Kentucky Scholarships - Jefferson County Public Schools
Kentucky Scholarships - Jefferson County Public Schools
Kentucky Scholarships - Jefferson County Public Schools
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<strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Scholarships</strong><br />
Multicounty<br />
residence.<br />
Award: $1,000<br />
Number: 1<br />
Deadline: March 15<br />
____________________________________________<br />
First Region Baseball Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must be a Calloway <strong>County</strong> High<br />
School, Heath High School, Graves <strong>County</strong><br />
High School, St. Mary High School, Murray<br />
High School, Marshall <strong>County</strong> High School,<br />
Paducah Tilghman High School, Mayfield<br />
High School, Lone Oak High School,<br />
Carlisle <strong>County</strong> High School, Hickman<br />
<strong>County</strong> High School, Ballard Memorial<br />
High School, Reidland High School, Fulton<br />
<strong>County</strong> High School, Christian Fellowship<br />
High School, Community Christian High<br />
School (Paducah) or Fulton City High<br />
School graduating senior.<br />
Contact: School counselor<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Fleming-Mason Energy<br />
Annual Meeting Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must be a graduating high school<br />
senior in good standing and the child of a<br />
member of Fleming-Mason.<br />
Award: $1,000<br />
Number: 10<br />
Deadline: Mid-April<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Foundation for the<br />
Tri-State Community Inc.<br />
Contact: Person listed under scholarship<br />
program<br />
Representative Don Farley<br />
Memorial Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must be a 100th Legislative<br />
District resident, maintain a minimum 3.0<br />
GPA, demonstrate financial need, and show<br />
a history of involvement in community and/<br />
or religious service.<br />
Award: varies<br />
Number: 1<br />
Contact: School Counselor, Paul G. Blazer<br />
High School, Boyd <strong>County</strong> High School,<br />
Fairview High School, Rose Hill Christian<br />
School or Russell High School<br />
**********<br />
Oren and Patty Justice Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Open to students in both public<br />
and private high schools in the FIVCO<br />
counties (Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup,<br />
and Lawrence). Students must plan to attend<br />
either Ashland Community and Technical<br />
College, Marshall University, Morehead<br />
State University, Ohio University (Southern<br />
or Athens branch), Rio Grande University,<br />
Shawnee State University or the University<br />
of <strong>Kentucky</strong>. Based on merit and financial<br />
need relative to tuition costs. Preference<br />
given to students studying the sciences.<br />
Education majors will not be considered.<br />
Award: Varies<br />
Number: 1<br />
Contact: School counselors at high schools<br />
in Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup or Lawrence<br />
<strong>County</strong><br />
**********<br />
Matthews Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must be a graduating senior of<br />
a public or private high school in Boyd or<br />
Greenup <strong>County</strong>, <strong>Kentucky</strong>, Cabell or Wayne<br />
<strong>County</strong>, West Virginia, or Lawrence <strong>County</strong>,<br />
Ohio. Based on application and subsequent<br />
acceptance and enrollment into a nursing<br />
program at a college or technical school,<br />
demonstrate financial need, solid academic<br />
performance, involvement in school and<br />
volunteer activities, and quality of essay and<br />
letters of recommendation.<br />
Award: Varies<br />
Number: Varies<br />
Deadline: March<br />
Contact: School counselors at eligible<br />
public and private high schools<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Fredonia Academic Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must reside in the Fredonia area<br />
or be a graduate from a county adjoining<br />
the Fredonia area, have at least a 3.0 GPA,<br />
complete an application, and on a separate<br />
sheet discuss need for financial assistance<br />
with educational plans.<br />
Award: Varies<br />
Number: 1<br />
Deadline: April 1<br />
Contact: School counselor<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Fredonia American Legion<br />
Post 103 Tri-<strong>County</strong> Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must be a Caldwell, Crittenden<br />
or Lyon <strong>County</strong> student; complete an<br />
application; have at least a 2.5 GPA; submit<br />
transcript; and demonstrate financial need.<br />
Award: $500<br />
Number: 1<br />
Deadline: March 30<br />
Contact: School counselor<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Fredonia Valley Bank: Paul F.<br />
Riley Memorial Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must be a graduating senior<br />
residing in Caldwell, Crittenden or Lyon<br />
<strong>County</strong>; have at least a 3.0 GPA; and complete<br />
an application. Academic excellence,<br />
achievement, need, and a desire to excel and<br />
succeed in life will be considered.<br />
Award: Varies<br />
Number: 1<br />
Deadline: April 1<br />
Contact: President, Fredonia Valley Bank,<br />
602 Cassidy Avenue, Fredonia, KY 42411<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Fund for the Arts: William Tolbert<br />
Whittenberg Scholarship for Excellence<br />
Eligibility: Must be a resident of the<br />
Kentuckiana region; be 16 to 20 years<br />
old; plan to pursue a professional career<br />
in the performing arts; and submit 2 letters<br />
of recommendation from appropriate<br />
instructors or mentors, an essay stating<br />
career goals, online application, scholarship<br />
need and intended use of scholarship<br />
funds.<br />
Award: $2,000 – $5,000<br />
Number: 1 – 3<br />
Deadline: March 31<br />
Contact: Kristin Wingfeld, 623 West<br />
Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202,<br />
phone 502.582.0104, e-mail kwingfeld@<br />
fundforthearts.com, website www.<br />
fundforthearts.com<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Grayson RECC Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must be a graduating high school<br />
senior; be the child of a member of Grayson<br />
RECC whose primary residence is in Carter,<br />
Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis or Rowan<br />
<strong>County</strong>; and fulfill the requirements of the<br />
scholarship program.<br />
Award: $1,000<br />
Number: Varies<br />
Deadline: March 1<br />
Contact: Julie Lewis, Grayson RECC, 109<br />
Bagby Park, Grayson, KY 41143, phone<br />
606.475.2191 or 800.562.3532, e-mail julie.<br />
lewis@graysonrecc.com, website www.<br />
graysonrecc.com<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Green River Area Community Foundation:<br />
Charles A. Reid Memorial<br />
Scholarship for Brescia University<br />
Eligibility: Must be a graduating senior<br />
from a high school in Daviess, Hancock,<br />
Henderson, McLean, or Webster <strong>County</strong>;<br />
have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA; attend<br />
Brescia University; and demonstrate<br />
financial need.<br />
Award: $500 or more<br />
Deadline: March 15<br />
Contact: Gail Sanders, Community<br />
Leadership Officer, The Community<br />
Foundation of Louisville, phone<br />
502.585.4649, ext. 1025, e-mail gails@<br />
cflouisville.org<br />
____________________________________________<br />
Hardin <strong>County</strong> Community Foundation:<br />
Colonel Michael Baymor Scholarship<br />
Eligibility: Must be an immediate family<br />
Affording Higher Education 2011–2012 242 KHEAA
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