Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-81-1101. Tuition assistance for certain professional schools

(A) Is located outside the State of Arkansas but within the United States;

(B) Offers a full-time course of instruction in dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, or osteopathy;

(C) Is accredited by an accrediting entity acceptable to the applicable licensing board of the profession;

(D) After completion of such course of instruction, grants a degree acceptable to the applicable licensing board as the sole requirement or as one (1) requirement for the applicable licensing board's granting of a professional license; and

(E) Is a party to a currently effective written agreement between the participating institution and the division or the Southern Regional Education Board; and

(A) Is a resident of the State of Arkansas;

(B) Has been accepted for enrollment at or is attending a participating accredited school of dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, podiatry, osteopathy, or chiropractic located outside the State of Arkansas; and

(C) Has been certified under § 6-4-106 by the division as qualified to participate in the grant program authorized by this section and consistent with § 6-4-106.

(B) The division will allocate, based upon funds appropriated, the number of eligible grant recipients to receive funds at each participating institution for each applicable academic period.

(2)(A) Each participating institution will select eligible grant recipients for each applicable academic period.

(B) In the event that the number of eligible students accepted for enrollment at such participating institution exceeds the number of eligible grant recipients for whom funds have been allocated by the division from funds appropriated, such participating institution shall have sole discretion in selecting the eligible students to designate as eligible grant recipients.