About the Buck Foundation

The Buck Foundation was founded in 2001 and strives to serve the needs of children and families in the Northwest region of Arkansas. Grants may include, but are not limited to: Education, Recreation, Crisis Intervention, Health and General Welfare.

The primary focus of the Foundation is to help meet the financial needs of college students by awarding scholarships to students from Heritage High School, Rogers High School, and Rogers Academy of Leadership and Innovation in Rogers, Arkansas.


Pride scholarships are open to High School seniors from Heritage and RHS.

Upperclassmen scholarship applications are offered by invitation to students from Heritage, RHS, and Rogers Academy of Leadership and Innovation who received a community-based scholarship upon graduation. Eligible students must have graduated from high school within the past three years of the application deadline. One student from Rogers Academy of Leadership and Innovation will receive a scholarship of $4,000 annually for a total of $16,000.

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Important Dates
  • Pride Applications close October 15
  • Pride Interviews TBA prior to Thanksgiving Break
  • UC Applications Open December 10 at noon
  • UC Applications Close January 7 at noon
  • UC Finalists notified by text no later than January 21
  • UC Legacy Award Recipients notified by text no later than January 21
  • UC Interviews February 7
  • Rogers Academy of Leadership and Innovation Academy Achievement Recipient notified in April
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