J.C. Cote Scholarship

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

Applicant must be a current student who is a resident of Arkansas or a current student at an Arkansas accredited college or university.

Undergraduate Applicants:

• Must have attained at least a junior standing at the beginning of the fall semester of the current academic year.
• Must have declared a major, emphasis, or concentration in Human Resources. If the Institution does not offer a major, emphasis, or concentration in Human Resources, then a major in general business, management, or administration may be considered, if the applicant has completed or is currently enrolled in 6 credit hours of coursework in human resource management. Introductory courses in human resource management will not count toward the 6 required hours. The Scholarship Selection Committee reserves the right to assess any and all credit hours used to meet this requirement and to determine if course content satisfies the requirement.
• Must have earned a GPA in a major of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Graduate Students:

• May be considered if the degree program in which they are enrolled is determined to be acceptable to the Scholarship Selection Committee
• Must carry a GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
• Must be a member of an SHRM Student Chapter or of SHRM National during the current academic year. If not already an SHRM student chapter member or a member of SHRM National, must be willing to become a SHRM student “at large” member if the academic institution attended does not meet SHRM requirements for a student chapter.

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Selection of Scholarship Winner

The recipient will be selected on the basis of demonstrated satisfactory scholastic achievement, and a commitment to a career in Human Resources. A panel interview by the Selection Committee may be part of the selection process.

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