Scholarships and Waivers

Scholarships

Scholarship and Tuition Waiver applications are now closed.  For applications that required recommendations, the deadline for those recommendations to be submitted is June 8, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Central time.

The scholarship pages below are sorted by eligibility based on whether the student is brand new for the upcoming school year, or continuing in a program.  Some scholarships are open to both types of students.

Scholarships for New Students Only Scholarships for Continuing Students Only Scholarships for New or Continuing Students

Tuition Waivers

UAMS Non-Resident Academic Tuition Waiver

An application does not guarantee a waiver.  There is a limited number of waivers available in this category. 

The UAMS Non-Resident Academic Tuition Waiver program is established with the following objectives:

    • Enable UAMS to recruit and retain students into its education programs who exhibit the highest level of academic achievement.
    • Improve UAMS’ ability to compete with its peer institutions in other states for highly sought after students.
    • Increase the geographic diversity of the applicant pools for UAMS education programs.
    • Help defray rising cost of education for students from other states who could not afford to enroll at UAMS otherwise.

UAMS Tuition Waiver for Arkansas Residents Aged 60 Years and Over

  • This waiver is to:
    • Help defray rising educational costs for UAMS students who are aged 60 and older.
    • Meet State of Arkansas and University of Arkansas guidelines requiring a tuition waiver for older Arkansans.

UAMS Veteran Non-Resident Tuition Waiver

  • This waiver is to:
    • Help defray rising educational costs for UAMS students who are veterans of the US military, or who are the children or spouse of a veteran of the armed forces.
    • Meet State of Arkansas and US policies requiring that no veteran or their families pay out-of-state tuition.