Scholarships

1. A completed scholarship application
2. A completed admissions application
3. Minimum of a 2.5 (cumulative) GPA
4. Complete the FAFSA (in addition to steps 1-5) to be considered for the financial need scholarships. If you choose not to fill out the FAFSA then applicants will only be considered for Merit based scholarships.
   Financial Need Scholarships: Preference is given to those who fall in the “gap range”, namely those who may not receive outside assistance for educational expenses. Primarily, this would affect students in the middle-income range. However, both students with federal financial aid eligibility and students who have no federal aid eligibility are not excluded.

1. Student completes the online Scholarship Application.
2. Scholarship Committee Reviews and scores applications.
3. Scholarships are awarded based on individual criteria and reviewer scores.
4. Scholarship Coordinator notifies Student of Award via email.
5. Student has 10 days to accept Scholarship.
   • No response or Decline: Scholarship is awarded to another student.
   • Accept: The scholarship is posted to the student account.

Scholarship Renewal Process

Scholarships may be renewed up to four semesters. Renewals are completed on a semester by semester basis. The Scholarship Coordinator contacts the scholarship recipients and notifies them of the deadline. Students must respond by the appropriate deadline in order to be considered for continuation.

Fifth Renewal Process

Scholarships may be renewed up to four semesters, and in some occasions students may request a fifth semester. The Scholarship Coordinator contacts the scholarship recipients and notifies them of the deadline. A fifth semester request must be completed by the student and returned to the Scholarship Coordinator by the appropriate deadline. Fifth semester requests are determined by the scholarship committee and all decisions are final. The Scholarship Coordinator notifies the students requesting a fifth semester of the committee’s decision.

Scholarship Warning/Termination Process

Students receiving scholarships are required to meet all the scholarship criteria in order to continue as a recipient. Failure to do so can result in a warning and/or termination of the scholarship. It is the student’s responsibility to know the requirements for the scholarships they receive.

• WARNING NOTICE will be issued via email by the Scholarship Coordinator if a student’s GPA drops below scholarship requirements or the student fails to complete the required hours. The student will continue to receive the scholarship for one semester but will be subject to termination if requirements are not met at the end of the Warning Semester.
• TERMINATION NOTICE will be issued by the Scholarship Coordinator via email if criteria specific to a Scholarship are not met at the end of a semester. Examples could include changing a degree path, withdrawing from all classes, or failing to enroll causing a gap in enrollment. Termination notices will be issued for any scholarship recipient who was on scholarship warning and did not meet requirements.
• SCHOLARSHIP TERMINATION APPEAL PROCESS – Students seeking an appeal by the Scholarship Committee must submit a letter of appeal within 10 days of the termination notice date. Letters should be submitted to the Scholarship Coordinator who will present the letter and termination documentation to the Scholarship Committee for review. The decision of the Scholarship Committee is final. Students will be notified of the Committee’s decision by the Scholarship Coordinator.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Federal Student Aid

National Student Loan Data System

Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)