Q: Am I eligible to become a Bear Partner?
If you are enrolled in classes at ASU-Beebe, UACCM, or UA-PTC at the time of your application, then YES!* After you submit your application online, we will need to verify your enrollment status at ASU-Beebe, UACCM, or UA-PTC. Once we do, we’ll notify you that you’re in!
*Please note: ASU-Beebe, UACCM, and UA-PTC high school concurrent students, and students currently on academic suspension at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, are not eligible for Bear Partner admission.
Q: Do I need to re-apply to the Bear Partners Program each year?
No. The only requirement to remain a Bear Partner is to maintain your enrollment status at ASU-Beebe, UACCM, or UA-PTC.  If you have to re-apply for admission at ASU-Beebe, UACCM, or UA-PTC due to non-enrollment for 12 consecutive months or more, then you would need to re-apply to the Bear Partners Program as well.
Q: If I am admitted as a Bear Partner while attending my community college, do I need to apply again as a transfer student when I am ready to transfer to 91³Ô¹ÏÍø?
Yes. When you are admitted as a Bear Partner, this is a visiting student status at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø. When you are ready to transfer to 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, you will need to submit a transfer student (or, if you’ve attended 91³Ô¹ÏÍø previously, a re-admit student) application. Â
Q: Am I eligible to receive an application fee waiver when I’m ready to apply as a transfer student?
If you were admitted as a Bear Partner in a semester previous to the semester you plan to start at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, then yes. You may not apply to be a Bear Partner and a Transfer student in the same semester and receive the application fee waiver.
For example, if you plan to start at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø in Spring 2026, you must’ve been admitted to the Bear Partners program in Fall 2025 (or earlier) in order to be eligible for the application fee waiver.
Q: Am I eligible for the Bear Partner scholarship?
If you were admitted to the Bear Partners program by April 1st and will be a first-time transfer student to 91³Ô¹ÏÍø in the fall, you are eligible. Students who have previously attended 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, after high school graduation, are not eligible (this exclusion does not apply to students who have only attended 91³Ô¹ÏÍø as concurrently enrolled high school students).
This is a competitive scholarship –Â one Bear Partner scholarship will be awarded annually per partner institution.
Q: Who do I contact if I have questions about additional scholarship opportunities?
Please contact Alex Liebhaber in the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Financial Aid Office for more information.