Scholarship Opportunities

AgHeritage Farm Credit Services proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

American Made General Store proudly supports BRTC students with a $5oo per semester scholarship.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Student must be majoring in technical education for a trade or nursing and allied health
• Randolph County students given first priority
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $500 for the Fall and Spring semesters

The Pocahontas High School Class of 1993 created the Amy Prichard Memorial Scholarship in memory of their classmate Amy Prichard.  Amy was the daughter of Bill and Debbie Prichard.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Applicant must be a business student
• Past recipients may not reapply
• Fall semester only

Award Amount

• Varies

Archer Realty proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

Private donors support this scholarship.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Must have been enrolled in at least one BRTC online class previously
• Must be currently enrolled in at least one online class
• Must have maintained a B average during the most recent semester
• Cannot be eligible for Federal Pell Grants
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $250 for the fall and spring semesters

This scholarship is funded by private donors.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Must be a GED recipient
• Recipients may not reapply the following year
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

Clay County Electric Cooperative Corporation proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Only open to Clay County Electric Cooperative employees, children or grandchildren of employees, or members
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

The Colby Hostler Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of Colby Hostler by his parents, Steve and Rhonda Higginbotham.  Colby would have graduated from Sloan-Hendrix in May 2017.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Must be a Sloan-Hendrix graduate
• First-time entering student
• Students must have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA
• Scholarship application completed through Sloan-Hendrix

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall semester

Corteva Agriscience is proud to offer a $1,000 scholarship in memory of longtime Reyno, AR, farmer Carl Lamb.  Carl was a retired farmer and served in the Army National Guard. He was involved in soil conservation, the Running Lake Drainage District, served on the Biggers-Reyno School Board for 20 years, and was a member of Reyno First Baptist Church.

Corteva, Inc. is a major American agricultural chemical and seed company.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

The Curtis Humes Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of Curtis Humes by his parents, James and Jennifer. He was a graduate of Sloan Hendrix High School and began attending BRTC in Fall 2016. During his tenure at BRTC, he completed a welding certificate, an Auto CAD Level 1 Certificate, a Microcomputer Repair Technician of Proficiency Certificate, and an Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Technology. While enrolled at BRTC, Curtis worked in the computer lab, was a member of the Student Activities Board, and BRTC's Student Government Association. He was the first person to don the Stryker mascot costume. 

Curtis enjoyed spending time with his friends, playing video games, working at NAPA, and hanging out at the Moose Lodge.  Before his death, he was appointed a Moose Lodge trustee.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Be enrolled in a computer class during the fall semester
• Must not be eligible for a Pell Grant
• Must have a tuition and/or fee balance at BRTC
• Full or part-time BRTC student
• Students must have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA
• Award is for tuition, fees, and/or textbooks only

Award Amount

• $200 for the fall semester

Darling Ingredients, Inc., proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

The David James Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of David James by his friends and family. Jon David James, a major part of the Randolph County farming community, was a kind and caring man. He was always wearing a smile and was always willing to help someone in need. He enjoyed spending time with his family and hunting. David was married to Darlene James and they had a daughter, Chloe James, and a son, Jon Cameron James. David also had a step-daughter, Ashley Garrison.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• One-time award
• Must be an agriculture major

Award Amount

• $3,500 for the fall and spring semesters

Don’s Steakhouse in Pocahontas proudly supports BRTC students with a scholarship in memory of Fredia Finch.  Fredia Finch was from Walnut Ridge.  She was owner and instructor of Blackwood Beauty School in Pocahontas, Hair Tech Beauty College in Walnut Ridge, and owner of Fredia Hair Design.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

Dr. Karla Baltz, DDS, proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

The Eddie Mae Herron Scholarship is sponsored by the Eddie Mae Herron Center in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The Center houses more than two hundred years’ worth of African-American history and was the one-room schoolhouse and church for the African-American community of Pocahontas.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Preference is given to an African-American student
• Must be pursuing a certificate or associate degree at BRTC
• Must resubmit application for eligibility
• Submit 250-word typed essay

Award Amount

• $250 for the fall and spring semesters

ESNA proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

Fidus Global proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

First Horizon Bank proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

First National Bank of Lawrence County proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

The Florence Nightingale Scholarship is provided by the BRTC Nursing Faculty and Staff to one 2nd semester PN student and 2nd semester RN student.

