Top Kentucky scholarships for you

The College Access Program (CAP) grants help Kentucky's financially needy students attend eligible public and private colleges and universities, trade schools, and technical colleges. Students must have no past due financial obligations to KHEAA or to any Title IV program. They must be enrolled at least half-time in a program that is at least two years in length. To apply for CAP, students must complete the FAFSA for the school year they are needing financial aid. Students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible once the FAFSA is available. CAP grant funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis by FAFSA completion date. Only a few institutions are eligible for the grants. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information and the complete list of the eligible institutions.

The Kentucky Tuition Grant (KTG) program provides need-based aid to help students attend an eligible private college or university in Kentucky. Students must have no past due financial obligations to KHEAA or to any Title IV program. They must be enrolled in an associate's or bachelor's degree program. To apply for KTG, students must complete the FAFSA for the school year they are needing financial aid. Students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible once the FAFSA is available. KTG funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis by FAFSA completion date. Galen College of Nursing, Lincoln Memorial University campuses in Kentucky, and Union College are also eligible. Please visit the award's website for more information.

The KEES program provides scholarships to students who earn at least a 2.5 GPA each year of attendance at a certified Kentucky high school. The better you do in high school, the more you earn toward college. You may also earn awards for ACT/SAT scores and Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) or Cambridge Advanced International (CAI) test scores. Home school and GED graduates may earn awards based on their ACT scores.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Civil Engineering Scholarship Program will be awarded to new and returning students who are either attending or planning to attend the University of Kentucky, Western Kentucky University, or University of Louisville J. B. Speed School of Engineering to obtain a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE). Students may also attend pre-engineering courses at Kentucky State University, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, or other Kentucky state colleges or universities, and then finish their Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering at UK, WKU, or UofL. All scholarship recipients must be graduates of an accredited Kentucky high school, or high school graduates who are residents of Kentucky, and must meet the admission requirements of the university and its respective engineering department. Freshman applicants must submit a copy of their official high school transcript, a copy of senior classes and current grades (if not shown on the high school transcript), a copy of their official ACT score report (if the ACT score is not shown on the transcript), two recommendation letters (one from a guidance counselor or principal and one from a mathematics teacher who is acquainted with the student's scholastic achievements), a short essay, and a resume. Sophomore, junior, and senior applicants must submit their official college transcripts, two recommendation letters from college instructors, a short essay, and a resume. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Inter-County Energy is offering scholarships, in a program designed to enhance the education and future careers of deserving students. All interested students are invited and encouraged to apply. Applicants must be an actively enrolled senior in good standing and must be planning to enroll in an accredited post-secondary educational or training institution of their choice. The applicant's parents or legal guardian must be a resident of Inter-County Energy's service area and a current member of the cooperative. The primary residence of the legal parent or guardian must be on the cooperative lines. Inter-County Energy employees or directors and their immediate families are not eligible for this scholarship. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Louisa Bowen Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Students in Archival Administration aims to provide financial assistance to a resident or student of the MAC region pursuing education in archival administration and to encourage the study of archival administration. A scholarship and a one-year membership to MAC will be awarded. Two letters of recommendation must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Alberta C. Kaufman Scholarship is for graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicants must plan to pursue a post secondary degree after high school graduation. Please contact Kaufman and Stigger, PLLC for more information.

To honor her late father, attorney Cara Wells Stigger, of Kaufman & Stigger, PLLC, has established the James A. Wells, Sr. Veterans Scholarship for U.S. active duty military personnel, veterans, reservists, and spouses, and children of someone who has served our country. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior or currently enrolled student at a college or university. If you are selected to receive this scholarship, a form DD-214 must be provided prior to receiving the award. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Queener Law is pleased to announce the annual Noah Thomas Foster Scholarship, which will offer a scholarship to be applied towards tuition or other education-related expenses. This scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.