Kentucky Scholarships - Jefferson County Public Schools

Kentucky Scholarships
Statewide
will be used.
Award: $500
Number: Up to 10
Deadline: August 1
Contact: Scholarship Coordinator, Kentucky
Sheriff’s Association, 212 St. Ann Street,
Owensboro, KY 42303, phone 270.685.8444,
e-mail keithrcain@mindspring.com, website
http://kentuckysheriffs.ky.gov
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Kentucky Society of
Certified Public Accountants
Contact: Becky Ackerman, Kentucky
Society of CPAs, 1735 Alliant Avenue,
Louisville, KY 40299, phone 502.266.5272
or 800.292.1754, e-mail backerman@kycpa.
org, website www.cpa2be.org
Accounting Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a Kentucky resident
or be attending a Kentucky college or
university, be majoring in accounting, be a
full-time graduate student or undergraduate
who is at least a sophomore at the time of
application, have a 2.75 overall GPA and a
3.0 accounting GPA, and have completed
Principles of Accounting.
Award: $1,000 to $2,500
Number: 30 to 40
Deadline: January 31
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John Brown Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be an accounting major at
the University of Louisville or Bellarmine
University. Recipients are determined by
the schools.
Award: Varies
Number: Varies
Deadline: January 31
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Kentucky Society Daughters of the
American Revolution Scholarship
Eligibility: Must have at least a 3.0 GPA
and submit an application, a transcript, a
500-word composition indicating student’s
career objectives and major goal in life, a
letter signed by the sponsoring DAR Chapter
Regent, and background information about
the student’s curriculum, school and civic
activities, hobbies, and interests.
Award: $500
Number: 1
Deadline: February 1
Contact: School counselor
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Kentucky Society of Professional
Engineers/Kentucky
Engineering Foundation Inc.:
MATHCOUNTS Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in 6th, 7th or
8th grade; participate in a MATHCOUNTS
chapter competition; and be the overall
chapter winner to win a chapter scholarship.
The top 10 students in state competition
win scholarships. The top 4 state winners
advance to national competition and compete
for additional scholarship winnings. Schools
must register to compete and participate for
students to be eligible.
Award: $500; $1,500; full tuition
Number: $500 for 13 chapter winners;
$1,500 scholarships for 5th through 10th
place state winners; 4-year scholarships to
the University of Kentucky or the University
of Louisville top 4 state winners
Deadline: Eligible schools must register by
December 10
Contact: Marcie Fisher, Kentucky Society of
Professional Engineers, 160 Democrat Drive,
Frankfort, KY 40601, phone 800.455.5573 or
502.695.5680, e-mail marcie@kyengcenter.
org, website www.kyengcenter.org
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Kentucky Sons of the American
Legion: John Keys Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a
postsecondary institution in Kentucky
or a bordering state; be a member of the
Kentucky Sons of the American Legion
whose membership dues for the current
year are paid or be an honorably discharged
veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces who is a
legal resident of Kentucky; and submit a
cover letter, verification of enrollment, most
recent grade report and proof of eligibility.
Award: Varies
Number: Varies
Deadline: Applications accepted on a
continuous basis. Awards are announced
May 1 and November 1 each year
Contact: John Keys Scholarship Fund,
c/o Independence Squadron 275, P.O.
Box 18791, Erlanger, KY 41018, e-mail
johnkeys.scholars@fuse.net or sal275@
fuse.net
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Kentucky Speech-Language-
Hearing Association
Contact: Students may download an
application form at www.ksha.info
Stanley Award
Eligibility: Must submit a transcript to
validate GPA and program enrollment; a
current résumé demonstrating academic
achievement, employment history and
relevant activities at either or both the
graduate or undergraduate level; a
typewritten 250- to 500-word essay that
includes explanation of financial need,
description of professional philosophy and
future plans and goals as a speech language
pathologist or audiologist; and 2 letters
of recommendation from program faculty
written on the school’s letterhead.
Award: Varies
Number: Varies
Deadline: December
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Steckol Award
Eligibility: Must submit a transcript to
validate GPA and program enrollment; a
current résumé demonstrating academic
achievement, employment history and
relevant activities at either or both the
graduate or undergraduate level; a
typewritten 250- to 500-word essay that
includes explanation of financial need,
description of professional philosophy and
future plans and goals as a speech language
pathologist or audiologist; and 2 letters
of recommendation from program faculty
written on the school’s letterhead.
Award: Varies
Number: Varies
Deadline: 60 days before annual convention;
usually mid-January
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Kentucky State Police Professional
Association Scholarship
Eligibility: Restricted to members of
the Kentucky State Police Professional
Association or their families.
Award: $1,000; awarded in 4 annual
installments; can change depending on the
number of applicants
Number: Awarded to all eligible applicants
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Kentucky State Police Professional
Association, 633 Chamberlin Avenue,
Frankfort, KY 40601
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Kentucky Teacher Retirement System
Campbell County High School
Junita Losey Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a Campbell County high
school senior, plan to major in education,
attend a Kentucky public university, and
have a 2.8 GPA.
Award: $2,000
Number: 1
Contact: School counselor
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Junita Losey Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a Kentucky public high
school graduate, be a full-time junior or
senior education major at a Kentucky public
university, and maintain a 2.8 GPA.
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