Program aims to help members of minorities who are willing to teach

Applications for the Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program are now available for the fall 2018/spring 2019 semesters at the University of Arkansas Cossatot.

The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff administers the scholarship program that was reauthorized by the 84th General Assembly (Act 1746) to address the shortage of public school teachers in the Delta Region, particularly minority teachers.

The program awards up to $1,500 per academic year (fall and spring semesters) for full-time enrollment and up to $750 per academic year for part-time enrollment.

To be eligible, an applicant must be a black American, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American and be enrolled in or accepted for enrollment at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution of higher education or at an accredited, state-supported community college.

Applicants must submit an application, along with all official transcripts, to the Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Mail Slot 4986, Pine Bluff, AR 71601. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2018. Eligible applicants will be notified of their awards. The Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Funds may be used at any two-year or fouryear college or university in the state of Arkansas.

For more information, contact the School of Education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff at 870-575-8110 or 870-575-8058 or visit cccua.edu/scholarships.