Requirements

• Complete scholarship information on Moodle 
• Write 200-300 words on how this scholarship will help you in the program.
• DEADLINE:  Listed on Moodle
• A committee composed of nursing faculty will make the selection

Award Amount

• up to $500 in the second semester

The Foster and Foster Farms Scholarship in Memory of Jack and Amy Foster is offered by Kevin and Donna Foster in memory of Kevin’s parents, Jack and Amy Foster.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
• Randolph County resident
• Complete scholarship application

Award Amount

• $250 for the fall and spring semesters

The Gene Haas Foundation proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Currently enrolled or going to enroll in machine tool
• Can be used for tuition, books, and small personal tools required by the program
• CAN'T be used or accreditation fees or any type of Haas tools or machines

Award Amount

• $500 - $2500

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Full- and part-time students
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
• Must be an NEA or SEMO resident
• Must be enrolled in a least one class that improves skillsets related to the manufacturing community such as welding, machine tool technology, industrial electricity/electronics, and/or industrial maintenance. (for those not currently employed or not employed in a manufacturing environment)
• Greenbrier employees must be enrolled in at least one class that will improve their manufacturing skillsets or allow them to move into a leadership/administrative position.
• Encourage unrepresented individuals or those with a financial need to apply for the scholarship

Award Amount

• $1,000

Harps Foods, Inc., proudly supports BRTC students.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Award Amount

• $1,000 for the fall and spring semesters

Scott and Joniece Trammel offer the Henry Culver Fine Arts Scholarship in memory of Joniece's grandfather, Henry Culver. 

Henry Culver was a pastor from McDougal, Arkansas, who was a music lover. He tuned pianos, taught singing schools in surrounding churches, taught the lost art of shape notes rather than notes centered around lines and spaces, and lead music at singing conventions all around the McDougal area.

Students enrolled in a fine arts class during the fall or spring semester is eligible. Fine arts instructors will select a student near the end of the semester who will be awarded the scholarship for the following semester at BRTC.

Requirements

• Awarded to an outstanding Fine Arts class student identified by the Fine Arts faculty
• Awarded at the end of the semester for following semester
• Awarded each fall and spring semester
• Non-renewable

Award Amount

• Tuition and fees for 1-credit hour

The Jennifer Wren Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of Jennifer Wren by her husband Steve and their family. Jennifer was a selfless person with a generous giving spirit. She lived every day to the fullest and made every day count.

Jennifer was married to Steve Wren and they have three daughters Jacqueline, Autumn, and Serena.

Requirements

• Must be a female agriculture major
• Students who do not receive Pell Grants receive first consideration
• Randolph County residents receive first consideration
• May be enrolled full-time or part-time
• Students must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA

Award Amount

• $500 for the fall and spring semesters

Linda Riley, Pat Wilkins and James Whitlow are pleased to memorialize their parents with this scholarship.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Must be a first-time entering student
• Must have graduated from Hoxie the May prior to the entering fall semester
• Must be enrolled in a hard tech or allied health program
• May be reawarded in the spring if the student maintains a 2.5 GPA and remains in the qualifying program

Award Amount

• $500 for the fall and spring semesters

Linda Riley, Pat Wilkins and James Whitlow are pleased to memorialize their parents with this scholarship.

Requirements

• Acceptance for admissions at BRTC
• Complete the FAFSA application
• Complete the scholarship application
• Complete minimum of 12 credit hours per semester (fulltime student)
• Recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
• Must be a first-time entering student
• Must have graduated from Walnut Ridge the May prior to the entering fall semester
• Must be enrolled in a hard tech or allied health program

Award Amount

• $500 for the fall and spring semesters

The Jonathan Schmidt Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of Jonathan Schmidt by Dale and Amy Barber, owners of United Police Supply.

Schmidt, aged 30, was a Trumann police officer and a 2007-B LETA graduate who was killed in the line of duty. On April 12, 2011, Schmidt shoved his sergeant, Sgt. Corey Overstreet, out of harm\’s way before taking on an armed suspect in a late-night gun battle. He was shot in the neck and succumbed to his injuries early on April 13. No one else was injured.

Former and current Trumann police officers describe Schmidt as a dedicated father and as a committed officer who was always prepared. Schmidt worked as a night patrolman so he could spend days with his three children, a then 12-year-old daughter and 2 sons aged 10- and 18-months. Not long before the fatal shooting, Schmidt had received a commendation for saving an infant's life by administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Requirements

• LETA graduates only
• To be used at the graduate’s place of employment for additional law enforcement professional development
• Only 1 recipient per class
• LETA instructional faculty will choose one graduate from each class to award based on attitude, work ethic, and need

Award Amount

• $500 at the end of LETA-A class
• $500 at the end of LETA-B class