Fayetteville Area Community Foundation

112 W. Center Street, Suite 320
P.O. Box 997
Fayetteville, AR 72702
479-444-6880 • fayettevillearea@arcf.org

 Katie Tennant, Executive Director

In 2004, a group of Fayetteville area residents formed a public foundation that would encourage investment in our area and be dedicated to building endowments that would permanently strengthen our community. We offer opportunities for nonprofits, corporations, families, and individuals to protect and invest in the people and the causes that they care about in Washington County. Our mission is to engage people, connect resources and inspire solutions that build the Fayetteville area community so that this is the kind of place that our kids want to raise their kids. Contact us to learn more about how you can be a part of this important mission.

Scholarships Available

It's scholarship season!  Fayetteville Area Community Foundation administers several scholarships available to Northwest Arkansas students.  Each scholarship was established by a donor passionate about youth and higher education.  The donor determined the criteria so it is important that each student candidate carefully read the descriptions before deciding to apply.

Learn more about our online application system >>

Airways Freight Scholarship:  Children of current Airways Freight employees are eligible to apply.  

Arkansas Missouri Railroad Scholarship:  Children of current Arkansas Missouri Railroad employees are eligible to apply.

Murray T. Harris Scholarship: Open to NWA students seeking a degree in Allied Healthcare.  Value is approximately $1,000.  See the MANA website for more information.

Dr. Austin Smith Memorial Scholarship:  Open to NWA students seeking a degree in the field of healthcare.  Preference given to Madison County applicants and students with some college experience.

TC & Maudine Sanders Scholarship:  Open to NWA students who meet academic and financial criteria.

JC Passmore Memorial Scholarship:  Open to Kingston High School seniors who meet academic and financial criteria.  Value approximately $1,000.

Univision of Arkansas Outstanding Athlete:  Open to 7A High School seniors of Latino descent from Washington, Benton and Sebastian counties that showed outstanding achievement in high school athletics.

Univision of Arkansas Communications Scholarship:  Open to 7A High School seniors of Latino descent from Washington, Benton and Sebastian counties that demonstrate excellence in the areas of communications.