 20 hours per week during the school year.
Scholarship Essay
If any essay is required, in no more than 500 words, write an essay that describes why you would be a good candidate for any scholarship. Print and sign your name to the essay.
Recommended topics to include in your essay:
Accomplishments, both academically and in your personal life
Community volunteering activities you are or have been involved in
Your financial need for any scholarship
Information about any advanced degrees you plan to seek beyond your current attendance at ASUMH
Plans and goals you may have for the future
Additional downloadable Scholarship Essay Suggestions document.
Addititional Awards Information
Award amounts vary from scholarship to scholarship and year to year depending upon availability of funding
Annual awards are divided between fall and spring semesters unless otherwise indicated on an individuals award offer
Completion of an annual FAFSA is often used to determine financial need
All scholarships listed are non-renewable except where specifically noted
All scholarships listed are for attending ASUMH Programs and courses only
Scholarship eligibility criteria subject to change
ASUMH Scholarship Opportunities
ALL SCHOLARSHIPS LISTED HERE ARE FOR ATTENDING ASUMH PROGRAMS AND COURSES ONLY
School of Arts and Sciences
Please Fill out this Survey to be considered for the following Scholarships for the School of Arts and Sciences: https://forms.gle/LXmeAUdY94mjzHCFA
BANK OF SALEM SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be a resident of Fulton County
- Be seeking any degree or certificate from ASUMH
- Cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher
- Scholarship is non-renewable
DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Full Time at ASUMH
- Diversity should be demonstrated. Diversity can be demonstrated in many ways. Some examples include but are not limited to, cultural background, ethnicity, age, atypical gender for a program of study, non-binary gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, age, the primary language is spoken, and educational background.
DORA FEE BRUCE SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Recent high school graduates given priority consideration
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale on their most recent transcript (high school or college)
- Demonstrate Financial Need
- Be seeking an associate degree from ASUMH
- Scholarship is non-renewable
DOUGLAS FAMILY ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Be seeking a transferrable associate degree from ASUMH
- Applicant must have attended high school in Baxter County for at least three years and graduated from that school
- Must be a full-time 15 credit hours each semester.
- Must have academic plans to work toward a four-year degree.
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale and a minimum ACT score of 19.
- Significant financial need must be demonstrated to receive this scholarship.
- Scholarship is non-renewable
EVELYN HILL OSBORN TEACHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must have a high school diploma.
- Must be seeking an Associate of Arts in Teaching from ASUMH and plan to continue on to obtain a four-year degree in education.
- Applicant must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours
- Cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher
- Scholarship is non-renewable
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale on their most recent transcript (high school or college), or a 510 or higher G.E.D. score.
- Be seeking any degree or certificate from ASUMH
- Applicant must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours
- Baxter County Resident
- Additional documents may be requested
- Scholarship is non-renewable
FRIENDS OF THE BAXTER COUNTY LIBRARY
ELIGIBILITY:
- Applicant must be a non-traditional student. (The donor has defined a non-traditional student as 18 or older, re-entering college student that has completed at least 12 college credit hours.)
- Applicant must have a minimum 2.50 GPA or higher on their most recent college transcript
- Scholarship is non-renewable
MILDRED S. GRIFFIN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Be seeking a Technical Certificate or an Associate Degree at ASUMH.
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale on their most recent transcript (high school or college), or a 510 or higher G.E.D. score.
- Additional documents may be requested
- Scholarship is non-renewable
OZARK EARTH SCIENCE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Applicant must be studying Earth Sciences
- Freshman-level students will be given priority consideration
- Scholarship is non-renewable
School of Business and Technology
LOTA FAYE PALMER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Pursuing a Vo Tech./Technical Degree in a Nursing Technical Certificate or Associate Degree Program
- Scholarship is non-renewable
LT COL. MARY WALKER VO TECH VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Enrolled in a Vocational Technical Certificate or Degree Program
- Preference is given to veterans who have served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces who can provide a copy of his/her DD-214 member 4 copy showing proof of an Honorable Discharge
- Full-time student
- Demonstrate a need for assistance
- Scholarship is non-renewable
HAZEL J ALEXANDER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Business Program of Study
- Preference given to students who are residents of Baxter County
- 2.5 GPA
- Financial Difficulty to Attend College
CARL VELNER SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Be an ASUMH student
- Scholarship is non-renewable
JR KENDRICK MEMORIAL FUNERAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be in the Associate of Applied Science in Funeral Science
- Must have a 2.0 GPA
NEWTH SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Priority will be given to those applicants who are currently employed by Twin Lake McDonald’s.
- Works 20 or more hours per week.
- Enrolled in at least 9 credit hours each semester
- Be seeking any degree or certificate from ASUMH
- GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Additional documents may be requested
- Scholarship is non-renewable
MARTHA A. GRANT, CPA SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be a single parent
- Must be a non-traditional student
- Must be seeking an Associate of Science in Business from ASUMH and plan to continue on to obtain a four-year degree in accounting.
