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The University of Arkansas Honors College provides exceptional resources for students who are intellectually curious, engaged, and committed to making a difference.
Each year, more than 90 new freshmen receive fellowship support up to $50,000 (plus non-resident tuition if applicable), exceeding the direct costs of tuition, room and board, and fees. Students may use the additional funding for other educational expenses such as the purchase of a computer, study abroad, or travel to professional conferences. Fellows and all Honors College students are also eligible for Honors College study abroad grants and Undergraduate Research Grants.
Applicants for the Bodenhamer, Boyer, Honors College, and Sturgis Fellowships do not need to apply separately for University awards such as Chancellor's, University, and Honors College Academy Scholarships. The Fellowship application will be used for consideration of all these awards. Competitive applicants for the Prestigious Fellowships typically have national test scores — ACT, SAT, and PSAT — in the top 2 percentile nationally and have demonstrated academic achievement by performing at the top level in the most advanced courses offered in their schools.
Fellows take advantage of the various resources available to them through the Honors College. The Office of Post Graduate Fellowships provides informed guidance to students as they apply to graduate and professional schools. Most recently UA Honors College students have been recognized as Barry Goldwater, Truman, Marshall, and Rhodes Scholars. University of Arkansas Fellows, as well as other Honors College students, successfully compete with students at the most elite institutions for these national scholarships.
In 2002, the University of Arkansas was named a Truman Honor Institution for the support it provides students during the application process and for the number of Truman Scholars to come out of its programs. Thirty students have won Barry Goldwater Scholarships since 1990, a record which surpasses many other selective institutions. The support provided U of A and Harvard students applying for the Rhodes Scholarship was profiled in the New York Times Educational Supplement in January 2003. Liz Willen in her article "Rhodes to Riches" pointed out that "last year students at Arkansas won $1 million in state or national scholarship and research support that benefits the entire campus" (Bloomberg Markets Magazine, February 2005).
All prestigious fellowships provide $12,500 per year, plus non-resident tuition for out-of-state residents. This may be combined with other scholarships up to the total cost of attendance. Cost of attendance may include books and supplies, a travel allowance, a one-time computer purchase, study abroad, and other educational enhancements. A budget officer will be available to advise students on expenditures.