Awards to discuss
First 3 of 10 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
New Arkansan NRTA — 90% Tier (9 eligible states)
Pays 90% of the difference between out-of-state and in-state tuition (~$18,948/year, $75,792 over four years at the 2025-26 rates) · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.80+ cumulative high school GPA on a 4.0 scale
Eligibility: Resident of one of nine eligible states: Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, or Texas. Apply for admission; no separate scholarship application required. Test score requirements vary; see uark.edu Test Score Policy.
Renewal: Complete 24 or more credit hours per academic year and maintain a 2.75+ cumulative GPA. The NRTA Renewal page details specific term-by-term hour requirements. Renewable for 4 years (5 years for Architecture students).
Other terms: The headline OOS award. Combined with in-state tuition rate of $269.75/credit hour, NRTA-90 students pay tuition that is functionally near in-state. Stacks with Chancellor's Merit, Chancellor's Scholarship, Bodenhamer/Sturgis Fellowships up to the COA cap.
https://scholarships.uark.edu/nrta/index.php
New Arkansan NRTA — 80% Tier (9 eligible states)
Pays 80% of the difference between out-of-state and in-state tuition (~$16,843/year, $67,372 over four years) · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.60-3.79 cumulative high school GPA
Eligibility: Resident of one of the nine NRTA states (GA, IL, KS, LA, MS, MO, OK, TN, TX). Apply for admission; automatically awarded.
Renewal: 24+ credit hours/year and 2.75+ cumulative GPA at U of A.
https://scholarships.uark.edu/nrta/index.php
New Arkansan NRTA — 70% Tier (9 eligible states)
Pays 70% of the difference between out-of-state and in-state tuition (~$14,738/year, $58,952 over four years) · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.20-3.59 cumulative high school GPA
Eligibility: Resident of one of the nine NRTA states. Apply for admission.
Renewal: 24+ credit hours/year and 2.75+ cumulative GPA at U of A.
Other terms: The entry tier of the NRTA; kicks in at a 3.20 GPA, one of the most accessible automatic OOS merit thresholds at any SEC public flagship.
https://scholarships.uark.edu/nrta/index.php
