ASTATE Pride Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Arkansas State University

The ASTATE Pride Scholarship is a financial aid program managed by the Arkansas State University (ASU) Financial Aid & Scholarships Office. For any inquiries regarding the scholarship, please contact the office at (870) 972-2310.

Please note that ASU reserves the right to modify the scholarship program at any time, depending on the availability of funds and the number of eligible applicants.

The scholarship is exclusively awarded to high school seniors. The annual award amounts, divided between the Fall and Spring terms, are as follows:

- For a 27 ACT score, the scholarship provides $3500 and an allowance for ASUJ housing valued at a maximum of $3720.
- For a 26 ACT score, the scholarship provides $3250 and an allowance for ASUJ housing valued at a maximum of $3720.
- For a 25 ACT score, the scholarship provides $3000 and an allowance for ASUJ housing valued at a maximum of $3720.

The scholarship covers courses taken only at the Arkansas State University-Jonesboro campus. The awards are contingent upon the availability of funds and on-campus housing. The scholarship is awarded for eight consecutive semesters or until the completion of the undergraduate degree, whichever comes first, provided the student maintains all scholarship requirements. Students who opt not to live in an ASUJ residence hall will not receive the financial equivalent for off-campus living.

To qualify for the scholarship, students must be U.S. citizens graduating from high school and must be admitted to the university. This includes submitting an admissions application with fee, official ACT or SAT scores, and an official six-semester transcript. Students must have an ACT composite score of 25-27 and a minimum high school GPA of 3.250 on a six-semester transcript. The scholarship application deadline is December 1 of the high school senior year, and award letters will be mailed the third week of December. All awards are based upon state-supported available funds. Please note that a limited number of awards are available.

Students who are selected to receive the ASTATE Pride Scholarship have until May 1 of their senior year to accept their award; however, it is recommended that they accept the offer within 30 days. The scholarship offer will no longer be valid after May 1. If you accept the scholarship and later decide to attend another university, please notify the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office in writing or by email at scholarships@astate.edu.

The residence hall room is contingent upon the purchase of a meal plan. If a student is released from the meal plan for any reason, the student will be liable for the cost of the room. Students receiving a room as part of their scholarship package must apply separately for housing through the Office of Residence Life and pay the applicable housing deposit.

Full-time enrollment of 15 college-level credit hours on the ASUJ campus is required during each consecutive Fall and Spring semester. Concurrent enrollment on another campus cannot be used to meet full-time enrollment status nor be paid for by the scholarship. Enrollment is locked as of the 11th class day. Matriculation to ASUJ must occur in the Fall semester immediately following high school graduation. The student must be seeking a Bachelor's Degree. All online degree programs are ineligible for Institutional Scholarships.

Any student who is enrolled full-time at another college, university, technical college, or branch of ASU during a regular semester (Fall or Spring) following high school graduation automatically forfeits the scholarship. Students that are taking a developmental course as part of their 15 ASUJ hours and who also plans to test out of the course, must contact the scholarships office before taking the test to discuss possible options for keeping the scholarship.

All college coursework is calculated into the overall GPA for scholarship renewal. Students who have grade changes are responsible for contacting the Scholarships Office so that their scholarship status can be reevaluated. For military exceptions, contact the ASU Scholarships Office at (870) 972-2310. Recipients may take classes at the Paragould campus and receive their scholarship. Award holders who are dependents of faculty and staff will be paid 25% of the scholarship value per semester for ASUJ credit hours in addition to the faculty/staff discount.

To renew the scholarship, students are required to maintain an overall 3.250 GPA and successfully complete 30 ASUJ hours (fall and spring combined) each academic year. Students with Incomplete grades will forfeit their scholarship if they do not otherwise meet the scholarship criteria. Note - accepted transfer credits will be calculated into overall GPA.

Any student who receives all W’s, F’s, WN’s, I’s and/or FN’s at the end of any fall term will lose their scholarship for all subsequent semesters. Probation - Any Freshmen, Sophomore, or Junior level recipient who does not meet their renewal criteria at the end of the spring semester will have until the end of that Summer II term to obtain an overall 3.250 GPA and successfully complete 30 ASUJ hours (Fall, Spring, and both Summer I and Summer II combined) or they will forfeit the scholarship for all subsequent semesters. All classes taken during probation for hour and GPA deficit must be ASUJ hours.