ELIGIBILITY:
The Phi Alpha Omega Chapter Memorial Academic Scholarship  is offered to:

• Graduating African American seniors enrolled in a high school located in Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties
• African American students currently enrolled in accredited colleges and universities in Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties
• African American students from the counties previously indicated (a high school transcript must be submitted with the application) matriculating at an accredited college and/or university outside the counties previously mentioned
• All active and financial members of Phi Alpha Omega and Kappa Iota Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

SELECTION CRITERIA:
All applicants must be: (1) graduating high school seniors with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA; (2) non-graduating undergraduates who have earned at least 15 college credit hours (as reflected on the applicant’s transcript) with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA; and (3) half or full-time (as defined by their college) graduate and professional students with a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA. Students must maintain the minimum cumulative GPA for each term to remain eligible for the scholarship.

The PAO Memorial Scholarship is administered by the Tea Rose Foundation of Northwest Arkansas, the charitable arm of the Phi Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.