Scholarships and Waivers
Scholarships
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 Student Only Scholarships for New or Continuing StudentsTuition Waivers
UAMS Non-Resident Academic Tuition Waiver
- 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 Non-Resident Diversity Tuition Waiver
- This waiver is to:
- Assist educational programs at UAMS achieve established diversity recruitment goals.
- Increase the diversity of the applicant pools to UAMS education programs with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status and geographic origins.
- Help defray rising educational costs for UAMS students especially those who are economically disadvantaged.
- Increase the diversity among the Arkansas health and healthcare professions workforce, especially those serving underrepresented and medically underserved populations.
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.