SELECTION COMMITTEE - who will select the scholarship recipients each year?

The selection committee is comprised of usually three to five individuals. You may choose to participate in the committee, have the decision made by a group of engaged members, or authorize the Kentucky State University Scholarship Committee (KSUSC) to select based on your eligibility and selection criteria. If no committee is listed, the KSUSC will make the selection using your guidelines.

The IRS regulates the selection process for scholarships.

• Donors, their friends, families, or employees are prohibited from occupying a majority vote on a selection committee.
• For employer-based scholarships:
• For employer-based scholarships:
• Employees, board members, and others closely related to the employer may not have majority vote in selection.
• Employees, board members, and others closely related to the employer may not have majority vote in selection.
• Future employment must not be a criterion for eligibility for the scholarship or for renewal without signed employment contract in place with tax and payback provisions in place.
• An application must not be considered a guarantee of a scholarship.

We highly recommend that titles rather than individuals be listed to facilitate the appointment of future members based on your intent (e.g. Chapter President, Dean, professor, superintendent, high school principal, secretary, etc.).

• Title & Name
• Title & Name ___
• Title & Name ___

• Title & Name

• Title & Name ___

If your committee is not able to annually provide 3 voting members, the KSUSC will select recipients to ensure your donation is awarded and students are positively impacted each year. You will be informed prior to this occurring and may participate.

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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS - Students apply online with Committee timelines

The KSU Thorobreds Foundation, Inc. uses online applications. The first option we have is a standard set of application requirements, listed below. Only information pertinent to the eligibility and selection criteria of a specific scholarship is included in committee packets. Additional information pertinent to the scholarship criteria may be requested.

• Student Contact and Educational Information.
• Essay: Why did you choose your major or course of study and what would receiving a scholarship mean to you?
• Resume: Include all work, extracurricular, volunteer, academic, and other experience.
• Two Letters of Recommendation: One academic letter and one from a volunteer or work experience (supervisor).
• Most Recent Transcripts (if high school or transfer student).
• Student Aid Report (SAR): This document is the result of completing the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and offers an objective way to compare applicants' financial situations (if not on file at KSU).

The second option we have is a custom application that a student completes solely for your scholarship. The scholarship application questions must fall within the KSU Thorobreds Foundation, Inc. guidelines and all state and federal regulations.

___ I/we wish to use the standard application. or ___ I/we wish to use a custom application.

ADDITIONAL GIFTS - Can others increase the impact to students?

Your scholarship will be established by you and the agreement will be signed by you and whomever you wish to include. However, you may allow others to donate towards your scholarship account, however they must abide by the terms of your scholarship agreement. If you do not wish to allow others to give to your scholarship, please opt out below:

___ I/we do not wish for anyone other than the signers (or company or family) to give towards the principal of my scholarship fund.

If your scholarship is a group scholarship, such as a Chapter Scholarship, these will always remain available for additional gifts.