Metro guide
The Little Rock metro area covers Pulaski County and Faulkner County in Arkansas, with principal cities including Little Rock, North Little Rock and Conway. We haven’t confirmed a scholarship limited to this metro yet, so this guide leads with local foundations, statewide awards and state aid.
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The IRS lists 1 community foundation with at least $1 million in assets based in the area’s principal cities; the largest is Arkansas Community Foundation Inc in Little Rock ($896 million in assets). Community foundations hold hundreds of small donor-funded scholarships, often limited to graduates of specific high schools or residents of one county, and many use a single shared application each winter.
Statewide, 8 more open awards are limited to Arkansas residents, and state aid includes Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. Federal Pell Grants stack on top for students who file the FAFSA.
Where local money hides: ask your school counselor for the local scholarship bulletin (many high schools keep one), check employer and union awards from your parents’ workplaces, and look at service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions) and credit unions near you. These awards rarely appear on national sites, which is why their applicant pools are small.
None confirmed right now. See the foundations and statewide awards below.
$2,000 first year, rising to $5,000 in year 4 at four-year schools; plus need-based Challenge PLUS
Official page ↗Arkansas high school graduates (or residents of the last three years) without an associate degree who enroll in a STEM or state/regional high-demand certificate or associate program at an Arkansas public institution.
High school seniors no older than 20 on Aug 1, 2027, living in AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV or DC; financial need is a major factor.
Arkansas National Guard members and their dependents; the applicant or sponsor must be a current member of NGAA or EAANG.
Arkansas graduating high school seniors with a 32 ACT composite/superscore or 1410 SAT and a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
High school seniors and graduates (up to two years out) from high schools in Ozarks Electric's service territory, for the Arkansas State University–Newport High Voltage Lineman Technology program.
Arkansas high school seniors graduating with a Diploma of Distinction or an associate degree earned in high school, plus the top-scoring Academic Challenge applicant in counties without a Governor's Distinguished Scholar.
Dependents and spouses of Arkansans killed or missing in action, POWs, Medal of Honor or Purple Heart recipients, or permanently and totally disabled through military service; also families of law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public servants killed or disabled in the line of duty.
Arkansas high school, home school or GED graduates (or out-of-state graduates living in Arkansas for the last year) enrolling in high-demand workforce training in advanced manufacturing, construction trades, healthcare, IT, or logistics/transportation.
Full Arkansas guide → · All community foundations
We haven’t confirmed one that’s open right now, but the IRS lists 1 community foundations in the area’s principal cities, and most run local scholarships.
Donors set up funds with rules such as a specific high school, county, major or need. The foundation advertises them together, usually with one online application each winter or spring, and matches applicants to every fund they qualify for.
Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. Most require the FAFSA.