Kentucky Scholarships - Jefferson County Public Schools

Kentucky Scholarships
Statewide
Native American.
Award: $200 - $2,000; renewable, maximum
2 awards
Deadline: June 15
Contact: Phone 888.728.7228, ext. 5224,
e-mail finaid@pcusa.org
____________________________________________
The Race for Education
Eligibility: In addition to specific criteria
to the following scholarships, eligible
applicants also need to provide; 2 to 4
letters of reference, most recent transcript
from either high school or college, copy
of acceptance letter from the college or
university you will attend (for high school
seniors), household income verification,
and Student Aid Report from FAFSA and/
or financial aid award letter(s).
Contact: The Race for Education, 1818
Versailles Road, Lexington, KY 40504,
phone 859.252.8648, e-mail info@
raceforeducation.org, website www.
raceforeducation.org
John Deere Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be pursuing a career in
an agricultural-related industry; be an
undergraduate; be no more than 24 years
of age as of September 1 of the application
year; have a 2.85 cumulative GPA; have
an annual household income of less than
$50,000 or be financially independent from
parents; and submit an essay, 2 letters of
recommendation, current official transcript
and student aid report. Must apply online.
Award: $5,000
Number: 1
Deadline: February 28
**********
Horsemen’s Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be the child of a racetrack,
backside or horse farm employee (including
but not limited to foremen, grooms, hot
walkers, assistant trainers, riders, and
maintenance and office workers); be 24
years old or younger by September; have
at least a 2.85 cumulative GPA; and submit
an essay of 500 words on a given topic.
Household income may not exceed $50,000
per year or must be financially independent
from parents. Must apply online.
Award: Up to $24,000
Number: Varies
Deadline: February 28
**********
Kentucky Equine Education
Project (KEEP) Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a Kentucky resident,
be a current full-time student at a Kentucky
college or university in an equine program,
have at least a 2.5 GPA, and be a current
KEEP member.
Award: Up to $5,000
Number: 5
Deadline: May 1
**********
Thoroughbred Scholarship
Eligibility: Must plan to pursue an equinerelated
career, such as pre-veterinary
medicine (equine only), agricultural science
with equine focus, racetrack management or
equine business management; be 24 years
old or younger by September; and have at
least a 2.85 cumulative GPA; and submit
an essay of 500 words on a given topic.
Household income may not exceed $50,000
per year or must be financially independent
from parents. Must apply online.
Award: Up to $24,000
Number: Varies
Deadline: February 28
____________________________________________
T. J. Samson Community Hospital
Financial Assistance Program
Eligibility: Must be accepted into a program
pursuing a degree in nursing or a clinically
related health care field, and agree to work
at T. J. Samson Community Hospital upon
graduation.
Award: Varies
Number: 16
Deadline: Varies
Contact: Financial Aid Office at Western
Kentucky University or Melissa Taylor, T. J.
Samson Community Hospital, 1301 North
Race Street, Glasgow, KY 42141, phone
270.651.4262, e-mail mtaylor@tjsamson.
org, website www.tjsamson.org
____________________________________________
Society of Professional Journalists:
Bluegrass Pro Chapter Scholarship
Eligibility: Must demonstrate a strong
commitment to becoming a professional
print, broadcast or online journalist; be a
Kentucky resident and/or attend a Kentucky
college or university, and have completed 3
semesters of postsecondary education as a
full-time student.
Award: $1,000
Number: 2
Deadline: April 1
Contact: Liz Hansen, Society of Professional
Journalists, Bluegrass Pro Chapter, 976
Stonewall Road, Lexington, KY 40504,
phone 859.622.1488, e-mail liz.hansen@
eku.edu
____________________________________________
Southeastern States Pupil
Transportation Conference: Buster
Bynum Education Scholarship
Eligibility: Must have a parent or guardian
in the public school pupil transportation
field for the past 5 years; family must have
a gross taxable income less than $75,000 for
each of the past 5 tax years; be a graduating
high school senior of a public high school
in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia or West Virginia;
have at least a 3.0 GPA and plan to attend a
postsecondary educational institution during
the fall semester after graduation. Based on
scholarship, leadership, citizenship, service
and essay.
Award: $1,000
Number: 2 in each eligible state
Deadline: May 15
Contact: High school counselor or Cheri
Meadows, c/o Kentucky Department of
Education, 500 Mero Street, CPT 15,
Frankfort, KY 40601
____________________________________________
Tourism Cares: NTA Pat and
Jim Host Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States; be a permanent
resident of Kentucky; be a full-time
undergraduate or graduate student enrolled
in a travel and tourism- or hospitality-related
program of study; demonstrate a clear focus
on and commitment to tourism; be enrolled at
an accredited 4-year college or university in
the United States; be an entering sophomore,
junior or senior of undergraduate study, or
any year of graduate study, in the fall of application;
and have at least a 3.0 cumulative
GPA. An undergraduate student must have
completed at least 30, 60, or 90 credit hours
at a 4-year school by May.
Award: $1,000
Number: 1
Deadline: April 1
Contact: Carolyn Viles, Tourism Cares, 275
Turnpike Street, Suite 307, Canton, MA
02021, e-mail carolynv@tourismcares.org,
website www.tourismcares.org
____________________________________________
United Parcel Service
Contact: Unless otherwise noted, Human
Resources Department
James E. Casey Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be the child of a regular
full-time or part-time UPS employee, plan
to enroll in an accredited 4-year institution
Affording Higher Education 2011–2012 236 KHEAA