Open Letter to Scholarship Award Recipients:
Congratulations on winning scholarships at the recent Miss
Arkansas Pageant! For additional rules, regulations, and
information, refer to your copy of the 2011 State
Scholarship Rules and Regulations, and the 2011 Scholarship
Rider Notification you were given at the contestant
workshop. The signed originals of these documents are on
file with our office.
In order to claim scholarship winnings, you must provide the
Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation, Inc. with the proper
documentation so that funds can be paid directly to your
school, or to a lender if you choose to have your award paid
to a student loan.
Payment to your school--Required documentation:
1. A current invoice/statement from the school showing:
current enrollment (payment cannot be paid for previous
coursework or pre-enrolled classes); dollar amount of
current tuition/fees/books/etc; student ID number or account
number; mailing address of the school where payment should
be mailed.
2. A signed statement from your local director stating that
you have exhausted all scholarship winnings from your local
pageant.
3. A signed, written request from you asking that your
scholarship winnings be paid to the school. Include your
current mailing address so that a copy of the check can be
sent to you for your records.
Payment to a subsidized student loan lender for current
or previous coursework--Required documentation:
1. A copy of the student loan promissory note signed by you
(guarantor, if any, not required) showing loan account
number, and mailing address of the lender where payment
should be made.
2. A copy of your transcript showing the coursework was
completed for which the student loan was obtained.
3. A signed statement from your local director stating that
you have exhausted all scholarship winnings from your local
pageant.
4. A signed, written request from you asking that your
scholarship winnings be paid to the lender. Include your
current mailing address so that a copy of the check can be
sent to you for your records.
All required items must be submitted at one time. If partial
items are submitted, they will be returned to you for
completion and re-submission.
Requests should be mailed to:
Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
c/o Baxter Sharp, Treasurer
PO Box 552
Brinkley, AR 72021
Please allow two weeks for processing of each request.