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Arkansas Division of Higher Education - College for You
SAMS, the Scholarship Application Management System, is the Arkansas Division of Higher Education's online portal for state aid. The public list shows each program's student group and rules, and most entries show an award and deadline, with a rules document for each. Students create a SAMS account to apply, though a few programs route through colleges instead.
Best for: Arkansas high school seniors and college students who want the full list of state scholarships and grants in one searchable place.
Limitation: Most programs target set groups such as teachers, service members or medical students, and some awards have no fixed amount.
Official Arkansas agency pages. File FAFSA on time when the program requires it. Confirm the current cycle deadlines on this site. Named programs commonly referenced include Academic Challenge Scholarship.
Our rating
3.1out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.5 / 5)
- Student group filters narrow the list, such as high school or teachers.
- Most listings state who may apply.
- Most programs target teachers, service members or medical students.
Scholarship Quality (4.0 / 5)
- The state agency runs every listed program.
- Most deadlines are labeled as annual dates.
- Some semester deadlines give no year.
- Most programs state an award amount.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Pages load slowly on a phone connection.
- Outside links open in new tabs.
- A search box or filters are available.
- Program pages open straight from the main list.
Privacy & Marketing (2.5 / 5)
- The portal shows no ads.
- No privacy policy is linked from the portal.
- Analytics and social media scripts load on the pages.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.