Scholarship FAQs

Any student attending NWACC for the upcoming academic year.

NWACC Foundation's scholarship application period is open from Oct. 1-March 1. NWACC Foundation's Scholarship application is through Award Spring. https://nwacc.awardspring.com/

If you are awarded a scholarship, you will receive an award letter by email (the email you applied with) giving you the information for the scholarship you have been awarded and how to accept and obtain that scholarship.

You will need to do the following steps in order to secure your award

1. Log into your Award Spring account. https://nwacc.awardspring.com/
2. Check the dashboard to see follow up “to do” items, which includes:
   1. Complete questionnaire and acknowledgements
   2. Upload a thank you letter to your donor
3. Complete the follow up “to do” items by the deadline stated in your award email.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Failure to complete the follow up "to do" items by the deadline will result in loss of scholarship.

If you have changed your mind about accepting a scholarship, please do so in an email to rpilgrim@nwacc.edu as soon as possible, this way we can re-award the scholarship.

No, the NWACC Foundation general scholarships are designated for NWACC students only and will not transfer to other schools.

No, the Award Spring application is only for the NWACC Foundation scholarships. For any information on the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship you will need to contact: the Arkansas Department of Higher Education’s website, www.adhe.edu, or contact the Arkansas Department of Higher Education’s Financial Aid department: finaid@adhe.ed

Information on the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas is located at: https://spsfnwa.org/

On the Award Spring website, you can click “forgot password” and follow the steps to reset your password. If you are unable to change your password, please email rpilgrim@nwacc.edu.

Send an email from your NWACC email account to rpilgrim@nwacc.edu. Make sure your contact information is included in the email and the specific reason you are requesting help.