Kentucky Scholarships - Jefferson County Public Schools

Kentucky Scholarships
Adair County
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4075
Contact: Commander, Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 4075, P.O. Box 72, Frankfort, KY
40602, phone 502.227.2483
Voice of Democracy Grant
Eligibility: Must be a high school student
in Anderson, Franklin, Harrison, Owen or
Shelby County and submit a 3- to 5-minute
taped speech on a subject that is chosen
in July.
Award: $500 and $250
Number: 1 - $500; 1 - $250
Deadline: To be announced
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Youth Essay Patriotic
Writing Contest Grant
Eligibility: Must be a 7th- or 8th-grade
student in Anderson, Franklin, Harrison,
Owen or Shelby County and submit a
300- to 400-word essay on a subject that is
chosen in July.
Award: $250
Number: 2
Deadline: To be announced
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WLJC Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a graduating high
school senior, have at least a 2.5 GPA, be
drug/alcohol free, have no criminal record,
be seeking a college degree or vocational
certification, major or minor in broadcasting,
and submit a letter of recommendation and a
1-page typed essay. Interview required.
Award: $1,000
Number: 1
Deadline: April 15
Contact: Scholarship Coordinator, WLJC-
TV/FM, 219 Radio Station Loop, Beattyville,
KY 41311, phone 606.464.3600, e-mail
wljc@wljc.com, website www.wljc.com
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WYMT-TV: Mountain
Classic Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a senior at a participating
high school in the Kentucky High School
Athletic Association Regions 13, 14 or
15; demonstrate academic and scholastic
achievement; and demonstrate financial
need. Nominees must be submitted by
school counselor in response to WYMT’s
call for nominees.
Award: $1,000 a recipient
Number: Varies
Deadline: Varies; notification of deadline
accompanies nominee forms
Contact: Station Manager, WYMT-TV, P.O.
Box 1299, Hazard, KY 41702
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Warren Rural Electric Cooperative
Corporation Educational Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a graduating high school
senior and reside with a parent or guardian
who is a Warren RECC member. Based
on application, financial need, GPA and
extracurricular activities.
Award: $1,500
Number: 5
Deadline: March
Contact: Jenny Rich, Warren Rural Electric
Cooperative Corporation, 951 Fairview
Avenue, Bowling Green, KY 42101
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West Kentucky Rural Electric
Cooperative Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a high school senior in
good standing, have parents or guardians
who are members of and receive electric
service from West Kentucky Rural Electric
Cooperative Corporation at their principal
place of residence, complete an application,
and have a recommendation from a high
school counselor and a teacher. Based on
financial need and academic record.
Award: $1,000
Number: 8; 2 awards for each of the 4
districts West Kentucky Rural Electric
Cooperative Corporation serves
Deadline: March 4
Contact: School counselor or one of the
West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative
Corporation offices, P.O. Box 589,
Mayfield, KY 42066, phone, 270.247.1321,
877.495.7322
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Westlake Chemical
Corporation Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a Calloway County High
School, Christian Fellowship High School,
Graves County High School, Heath High
School, Livingston Central High School,
Lone Oak High School, Lyon County High
School, Marshall County High School,
Mayfield High School, Murray High School,
Paducah Tilghman High School, Reidland
High School or St. Mary High School
graduating senior; submit high school
transcript; have at least a 3.0 cumulative
GPA and at least a 23 composite ACT score;
plan to major in engineering at an accredited
institution of higher learning; and submit 2
letters of recommendation and an essay, not
to exceed 300 words, explaining reason for
student’s career choice.
Award: $1,000
Number: 1 at each eligible school
Deadline: April 2
Contact: School counselor at eligible
schools
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YMCA Black Achievers:
YMCA of Central Kentucky
Black Achievers Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a YMCA of Central
Kentucky Black Achievers program
participant, be a graduating senior, and
submit a completed scholarship packet. An
interview with the scholarship committee
is required.
Award: Varies
Number: Varies
Deadline: January
Contact: Roxanne Brown, YMCA of
Central Kentucky Black Achievers,
phone 859.367.7334, e-mail rbrown@
ymcaofcentralky.org, website www.
ymcaofcentralky.org
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The Yearlings Inc. Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be graduating high school
senior attending a high school in Boone,
Campbell or Kenton County. Based on
community involvement and commitment
to future service.
Award: $500
Number: 2
Deadline: March 31
Contact: School counselor or e-mail
mailbox@theyearlings.org.
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John B. and Brownie
Young Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: Must be a high school senior in
Daviess or McLean County and be ranked
in the top third of class.
Award: Varies with need and availability of
trust dollars
Number: Varies
Deadline: Usually March - April 1
Contact: School counselor
Adair County
Adair County Democratic
Woman’s Club: Bernice
Rickman Flowers Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be an Adair County High
School graduating senior, have at least a
3.0 GPA, and attend a Kentucky college.
Both parents must be registered with the
Democratic Party.
Award: $500
Number: 1
Deadline: March 1
Contact: School Counselor, Adair County
High School, 518 Indian Drive, Columbia,
KY 42728, phone 270.384.6515 or Vicky
Pike, Adair County Democratic Woman’s
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