Scholarships in Kentucky
Alberta C. Kaufman Scholarship
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and Kentucky high school seniors with a 3.0 or higher grade point average or Kentucky resident students enrolled in a two or four year institution. Students must complete application and essay.
- Amount: $500 (maximum)
- Deadline: May 9
Anthony Munoz Scholarship Fund
Applicants must be high school seniors who reside in the counties specified by the foundation and plan to attend college in Kentucky, Indiana or Ohio. Students must have a minimum ACT composite score of 18 or at least a 2.5 GPA and must demonstrate academic achievement, leadership and financial...
- Amount: $20,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: May 1
APIASF/Sara Lee Foundation
Applicant must be a female U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who is from Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Wisconsin, and will be...
- Amount: $2,500 (maximum)
- Deadline: January 13
Astronaut Scholarship
Applicants must be sophomore, junior or senior undergraduate or graduate students in natural or applied science, engineering or mathematics at Brown University, Colorado School of Mines, Clemson University, Florida Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College,...
- Amount: $10,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: Open
Award for Excellence
Applicant must be a full-time student and may also be a Kentucky Governor's Scholar
- Amount: Not Available
- Deadline: February 1
BB&T Endowed Scholarship
Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be a resident of District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia.
- Amount: $4,000 (average)
- Deadline: April 30
Boneyfiddle Gallery Scholarship
Applicant must be a full-time student with a minimum 3.0 GPA who resides in Ohio or Kentucky and has financial need.
- Amount: $500 (maximum)
- Deadline: January 15
Business and Professional Women of Kentucky Foundation Grant
Applicants must be Kentucky residents who are at least 18 years of age. They must be employed or planning a career in the Kentucky workforce and attending an institution of higher learning. Individuals may receive a grant no more than once every 24 months. Deadlines are April 30 and October 31...
- Amount: Not Available
- Deadline: April 30, October 15
Cheryl Dant Hennesy FFA Scholarship
Applicants must be female residents of Georgia, Kentucky or Tennessee pursuing a two- or four-year degree in any area of study. Students must have financial need and demonstrate personal motivation. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
- Amount: $5,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: February 8
Curwen-Guidry-Blackburn Scholarship Fund
Students must be high school seniors and currently bowling in a USBC Certified Youth League. Students must reside in a Southern Bowling Congress member state which includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. Applicants must have bowled in...
- Amount: $750 (maximum)
- Deadline: March 15
Dr. Ben Webb Memorial Scholarship
Applicant must be a from Scioto or Pike counties in Ohio, or Greenup County, Kentucky. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be recommended by teacher education faculty. Financial need is considered. FAFSA must be completed.
- Amount: $1,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: January 15
Dr. Martin Luther King Endowment of Peace Scholarship
Applicant must have a minimum 3.75 highschool GPA, a minimum combined SAT score of 1090 (ACT score of 24), and be a Kentucky resident.
- Amount: Not Available
- Deadline: January 15
Early Childhood Development Scholarship
Applicant must be a Kentucky resident and work at least 20 hours weekly in a participating early childhood facility or approved professional development training.
- Amount: $1,800 (maximum)
- Deadline: July 15 (fall), November 15 (spring), April 15 (summer)
Excellence Award
Applicant must be a resident of Kentucky with a minimum 3.75 GPA and minimum composite ACT score of 32.
- Amount: $52,000 (maximum)
- Deadline: February 1 (priority)
Exemption from Tuition Fees for Dependents of Kentucky Veterans
Applicants must be children, stepchildren, adopted children, spouses or unremarried widows or widowers of qualifying Kentucky veterans. The veteran must have died on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability, be 100 percent disabled from service, be totally disabled with...
- Amount: Not Available
- Deadline: Varies
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa
Applicants must be working toward degrees in one of the following areas of agriculture: agronomy, crop science, agricultural communications, education, journalism, extension, public relations, business management, economics, finance, sales, marketing, plant pathology, plant breeding, plant...
- Amount: $1,500 (average)
- Deadline: February 1
Fastline Publications FFA Scholarship
Applicants may be from Iowa or Texas and working toward two-year degrees in agricultural business management, farm and ranch management, livestock management or agricultural sales and marketing. Applicants may also be from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio,...
- Amount: $1,000 (average)
- Deadline: February 1
Governor's Trustees' Scholarship
Applicant must have a 3.35 GPA, and a minimum combined SAT score of 1210 (composite ACT score of 27). Applicant must have completed the Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program or Governor's School for the Arts, be a resident of Kentucky, and be a Kentucky high school senior.
- Amount: Not Available
- Deadline: January 15
Harry Barfield KBA Scholarship Program
Applicants must be attending a college or university in Kentucky and major or plan to major in broadcasting or telecommunications. Preference is given to second semester sophomores, and funds are awarded in the junior year and renewable for the senior year. Applicants should have a minimum 3.0...
- Amount: $2,500 (maximum)
- Deadline: April 24
Hendershot Scholarship
Applicant must have attended a Kentucky high school and plan to major in art or art history.
- Amount: Not Available
- Deadline: February 15