AGATE Reimbursement Scholarship for Graduate Studies

As one of the membership benefits, AGATE provides funding for graduate study in gifted education. Up to five scholarships not to exceed $1,000.00 will be awarded for use during the 2026-27 school year or summer of 2027.  

If you are an individual member of AGATE, the application will be live later this year!  If not, join AGATE today and then apply for the scholarship!  You can join AGATE online: Join now

Applications will be accepted later this year. Stay tuned!

If you have any questions, contact AGATE Scholarship Chair: Karm Prock, GT Director, Fayetteville Schools. 

Scholarship application

The 2025-26 AGATE scholarship recipients:

  • Shaumbry Jordan - Pea Ridge
  • Stacy Honea - Siloam Springs
  • Brittany Brazil - Van Buren
  • Brier Anna-Mae Wyatt - Arkadelphia
  • Angela Simmons - Star City

The 2024-25 AGATE scholarship recipients:

  • Laura West - Hot Springs
  • Yulonda Payne-Marbury - Pulaski County
  • Carmen Johnson - Clarendon
  • Ashley Hicks - ASMSA
  • Erin Taylor Spivey - Benton

The 2023-24 AGATE scholarship recipients:

  • Morgan Boroughs - Cabot
  • Jamie Ward - Ashdown
  • Krystal Smith - Fort Smith
  • Rachel Stone - Viola
  • Haley Storm - Mayflower

The 2022-23 AGATE scholarship recipients:

  • Sarah Cooper - Paragould
  • Thomas Gray, Jr. - Springdale
  • Tracey Holman - Rogers
  • Megan Magby - Bearden
  • Anita Reynolds - Conway

The 2021-22 AGATE scholarship recipients:

  • Becca Jackson – Harrison
  • Cheryl Daniel – Rogers
  • Nhi Blansett – West Fork
  • Lisa Fowler – Fayetteville
  • Lauren Smithey – North Little Rock

The 2020-21 AGATE scholarship recipients:

  • Countess Cyrus – Little Rock
  • Ginger Willis – Newport
  • Krista Hinton – Ft. Smith
  • Mia Raulston – Jasper
  • Sarah Willis – Hot Springs

The 2019-20 AGATE scholarship recipients:

  • Melanie Nations – Prairie Grove
  • Terri Cross – Little Rock
  • Carl Ratliff - Benton
  • Alyssa Henley - Springdale
  • Lisa Kerns - Bentonville