University of Arkansas launches new scholarship for Pell Grant, low-income students

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas launches a new scholarship intended to help Pell-Grant eligible and other low-income Arkansas students.

It's called The Land of Opportunity Scholarship. The J.B. Hunt Foundation already gifted $100 million toward an overall funding goal of $200 million.

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Scholarship amounts for the endowment three-year effort will be awarded based on individual financial needs and not a set amount.

"We want every student that has an interest in higher education from this state and has the ability to be successful here, to come here," Chancellor Charles Robinson said.

The scholarship campaign has secured $120 million of its $200 million goal.

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