College Scholarship Opportunity

Purpose: To identify high school seniors, continuing undergraduate college students, and trade school students who possess a strong desire for academic excellence, leadership positions in student organizations, and plan on attending college or trade school in the Fall 2024 semester as a full-time student.

Reward: Three individuals, one male, one female, and another student will be selected from the pool of qualified applicants and will be awarded a $1500.00 scholarship for financial assistance during the 2024- 2025 academic year. The first $500 will be awarded in the fall of 2024. If the recipient has at least a 2.75 at the end of semester, then they will receive the additional $500 for the Spring of 2025. At the end of the Spring Semester of 2025 if the recipient has a 3.0 then they will receive an additional $500 for the summer or Fall 2025 semester.

Qualifications: Interested candidates must meet the following criteria to qualify for this award:

1. Applicant must be a High School Senior, College Student, or Trade School student.

2. Applicant must have a 2.75 GPA. Applicant must also have a 2.75 GPA at the end of fall 2024 semester to receive the additional $500 for the spring 2025 semester.

3. Applicant must be an Arkansas Resident and U.S. Citizen of good reputation and character.

4. Applicant must be a  hunter or like to fish

5. The applicant must submit an application form and a 500-word essay on his/her worthiness and/or need for the scholarship.

6. Applicant must provide all required attachments and submit to One More for Brent prior to the deadline. If submitted after the deadline or not all required documents have been submitted, then the application will not be processed. Attachments shall include

            a. Beginning Freshman must submit a transcript of their high school grades to     

                date.

            b. College Freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year applicants must submit a     

                transcript of their grades to date.

            c. Applicant entering or continuing into a trade school must submit a certified transcript      

                 of their high school to date or previous year official transcript of their grades to date.

            d. Beginning freshman must submit a copy of their official letter of accepting them into 

                the college/university.

            e. Applicant, on a separate sheet of paper must provide a 500 word essay on his/her   

                worthiness and/or need for the scholarship.

            f. 1 Letter of recommendation.

7. Applicant must submit online through onemoreforbent.com with all documents listed above in one pdf by April 28, 2024 at 11:59pm.

8. The winner will have to send a Fall semester schedule to us before the $500 will be awarded and then again in the Spring before receiving the $500 if they have the gpa requirements for Spring semester. To receive the extra $500 if you have the gpa requirements you will have to show either a summer class schedule or Fall class schedule to receive the scholarship money. 

9. Winners will be notified by May 4 and will be announced at the One More For Brent Banquet on May 11 2024.