| Departmental Awards—Merit-based | Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA; maintain full-time hours totaling 24 hours for academic year (fall & spring) | Varies | Non-renewable | Students should contact their department of study |
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| Departmental Awards—Performance-Based | Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA; maintain full-time hours totaling 24 hours for academic year (fall & spring) | Varies | Non-renewable | Students should contact their department of study |
| Advancing Latino Achievement Scholarship | Must be a Hispanic or Latino student; have and maintain 3.0 GPA; Be enrolled full-time | Tuition & Fees, Room, and Board; Book stipend | Renewable |
An overaward is financial aid that exceeds a student's financial need and/or cost of attendance. When a student receives federal and/or state aid, Kentucky State University is required to adhere to all associated regulations. All aid, including scholarships, grants, loans, tuition remission, 3rd party payments, housing waivers and benefits, awards and prizes, and other various programs must be counted as estimated financial assistance in a student's total aid package.
It is the student's responsibility to report all sources of estimated financial assistance. Examples include departmental scholarships, employee tuition remission, outside scholarships, alternative (or outside) student loans, third party assistance, housing benefits or waivers, etc. To report estimated financial assistance not already included in your aid package, complete the Report Other Aid form enclosed with your award letter. (You may also contact the Office of Financial Aid to report the additional source/resource). Reporting this information to the Office of Financial Aid early will help prevent changes in eligibility that may result in reductions to financial aid.
When the Office of Financial Aid identifies an overaward, adjustments will be made to the student's aid package to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. Self-help aid (i.e. loans and work-study awards) is adjusted before grant or scholarship aid. If an overaward occurs after aid has been disbursed, the student may be required to repay all or a portion of their financial aid to the University.
The sum of all institutional aid received by a student cannot exceed Kentucky State University's standard direct costs to be determined each year.
Direct costs include tuition, average room and board, and average book costs. For the 2015-2016 academic year, the undergraduate limits are as follows: 15,644 for residents, 23,010 for destiny/legacy, and 25,946 for non-residents KSU will review each individual student's direct costs to determine the individual's limitation on institutional aid.
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