(a) (1) If funds are available, the Division of Higher Education shall distribute Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships to all students who meet the requirements under § 6-85-302(2).(2) Up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be allocated for students eligible under § 6-85-302(2)(C).
(1) If funds are available, the Division of Higher Education shall distribute Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships to all students who meet the requirements under § 6-85-302(2).
(2) Up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be allocated for students eligible under § 6-85-302(2)(C).
(b) (1) The maximum scholarship award a student may receive in an academic year shall be the lesser of program costs or three thousand dollars ($3,000).(2) The scholarship awards may be used for expenses included in the cost of the certificate program or program of study.(3) A scholarship under this section shall be only for the academic year for which it is awarded.(4) (A) The division shall collaborate with the Office of Skills Development to establish the criteria to be used to determine the eligibility of students under § 6-85-302(2)(C), which shall be included in rules promulgated by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(B) The office shall:(i) Use the criteria established under subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section to determine the eligibility of students under § 6-85-302(2)(C); and(ii) Provide the necessary information regarding eligible students to the division to enable the division to distribute scholarship awards on behalf of an eligible student directly to the approved institution of higher education.
(1) The maximum scholarship award a student may receive in an academic year shall be the lesser of program costs or three thousand dollars ($3,000).
(2) The scholarship awards may be used for expenses included in the cost of the certificate program or program of study.
(3) A scholarship under this section shall be only for the academic year for which it is awarded.
(4) (A) The division shall collaborate with the Office of Skills Development to establish the criteria to be used to determine the eligibility of students under § 6-85-302(2)(C), which shall be included in rules promulgated by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(B) The office shall:(i) Use the criteria established under subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section to determine the eligibility of students under § 6-85-302(2)(C); and(ii) Provide the necessary information regarding eligible students to the division to enable the division to distribute scholarship awards on behalf of an eligible student directly to the approved institution of higher education.
(A) The division shall collaborate with the Office of Skills Development to establish the criteria to be used to determine the eligibility of students under § 6-85-302(2)(C), which shall be included in rules promulgated by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(B) The office shall:(i) Use the criteria established under subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section to determine the eligibility of students under § 6-85-302(2)(C); and(ii) Provide the necessary information regarding eligible students to the division to enable the division to distribute scholarship awards on behalf of an eligible student directly to the approved institution of higher education.
(i) Use the criteria established under subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section to determine the eligibility of students under § 6-85-302(2)(C); and
(ii) Provide the necessary information regarding eligible students to the division to enable the division to distribute scholarship awards on behalf of an eligible student directly to the approved institution of higher education.
(c) The division shall disburse all scholarship awards on behalf of an eligible student directly to the approved institution of higher education.