Kentucky Scholarships - Jefferson County Public Schools

Kentucky Scholarships
Statewide
Deadline: March 15
Contact: T’Ebony Torain, Kentucky State
University, 400 East Main Street, ASB
Room 519, Frankfort, KY 40601, phone
502.597.5724, e-mail t’ebony.torain@
kysu.edu
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Kentucky Association of Electric
Cooperatives: Kentucky Women
In Rural Electrification
(Kentucky WIRE) Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a junior or senior at
a Kentucky college or university whose
family is served by a Kentucky rural electric
cooperative.
Award: $1,000
Number: Up to 3
Deadline: June 17
Contact: Ellie Hobgood, Kentucky
Association of Electric Cooperatives, 4515
Bishop Lane, P.O. Box 32170, Louisville,
KY 40232, phone 502.451.2430 or your
local cooperative
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Kentucky Association of
Fairs and Horse Shows Scholarship
Eligibility: Must have participated in any
approved agricultural class, have been an
active volunteer of the current year at the
local county fair, be a freshman in high
school up to 21 years old as of January
1, and be a resident in the county of the
nominating fair. Selection made by local
fair board. Application requires signature
of fair chair.
Award: $1,500
Number: 6, 2 per zone
Deadline: First Friday of October
Contact: Reva Mitchell, Kentucky
Association of Fairs and Horse Shows Inc.,
3341 Highway 351 East, Henderson, KY
42420, website www.kafs.net
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Kentucky Association of Family, Career,
and Community Leaders of America
Contact: State Adviser, Kentucky Association
of Family, Career, and Community Leaders
of America, 2110 Capital Plaza Tower, 500
Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
Ginny Ellington Scholarship
Eligibility: Must plan to pursue a degree in
family and consumer sciences education at a
Kentucky college or university; be an active
FCCLA member who has made outstanding
contributions to FCCLA and a member of the
FCCLA Alumni and Associates Association;
demonstrate financial need; have at least a
2.7 high school GPA and maintain a 2.5
college GPA for the 4 years in college;
demonstrate desirable qualities of leadership
and dependability; have participated in
STAR events; and demonstrate leadership
in school and community.
Award: $1,100 per year for 4 years; awarded
every 5 years
Number: 1
Deadline: February 15
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Vaughn Williamson Scholarship
Eligibility: Must plan to pursue a degree
in family and consumer sciences at a
Kentucky college or university, be an active
FCCLA member who has made outstanding
contributions to FCCLA, have at least a 3.0
high school GPA, possess desirable personal
qualities and demonstrate leadership in
school and community.
Number: 1
Deadline: February 15
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Kentucky Association of
Family and Consumer Sciences
(KAFCS) Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a junior, senior, or
graduate student; attend a Kentucky college
or university; have at least a 3.0 GPA; be a
member of the pre-professional/graduate
student section of KAFCS; be an active
member of AAFCS/KAFCS or other
family and consumer sciences student
organization; demonstrate leadership ability
and commendable personal qualities; and
be enrolled in any family and consumer
sciences major.
Award: $500; may be renewable
Number: 2
Deadline: Early February
Contact: Faculty contacts at Kentucky
colleges and universities or Sally Mineer,
Lewis County Extension Agent, 284 Second
Street, Vanceburg, KY 41179, phone
606.796.2732, e-mail smineer@uky.edu
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Kentucky Association of
Pep Organization Sponsors:
Libby Burr Academic and
Leadership Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be in the top 15% of
graduation class, have at least a 20 ACT
score and/or 900 SAT score, submit letters
of recommendation from cheer coach
and principal, transcript, complete an
application, be a senior cheerleader, and
attend a high school in the Fifth Region.
Award: $300
Number: Varies
Deadline: January 1
Contact: Joella Nall, 1863 St. John Church
Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
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Stella S. Gilb Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a senior cheerleader,
have cheered on a varsity squad for at least
2 years, be a member in good standing in
KAPOS, have at least a 22 ACT score or
combined 900 SAT score, be in the top 15%
of class, submit letters of recommendation
from cheerleader coach and principal, and
submit a 200-word essay on “What Lessons
in Life I’ve Learned from Cheerleading.”
Photograph required with application.
Award: $500
Number: 10
Deadline: January 15
Contact: Cheerleader sponsor or KAPOS
regional chairperson, website www.kapos.
org
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Kentucky Association of
Professional Surveyors
Contact: Financial Aid office of colleges and
universities or John A. St. Clair, 138 Willow
Wood Drive, Mount Washington, KY 40047-
7270, phone 502.538.6616, e-mail jjsaint@
windstream.net; or visit www.kaps1.com/
scholarship
Rep. John Harper
Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Preference given to a land
surveying student, a Kentucky resident, and
KAPS member/family member. Need and
financial ability are also considered.
Award: $1,500
Number: 1
Deadline: November 26
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Kentucky Association of
Professional Surveyors Scholarship
Eligibility: Preference given to a land
surveying student, a Kentucky resident, and
KAPS member/family member. Need and
financial ability also considered.
Award: $500 - $1,000
Number: 3 - 4
Deadline: November 26
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Kentucky Association of
Pupil Transportation (KAPT)
Education Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a Kentucky public
school student; attend a certified college,
university or technical school; have a parent/
guardian actively employed in the public
school pupil transportation field; have a
gross taxable family income of no more than
$55,000 for the past tax year; have at least a
3.0 GPA; demonstrate outstanding leadership
skills and abilities in co-curricular and
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