Kentucky Scholarships Statewide
Kentucky enrolled in an online program administered by a Kentucky university. An undergraduate student must have at least 60 semester hours and at least a 3.0 GPA. A graduate student must be carrying or have completed at least 9 semester hours and have at least a 3.5 GPA for all graduate work and a 3.0 GPA for all undergraduate work. Award: Up to $4,200 Number: Varies Deadline: March 1 Contact: Kentucky Safety and Health Network Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 4087, Frankfort, KY 40602, phone 502.564.3070, website www.kshn.net
Kentucky School Boards Association: First Degree College Scholarship
Eligibility: Must reside in a household in which neither the parents, guardians nor siblings have earned a college degree and have at least a 20 in reading on the ACT during the junior or senior year at the time of nomination. Award: $2,500 Number: 2; 1 male, 1 female Deadline: November 30 Contact: Brad Hughes, Kentucky School Boards Association, 260 Democrat Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601, phone 502.695.4630, email brad.hughes@ksba.org, website www.ksba.org
Kentucky School Plant Management Association Scholarship
Eligibility: Must demonstrate academic excellence; major in an area that will lead to a degree, certification or license that can lead to employment by a school district in a maintenance or operational services field; and submit an application, letters of recommendation and essay. Award: $1,000 per year for 2 years Number: Up to 3 Deadline: April 1 Contact: www.kspma.org
Kentucky Sheriff's Association: Robert E. (Bobby) Thomas Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Must submit a 200- to 300-word essay stating career goals and why student is deserving of the scholarship and a true copy of student’s transcripts from high school if student is a graduating senior. If student is currently enrolled in a college or university, a true copy of cumulative records will be used. Award: 5 - $1,000 or 10 - $500 Number: Up to 10, dependent on the number of qualified applicants Deadline: August 1 Contact: Sheriff Charlie Williams, 100 Public Square, Elizabethtown, KY 42701, website http://kentuckysheriffs.ky.gov
Deadline: August 1 Contact: Sheriff Charlie Williams, 100 Public Square, Elizabethtown, KY 42701, website http://kentuckysheriffs.ky.gov
Kentucky Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship
Eligibility: Must have at least a 3.0 GPA and submit an application, a transcript, a 500-word composition indicating student's career objectives and major goal in life, a letter signed by the sponsoring DAR Chapter Regent and background information about the student's curriculum, school and civic activities, hobbies and interests. Award: $500 Number: 1 Deadline: February 1 Contact: Counselor
Kentucky Society for Technology in Education: KySTE STLP Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a Student Technology Leadership Program senior who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in technology. Award: $1,000 Number: At least 4 Deadline: January 14 Contact: Website http://kyste.org (Awards section)
Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants
Contact: Becky Ackerman, Kentucky Society of CPAs, 1735 Alliant Avenue, Louisville, KY 40299, phone 502.266.5272 or 800.292.1754, email backerman@kycpa.org, website www.cpa2be.org
Accounting Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a Kentucky resident or be attending a Kentucky college or university, be majoring in accounting, be a full-time graduate student or undergraduate who is at least a sophomore at the time of application, have a 2.75 overall GPA and a 3.0 accounting GPA and have completed Principles of Accounting. Award: $1,000 to $2,500 Number: 30 to 40 Deadline: January 31 *****
John Brown Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be an accounting major at the University of Louisville or Bellarmine University. Award: Varies Number: Varies Deadline: January 31
Number: Varies Deadline: January 31
Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers/Kentucky Engineering Foundation Inc.: MATHCOUNTS Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in 6th, 7th or 8th grade; participate in a MATHCOUNTS chapter competition; and be the overall chapter winner to win a chapter scholarship. The top 10 students in state competition win scholarships. The top 4 state winners advance to national competition and compete for additional scholarships. Schools must register and participate for students to be eligible.
Award: $500 (1st-place chapter); full tuition to Western Kentucky University (1st-place chapter); $1,000 to Western Kentucky University (2nd-place chapter); $500 to Western Kentucky University (3rd-place chapter); $1,500; full tuition
Number: $500 for 13 chapter winners; full-tuition 4-year scholarships for 1st-place finishers in all 13 chapters; $1000 – 4-year scholarships for 2nd-place finishers in all 13 chapters; $500 – 4-year scholarships to 3rd-place finishers in all 13 chapters; $1,500 scholarships for 5th- through 10th-place state winners; 4-year scholarships to the University of Kentucky or the University of Louisville top 4 state winners
Deadline: School must register by December 14
Contact: Marcie Fisher, Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, 160 Democrat Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601, phone 800.455.5573 or 502.695.5680, email marcie@kyengcenter.org, website www.kyengcenter.org
Kentucky Sons of the American Legion: John Keys Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a postsecondary institution in Kentucky or a bordering state; be a member of the Kentucky Sons of the American Legion whose membership dues for the current year are paid or be an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces who is a legal resident of Kentucky; and submit a cover letter, completed and signed application, verification of enrollment, most recent grade report and proof of eligibility.
Award: Varies (one-time award) Number: Varies
Number: Varies
Deadline: Applications accepted on a continuous basis. Awards are announced May 1 and November 1