2026 Mitchell-Fair Grant

The Mitchell-Fair Grant is for CLASSIFIED employees of Arkansas public schools who are working towards becoming a licensed educator.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

Please review the application requirements to ensure that you are eligible for the grant for which you are applying.
Narrative/Descriptive portions of the the application may be cut and pasted from a text document.
Supporting documents should be uploaded with the application. Please review the application guidelines to ensure that you have all required documents.
Applications must be completed by March 31.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SCORED

PERSONAL INFORMATION

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

COMMON NAME

OTHER NAMES

ADDRESS

PHONE

DATE OF BIRTH

Month

Day

Year

For comparison with transcripts.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

For comparison with transcripts.

MARITAL STATUS

Single

Married

# of DEPENDENTS

EDUCATION PLAN

Documentation will be uploaded later.

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

Must include at least 3 years of employment with service credit in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.

PRESENT EMPLOYMENT

NAME OF SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

NAME OF DIRECT SUPERVISOR, IF DIFFERENT

REMINDER: A letter of recommendation from your principal or supervisor, on school letterhead, is required. Documentation will be uploaded later.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

REFERENCE 1

REFERENCE 2

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Information in this section will be scored using an established rubric. Please be as clear and concise as possible in your responses.

PERSONAL STATEMENT (10 POINTS)

Brief statement of your personal and professional rationale for application.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT (20 POINTS)

Brief statement of your financial need/rationale for application.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (10 POINTS)

Include school/community involvement outside of work duties listed previously.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:

Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (10 points). Academic transcripts for any courses you are currently taking, but for which you do not have official transcripts, may be included to improve your GPA score, BUT they cannot be submitted in place of the required transcripts.
Copies of transcripts are considered official if the institutional seal and the signature of the registrar are clearly visible and have not been altered.
To request that electronic transcripts be sent directly to ARTA, call 501-375-2958 for instructions.
Degree Plan: Letter of acceptance from an accredited institution, proof of enrollment status, course list, etc.)
Letter of recommendation from your principal or direct supervisor, on school letterhead (10 points).

Degree Plan

Letter of Recommendation

Transcripts

APPLICANT COMMENTS

List any documentation sent separately, notes on your applications, etc.