- Applicant must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours
- Demonstrate financial need
- Scholarship is non-renewable
ROLLER FUNERAL HOME SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF MILDRED WARE
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be accepted into the Licensed Practical Nursing(LPN) or AAS in Funeral Science program before the July 1st Application Deadline.
- Priority will be given to students residing in Baxter, Marion, Fulton, Izard, and Stone counties.
- Must be an Arkansas Resident
SOUTH SHORE SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be enrolled at ASUMH as a full-time student (12 credit hours or more) not including remedial coursework
- Must be enrolled in a technology, mathematics, or science program or education program preparing to become a technology, mathematics, or science teacher
- Must be a resident of Baxter, Boone, or Marion counties in Arkansas
- Demonstrate financial need
- The scholarship may be renewable up to (2) additional semesters as long as the student continues to meet the requirements through the end of the first awarded year.
STEVE AND SUSAN BLUMREICH SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Studying Business and Finance at ASUMH
- 2.0 GPA
- Scholarship is non-renewable
TWIN LAKES HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be a resident of Baxter County or Marion County
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale on their most recent transcript (high school or college), or a 450 or higher G.E.D. score.
- Must be seeking the Associate of Science in Business or Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration.
- Applicant must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours
- Additional documents may be requested
- Scholarship is non-renewable
VERNON BERTEL SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Mountain Home Public School Graduate
- Enrolled in a business or trade industry program
- Initially have between a 2.00 -2.99 GPA
- Complete a FAFSA to demonstrate financial need
- Additional documents may be requested
School of Health Sciences
GLENN O. & NELL POWELL WRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Be an ASU Mountain Home student
- Scholarship is non-renewable
JOE DAN AND CAROL TYLER NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be accepted into the Licensed Practical Nursing(LPN) program before the July 1st Application Deadline.
- Priority is given to applicants interested in working with the elderly, especially Alzheimer’s patients. This should be expressed in the applicant's scholarship essay.
- Scholarship is non-renewable
EDITH NEWTON
ELIGIBILITY:
- Applicant must be enrolled in a nursing program at ASU Mountain Home
- The scholarship may be renewed up to (8) academic semesters or until completion of the nursing program, whichever occurs first, providing the recipient remains in good standing.
LT COL. MARY WALKER NURSING VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Enrolled in a Nursing Technical Certificate or Associate Degree Program
- Served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces
- Preference is given to veterans who served after September 11th, 2001, in Iraq or Afghanistan
- Able to provide a copy of his/her DD-214 member 4 copy showing proof of an Honorable Discharge
- Full-Time student
- Scholarship is non-renewable
PAUL & LOUIS CANNEDY SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Be an ASUMH student in good standing
- Scholarship is non-renewable
RUTH M CHRENKO NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Students who are in good standing in their 2nd or 3rd semester of the RN Program
WARREN HALEY SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
- Non-traditional student
- 2.5 GPA
ROLLERFUNERAL HOME IN MEMORY OF MILDRED WARE SCHOLARSHIP - LPN
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be enrolled in 6 hours or more
- Baxter, Marion, Fulton, Izard, or Stone County resident
- 2.5 GPA maintained and enrolled in ASUMH LPN Program
- two letters of recommendation are required from persons who have known the applicant for 3 years.
RUTH E. HAMILTON NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- The applicant must be admitted to and in the second semester or later of the ASUMH Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program, with a Cumulative GPA of 3.00, who expresses an intent to further his/her education in a Registered Nursing (RN) program.
- Must be a resident of Baxter, Marion, or Fulton County.
- Must be an Arkansas Resident
- Demonstrate financial need
- Additional documents may be requested
SUZANNE SCHMOKER SUTHERLAND SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Maintain a 2.50 GPA
- Complete the current year's FAFSA
- Annual award divided between fall and spring semesters
- Additional documents may be requested
- Scholarship is non-renewable
THE LOYD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must have a 2.0 GPA
- Must be a female student
MOUNTAIN HOME CHAPTER 1846 WOMEN OF THE MOOSE
ELIGIBILITY:
- Enrolled in the ASUMH EMT Technical Center program
- Scholarship is non-renewable
Other Institutional Scholarships
TWIN LAKES VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must have served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces since September 11, 2001, in Iraq or Afghanistan.
- Applicant must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours
- Demonstrate financial need
- Proof of military service (DD214)
- Scholarship is non-renewable
DAVID & ETHEL POWELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY:
- Be a United States Citizen
- Applicant must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours
- Baxter County Resident
- Applicant must be a single parent with preschool, primary or secondary school-aged children living in the home
- Demonstrate financial need
- Never completed any advanced training beyond the high school
- Scholarship is non-renewable
