SCHOLARSHIPS

The Department of Poultry Science at the
University of Arkansas



Last academic year the Department of Poultry Science awarded over $176,000 in scholarships to deserving students. All of this would not have been possible without the tremendous support our department receives from the Poultry Industry and Allied Industries. To view our standards, please see below.

Poultry Science Department Academic Scholarship Standards For the years 2008-09

Standards for incoming students
Incoming Freshmen must meet or exceed the following standards:

- 3.50 Final Overall GPA
- ACT score of 24

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Transfer students must meet or exceed the following standards:

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 from prior institution (including all courses taken)

Minimum enrollment of 12 hours per semester at prior institution

Scholarship amounts after the first semester of enrollment will be based on cumulative University of Arkansas GPA as follows:

Cumulative GPA / Amount of Award
(per semester)
3.00-3.49 / $750
3.50-4.00 / $1,500

Standards after enrollment
Continuing students must meet or exceed the following minimum standards to retain or acquire a scholarship in future semesters:

- Minimum semester GPA of 2.30
- Must participate in at least half of the Poultry Science Club meetings/activities per semester
- Students must complete a minimum of 12 hours* per semester
* Developmental, remedial, and deficiency courses do not apply to the 12-hour minimum. Only one hour of physical education will apply toward the 12-hour minimum each semester

- Students must complete at least 5 hours of poultry science courses during their first year
- Scholarships may be retained for a maximum of 8 semesters
- Students must participate in at least 15 hours of departmental service activities per semester (see III)

Departmental service activities
Students receiving scholarships, regardless of source, are needed to staff various activities conducted by the department. Student participation in these activities is vital to the growth of the scholarship program as both the student numbers and tuition costs increase. Failure to meet the departmental service activity requirement will result in termination of the scholarship for the following semester. Following is a partial list of departmental service activities:

Fall semester: Arkansas State Fair Poultry Show, Chicken Kitchen, Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest

Spring semester: State FFA Poultry Judging Contest, Buffalo Island District Poultry Show, Jonesboro

Summer: Poultry Science Youth Conference, Broiler/turkey banding and distribution

For more information about scholarships, please contact our undergraduate scholarship coordinator, Gary Davis. You must fill out a scholarship application with our department as well as any other scholarship applications you complete.

Other resources:

UofA Scholarships
Office of Academic Scholarships
101 Old Main (First floor of Old Main)
8:00 a.m. til 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Phone: (479) 575-4464
Fax: (479) 575-4329
E-mail: scholars@uark.edu

Bumpers College Scholarship Page - scholarship administrator is Laura Gamble.

For more information about financial aid at the University of Arkansas, please visit the U of A financial aid website.