The Williams Family Scholarship

The Williams Family Scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students from an Arkansas High School with demonstrated financial need. The Williams Family Scholarship will consider applications that meet the following criteria:

  • Minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA
  • Undergraduate student – sophomore, junior or senior
  • Graduate of an Arkansas high school
  • Enrolled full time and in good academic standing
  • Demonstrated current University or community on or off-campus leadership experiences and/or work/internship experiences
  • Preference will be given to pell grant eligible
  • Demonstrated high financial need. Consideration may also be given to first-generation college-going status, having a record of overcoming challenges, or being from a geographical area that is less well-represented at the University

Award
Varies
Deadline
02/15/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. What has been most valuable about your employment, internship, and/or leadership experience during college?
  2. As a student at the University of Arkansas, how have you found belonging, and how have you contributed to someone else’s sense of belonging? What have you learned about community along the way?