BRTC offers many scholarship opportunities for new and current BRTC students!
Institutional Scholarships for First-Time Entering Students
These scholarships are awarded based on academic merit to first-time entering freshman. Must be used within the first 5 years of graduating from an accredited Arkansas High School or Arkansas resident. Priority deadline for Institutional Scholarships is August 1st.
Requirements
- The BRTC admission application serves as the scholarship application for these scholarships.
- Students must be accepted for admission to BRTC
- Students must have submitted a FAFSA application
Award: Full Tuition
Length: Up to 2 years
- Must be a traditional first-time entering freshmen graduating from an accredited Arkansas high school or Arkansas resident
- Awarded to students who have an ACT superscore of 24 or higher or Top 10% of the class the student is graduating in
- Must complete 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA effective Fall 2020
- May not be stacked with the Presidents Scholarship, USA Gold Medal Scholarship, or Foundation Scholarship.
Award: $250/semester
Length: Up to 2 years
- Must be a first-time entering freshmen graduating from an accredited Arkansas high school or Arkansas resident
- Applied toward Tuition or Fees
- Awarded to students who have an ACT composite score of 19-23
- Must complete 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA
Award: $250/semester
Length: Up to 2 years
- Must be seeking a degree in one of the following technical programs: welding, auto collision, machine tool technology, auto repair, industrial electricity, and industrial maintenance.
- Must be a first-time entering freshmen
- Applied toward Tuition or Fees
- Awarded to students who have at least a 2.5 GPA or have the following Accuplacer scores: 77 on Math, 83 on English, and 78 on Reading; Next Generation scores: 257 on Math; 261 on English, and 253 on Reading.
- Must complete 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA
- May not be stacked with the Academic Distinction Scholarship, Presidents Scholarship, or the USA Gold Medal Scholarship
Award: Full Tuition (up to 16 credit hours)
Length: Up to 2 years
- Must be a traditional first-time entering freshmen graduating from an accredited Arkansas high school
- Must have earned a Gold Medal in Skills USA Competition
- Must complete 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA
- Please notify financial aid
Scholarships for All Students
All students, even first-time entering students, are eligible for the following scholarships, depending on the scholarship’s criteria. BRTC Foundation scholarships and private scholarships are scholarships offered by private donors for a wide variety of students and disciplines.
The 2023-2024 Online Scholarship application deadline was March 1st.
Foundation Scholarships
In addition to their own, all scholarships below have the following criteria:
- Must be accepted for admission to BRTC
- Must complete the FAFSA
Scholarship List
- American Made Scholarship
- Archer Realty Scholarship
- BRTC Agriculture Scholarship
- BRTC Distance Education Scholarship
- BRTC GED Scholarship
- BRTC President’s Scholarship
- Clay County Electric Cooperative Corporation Member Scholarship
- Colby Hostler Memorial Scholarship
- Curtis Humes Memorial Scholarship
- David James Memorial Scholarship
- Dr. Jan Ziegler Pay Back to Go Forward Scholarship
- Florence Nightingale Scholarship
- Foster and Foster Farms Scholarship in Memory of Jack and Amy Foster
- Eddie Mae Herron Scholarship
- Harps Foods
- Henry Culver Scholarship
- Jennifer Wren Memorial Scholarship
- John and Wilma Whitlow Scholarship for Hoxie Graduates
- John and Wilma Whitlow Scholarship for Walnut Ridge Graduates
- Jonathan Schmidt Memorial Scholarship
- Keith Ward Memorial FFA Scholarship
- L.D. Rose Family Scholarship
- Leondus and Gladys Brown Baker Memorial Scholarship
- Mary Sallee Single Parent Scholarship
- Merle R. Young Memorial Scholarship
- Mrs. Jenkins GED Scholarship
- Paragould Site Student Scholarship
- PECO Foods, Inc., Scholarship
- Phillip Collins II & Beth Collins-Bagwell Memorial Scholarship
- ProMed EMT Scholarship
- ProMed Paramedic Scholarship
- Rick Bozwell Memorial Scholarship
- SGA Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship
- Scotty Burgess EMT/Paramedic Scholarship
- Shelia K. (Adams) Dobyns Nursing Scholarship
- Sylvia Cagle Single Parent Scholarship
State and National Scholarships
These scholarships are not offered by BRTC, but BRTC students are eligible to apply, depending on each scholarship’s criteria.
- Arkansas Department of Higher Education Scholarships
- Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship
- Workforce Investment Act (WIOA Program)
- Arkansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- Arkansas Community Foundation Scholarships
- R. Preston Woodruff, Jr. Scholarship
- Arkansas EMS Foundation Scholarships
- Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation Scholarships
- Arkansas Game and Fish
- Dave Fergusion Agriculture Scholarship
- National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP)
- Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro, AR, Inc. Scholarship
- American Indian Scholarship
- Mickey and Ross Kelder Scholarship (Foreign Language Major)
- Ralph G. Norman Scholarship Application (Must have a Learning Disability)
- Arkansas Methodist Medical Center Scholarship for Green County Residents. Deadline May 1st
- Applications available at AMMC Administration Office
- Arkansas State University
- Arkansas Tech University
- See the BRTC financial aid office regarding the Presidential Scholarship
- Harding University
- Henderson State University
- See the BRTC financial aid office regarding the Presidential Scholarship
- Southern Arkansas University
- University of Arkansas Little Rock
- University of Central Arkansas
- University of Arkansas
- Williams Baptist University