Amount: $5700 to $15,000 Terms: Awards granted to all full-time students who transfer from an accredited institution of higher education with a minimum 2.0 GPA. The top transfer grant is $9500 per year. Also awards four Phi Theta Kappa scholarships of $15,000 per year.
Kevin Brinkman Assistant Dean of Admission Bellarmine University 2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205 (800) 274-4723 admissions@bellarmine.edu
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Amount: Four-year tuition scholarship currently valued at more than $100,000 Terms: Awarded to all admitted students who have a minimum 2.5 GPA - the average successful transfer applicant has a 3.25 GPA; students must meet Berea College financial qualifications; additional grants may be available.
Luke Hodson Berea College 2220 Berea College, Berea, KY 40404, (859) 985-3503 Luke_Hodson@berea.edu
Amount: $3,000 to $5000 per year based on GPA Terms:
You must enroll full-time on the main campus; renewable annually.
Kenny Lawson - Transfer Coordinator Campbellsville University: Admissions Office One University Drive, U.P.O. 782, Campbellsville, KY 42718 (800) 264-6014 klawson@campbellsville.edu
Terms: Must be a first-time transfer to EKU directly from KCTCS; have minimum of 24 college credits, maintain full-time enrollment at EKU and a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; renewable for 6 consecutive semesters.
To be considered, submit your EKU Admission application by the deadline:
Scholarship Office Eastern Kentucky University SSB CPO 56, Room 346, Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 622-8032
Amount: $5,000 for members of Phi Theta Kappa Terms: Must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa and accepted as a degree-seeking student. No scholarship application required, but admission application must be submitted by February 1.
Admissions Office 1 (800) 788-9985 Georgetown College 400 E. College St., Georgetown, KY 40324 (502) 863-8012
Gold: Pays in-state tuition, room, board, fees, & $400 book stipend (3.7 to 4.0 GPA & completion of 40 or more college credit hrs) Green: Pays in-state tuition and 1/2 room & board (3.5 GPA & completion of 40 or more college credit hrs) Thorobred: Pays In-state tuition (3.0 GPA & completion of 40 or more college credit hrs) Whitney Young Jr Scholarship: One time award of $500 to $1500 (2.8 GPA & completion of 24 or more college credit hrs)
Jonathan Lott 400 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 597-6462.
Amount: Half Tuition Terms: KCTCS transfer students with an AA or AS degree and a minimum 3.5 GPA will receive half tuition. Scholarship can be combined with other transfer or academic awards and renewable each year. Not available for online programs.
Lauren W. Lee - Director of Admissions & Transfer Coordinator Kentucky Wesleyan College 3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 852-3126 llee@kwc.edu
Amount: Up to $6,000 per year (renewable) Terms: Be enrolled as a full-time degree seeking student in the fields: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Math Education, Physic, Pre-engineering, Science Education, or Zoology. Have an overall GPA of at least a 2.08 and a STEM GPA of 3.0, demonstrate financial need and preferentially be a member of underrepresented gourps (first-generation, woman, or racial/ethnic minority). Deadline for Transfer students to apply is April 1.
Dr. Evelyn Hiatt Kentucky Wesleyan College 3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 852-3158 ehiatt@kwc.edu
Amount: $700 per term Terms: Must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa and meet minimum 3.5 GPA; renewable.
Charity Ferguson - Director of Admissions 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY 42728 (800) 264-0138 fergusonc@lindsey.edu
Amount: Reduced tuition rate equal to 12 hours KCTCS tuition Terms: Must be a KCTCS transfer student; completed at least 36 hours; minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA; submit scholarship application with transcripts by May 31; renewable. Cannot be combined with other scholarship awards
Jen Crisp - Transfer Counselor Morehead State University 100 Admissions Center Morehead, KY 40351 (800) 585-6781 j.crisp@moreheadstate.edu
Amount: $1000/semester first year full-time: $500/semester first year full-time Terms: Must have 3.25 minimum GPA; minimum 48 transferable credit hours; renewable; one year award only. Students may apply for Continuing Undergraduate Academic Scholarship
Crystal Riley Transfer Center 302 Lowry Center, Murray, KY 42071 (800) 669-7654 transfercenter@murraystate.edu
Amount: $1,250 per fall and spring semester ($2,500 yearly) Terms: Minimum of 36 semester hours from KCTCS college - last school must be a KCTCS college; eligible for regular admissions; 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA; transfer in the fall semester; never previously enrolled at NKU; continually enroll full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours); Kentucky resident; renewable for 3 years, with good academic standing, while seeking first Baccalaureate degree
Irelynne Estevez - Coordinator of Transfer Services Northern Kentucky University: Office of Admissions LAC 400 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099 (859) 572-6015 estevezi1@nku.edu
Amount: Up to $5,000 each academic year (renewable) Terms: Must be admitted to Union College as a full-time student; earned an Associate in Arts or an Associate in Science degree; have a minimum 2.0 GPA; meet priority application deadline. Phi Theta Kappa current/active members can receive a renewable, $1000 per year scholarship.
Rachel Gillespie Transfer Counselor Union College 310 College Street, Barbourville, KY 40906 (606) 546-1667 rgillespie@unionky.edu
William C. Parker: $2500 one year award. Must enroll on the Lexington campus; not hold a baccalaureate degree; have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and completed 24 credits; transfer for the fall semester; be a currently enrolled student the spring before transfer. Application can be found here - www.uky.edu/AcademicScholarship/transfer.htm
University of Kentucky - Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship: Students transferring to the University of Kentucky for a Fall semester that are current members of Phi Theta Kappa, are eligible to compete for a limited number of Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarships. Awards offered through this program will provide full tuition for in-state student recipients, and provide the difference between resident and non-resident tuition rates for non-resident recipients. The postmark deadline to submit the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship application and all supporting documentation is June 1. Application can be found here: www.uky.edu/AcademicScholarship/transfer.htm.
Office of Academic Scholarships University of Kentucky 100H Funkhouser Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0054 (859) 257-4198 academicscholar@lsv.uky.edu www.uky.edu/AcademicScholarships/
Amount: $500 - $3,000 Terms: April 15 scholarship application deadline. Enroll fall semester and must be during the year award is granted; minimum of 40 transferable credits; a 3.25 cumulative GPA (from all schools attended). Students most recent college attended must be a KCTCS college. Scholarship is renewable and can be combined with other UofL awards. If enrolled in spring classes, submit official transcripts by May 30.
Please note: Students may apply if they currently do not have a 3.25 transferable GPA or 40 transferable hours but anticipate they will at the end of the spring semester.
Apply for the KCTCS Academic Transfer Scholarship online at: www.louisville.edu/admissions/aid/transfer-scholarship
Office of Transfer Services transfer@louisville.edu (put "KCTCS Scholarship" in the subject line).
Amount: up to $8,500 Terms: No application required; minimum GPA of 2.0; scholarship can be combined with other institutional scholarships; renewable
Russell Carr - Associate Director of Admissions/Transfer Counselor University of the Cumberlands: Office of Admissions 816 Walnut Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769 (800) 343-1609 russell.carr@ucumberlands.edu
Amount: Full-time students receive $4000 Terms: Awarded to KCTCS transfer students with an Associate Degree and 3.5 cumulative GPA; renewable for up to two academic years with a 3.5 cumulative GPA; students must complete the WKU Scholarship App for Community/Junior College Transfer Students by the April 1 deadline.
Andy Wagoner - Assistant Director of Student Financial Assistance for Academic Scholarships Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11018, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1020 (270) 745-2755 scholarships@wku.edu