History/Background
In 2016, the Walton Family Support Foundation established the endowed, competitive, need-based Frontier Scholarship with a singular aim — to enhance accessibility to a private college education for students and their families. It is presented to those unique individuals whose academic achievement, leadership skills, potential, and passion for Ozarks sets them apart from other students. In a single word, “grit.” Our goal is to help high-achieving and dedicated students like you in earning a top-quality undergraduate degree, all while reducing out-of-pocket costs and loan debt.
Benefits
The Frontier Scholarship isn’t just any scholarship; it’s a game-changer. It is a supplementary grant that is awarded in conjunction with federal, state, institutional and all other aid. The scholarship covers tuition, books and room and board, ensuring minimal debt. It is renewable for up to four years, positioning recipients to graduate with substantially reduced student debt and a premium Ozarks education — an exceptional proposition, especially when contrasted with the average cumulative student debt for a private college education, which surpasses $30,000.
Eligibility
Should you aspire to join the ranks of Frontier Scholarship recipients, certain eligibility criteria merit consideration:
| HS GPA of 3.2 or higher | ||
| FAFSA filed | ||
| AGI (adjusted gross income) < $92,000 |
Responsibility
The Frontier Scholarship introduces you to the Frontier Leadership Seminar, a for-credit series spanning the fall and spring semesters of your freshman year. In this seminar, facilitated by President Dunsworth, you’ll cultivate leadership qualities such as integrity, accountability, empathy, influence, vision, humility, and positivity.
To retain and renew the scholarship, you’ll need to maintain an average course load of 12 credit hours per semester, while keeping a 2.0 GPA and remaining in good academic and disciplinary standing with the University.