Project Grant 20243843042754

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WE CURRENTLY HAVE 57 SCHOLARS, AND WE HOPE TO RECRUIT 17 SCHOLARS TO BE ADDED TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BASED ON OURCURRENT BUDGET. TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION AND TO ATTRACT THE CALIBER OF STUDENTS DESIRED TO MEETTHE GOALS OF THE 1890 SCHOLARSHIPS, 1890 THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO INCREASE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS,REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, START RECRUITING EARLY, AND BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT MARKETING 1890SCHOLARSHIPS. AT THE BEGINNING OF FALL 2021, 1890THE SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM OFFERED NEW SCHOLARSHIPS FOR $20,000.00 ANNUALLY TO TOP RECRUITS WHO HAVE A MINIMUMOF 3.2GPA, 980 SAT OR EQUIVALENT 21 ACT SCORE(LATER REDUCED TO 19), AND STUDENTS WITH 3.0-3.199 WITH 980 SAT OR 19 ACT SCORE WILLRECEIVE $10,000 ANNUALLY. OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE OFFERED TO STUDENTS WITH A GPA OF 2.8 OR HIGHER AND NO ACT SCORE IN THE NFOLLOWING CATEGORIES: $8,000.00 AND $6,000.00. THOSE STUDENTS WITH PARTIAL 1890 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLEMENTOTHER FINANCIAL SOURCES SUCH AS PELL GRANTS, FEDERALLY-BACKED STUDENT LOANS, FOUNDATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, CHURCHES, AND OTHERSIMILAR FINANCIAL RESOURCES. IN-STATE STUDENTS MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ARKANSAS LOTTERY AND ARKANSAS GAME AND FISHCOMMISSION (AGFC) CONSERVATION SCHOLARSHIPS. AS FOR SYSTEMS AND MECHANISMS TO COLLECT PROGRAM DATA, AWARDS ARE TRACKEDWITH A SIMPLE SPREADSHEET THAT CONTAINS EACH AWARD RECIPIENT (I.E.,SCHOLAR) ON A SINGLE ROW, WITH COLUMNS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT BENCHMARKS ACHIEVED (E.G., CREDITS COMPLETED THROUGH A PARTICULARYEAR, CUMULATIVE GPA ATTAINED BY THAT YEAR, LIST OF COURSES NOT PASSED, ETC.). SHOULD ANY SCHOLAR LOSE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP FOR ANYREASON, FUNDS COMMITTED TO THAT SCHOLAR WILL BE RECONSTITUTED INTO ANOTHER AWARD FOR A SCHOLAR IN THE NEXT COHORT.STRATEGIES FOR EVALUATING PROGRAM SUCCESS REPORTSCHOLARS ' ANNUAL RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES WILL BE TRACKED AND COMPARED TO UAPB AVERAGES AND, WHEN POSSIBLE, REGIONALAND NATIONAL AVERAGES (E.G., FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM [FAEIS]). WITHIN NIFA, IT SHOULD BEPOSSIBLE TO COMPARE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF THESE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DIFFERENT 1890 INSTITUTIONS.