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:

  • Undergraduate student – sophomore, junior or senior
  • Pell grant eligible with high financial need (has FAFSA on file)
  • Graduate of an Arkansas high school
  • Enrolled full-time during semester the scholarship is awarded (minimum of 12 credits)
  • Minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA
  • Demonstrated current University or community on or off-campus leadership experiences
    and/or work/internship experiences
  • Preference to students from Clark and St. Francis Counties, Arkansas.
  • Consideration may also be given to first generation college-going status, challenges overcome, 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?