Financial Aid Overview

Conversion Scholarship/Loan Programs

Student must:

• Have financial need.
• Be a Kentucky resident.
• Be enrolled full-time in a participating Kentucky college.
• Be seeking initial teacher certification.
• Meet school's GPA requirements for the scholarship.
• Commit to teach in Kentucky.
• Repay the scholarship plus 6% interest if does not complete program or service requirement.

Award:

• From $1,575 to $6,250 per year, depending on year in college and available funding.

Application:

• FAFSA.
• Scholarship application available through Zip Access on the KHEAA website.
• FAFSA results must be received by KHEAA by May 1.
• Application must be certified by May 1.

Osteopathic Medicine Scholarship

Student must:

• Be a Kentucky resident.
• Be enrolled in the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Commit to practice 2,000 hours in Kentucky for each year receiving the scholarship.
• Repay the scholarship plus 6% interest if does not complete program or service requirement.

Award:

• Varies; based on tuition at Pikeville and tuition at the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville medical schools.

Application:

• Contact Financial Aid Office, Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine, 147 Sycamore Street, Pikeville, KY 41501, (606) 218-5400.
• Deadline is July 1.

Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention Scholarship

Student must:

• Be a Kentucky resident and a U.S. citizen.
• Be a member of an ethnic minority as defined by state law and the school.
• Be enrolled full-time in a participating Kentucky college.
• Major in teacher education.
• Be seeking initial teacher certification.
• Maintain a 2.5 GPA.
• Teach one semester in Kentucky for each semester the scholarship is received.
• Repay the scholarship plus interest if does not complete program or service requirement.

Award:

• Up to $5,000 per year.

Application:

• Contact Division of Educator Quality and Diversity, Kentucky Department of Education, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601; (502) 564-1479; or the MERR Scholarship coordinator at the school.
• Deadline set by the school.

Energy and Environment Cabinet Scholarship

Student must:

• Be enrolled in a public university in Kentucky.
• Must be a junior, senior or graduate student.
• Must major in a discipline of critical need to the cabinet.
• Must make satisfactory academic progress.
• Must maintain a satisfactory GPA.
• Must work for the cabinet for six months for each semester funded.
• Must repay the scholarship plus 12% interest if does not fulfill service obligation.

Award:

• In-state tuition, room board, books and fees per semester.

Application:

• Available online from the cabinet website.
• Must be sent to Water Resources Research Institute, 233 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0107 by February 15.

Kentucky Nursing Incentive Scholarship

Student must:

• Be a Kentucky resident.
• Must attend an approved prelicensure nursing program (registered nurse or practical nurse) or graduate nursing program.
• Must make satisfactory academic progress.
• Must maintain a satisfactory GPA.
• Must work as a nurse in Kentucky one year for each year of funding.
• Must repay the scholarship plus interest if does not fulfill service obligation.

Award:

• $3,000 per year.

Application:

• Available online from the Kentucky Board of Nursing website.
• Mail to Kentucky Board of Nursing, 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40222-5172.
• Must be postmarked between January 1 and June 1.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Civil Engineering Scholarship

Student must:

• Be a graduate of Kentucky high school or a high school graduate who is a Kentucky resident.
• Attend Kentucky State University, the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University or a Kentucky Community and Technical College System school.
• Have at least a 24 ACT.
• Maintain a minimum semester or cumulative GPA of 2.5.
• Be a full-time student.
• Complete at least 30 credit hours each year.
• Work full-time for the cabinet one year for each year of funding.
• Must repay the scholarship plus interest if does not fulfill service obligation.

Award:

• $4,850 for freshman/sophomore per semester.
• $5,250 for junior/senior per semester.

Application:

• From guidance counselor or online from the cabinet website.
• Mail to State Highway Engineer's Office, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40622.
• Deadline is March 1.