Scholarships

The Central Kentucky Community Foundation has implemented a scholarship program called Scholarship Central. Scholarship Central is an online scholarship portal for students to apply for multiple local scholarships in one location, with one application. This year they have over $100,000 available in scholarship funds available to local students. Students planning to attend ECTC next academic year can use this site to apply for scholarships.

At present, the following scholarships are available to students planning to attend ECTC:

• Owen J. Estes Scholarship
• Martha Jane Hamilton Nursing Scholarship
• John Dink Scholarship
• Kelley Miller State Farm Scholarship
• J. R. and Carrie Edwards Scholarship
• Llewellyn Memorial Scholarship
• Central Kentucky Community Foundation ECTC Scholarship
• Central Kentucky Community Foundation ECTC Returning Student Scholarship

Students interested in applying should go to:

• CKCF Scholarship Central

The application deadline is March 1st!!!

The Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) is based on high school academic achievement. The KEES program provides scholarships to students who earn at least a 2.5 GPA each year they attend a certified Kentucky High School. The better they do in high school, the more they earn toward college. They may also earn awards for ACT/SAT scores and Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) test scores.

Home School and GED graduates may earn awards based on their ACT scores.

More information is available at KHEAA.

Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) Scholarship programs for Kentucky residents.

• Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES)
• Early Childhood Developmental Scholarship (ECDS)
• Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship
  • Request more information

Kentucky Scholarships

Listings of Kentucky Scholarships (PDF, 138 pages) and Two-Year Public Colleges (PDF, 28 pages) that are available in the state of Kentucky at KHEAA.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Current enrollment in a Kentucky Postsecondary Institution and anticipated enrollment during the award period of the 2022-2023 academic year
• Registration for a minimum of six (6) credit hours per quarter/semester
• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
• Must be a student with a disability, as verified by Disability Support Services Officer at the applicant's current postsecondary institution

Criteria on which the Scholarship Selection Committee will base their decision:

• Well articulated goals
• Academic achievement
• Disability-related leadership and service

Application Requirements:

• Completed Application (MS Word) - find on KY AHEAD Student Scholarship
• Completed Verification of Eligibility Form (MS Word) - find on KY AHEAD Student Scholarship
  • applicant must meet with Teresa Brown for verification
    • Room: 129A RPC Building
    • Phone: (270) 706-8455
    • Email: tbrown0641@kctcs.edu
• Personal statement
• Two letters of support
• Transcript(s) of all postsecondary grades

Application Deadline:

• All application materials must be received by the Scholarship Selection Committee by April 22, 2022. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Send application materials to:

• Matt Davis, M.S.W., Assistant Director
  Student Accessibility Resource Center
  Western Kentucky University
  1906 College Heights Blvd. #21052
  Bowling Green, KY  42101
  Email: matt.davis@wku.edu
  Fax: (270) 745-6289

Notification:

• Scholarship applicants will be notified of their award status by April 30, 2022. Two $500 scholarships will be awarded.

Questions:

• Questions may be directed to Matt Davis at matt.davis@wku.edu or (270) 745-5004.

• Eligibility
  • Currently serving in Kentucky National Guard
  • Completed Basic Combat Training (BCT) or contracted ROTC/SMP
  • Passing APFT/ACFT and height/weight standards
  • Not flagged
  • No unexcused absences (unsats) from drill within the previous 12 months
  • AGRs and Technicians remain eligible to use
  • Pursuing first bachelor’s degree or less
  • Have not reached lifetime cap
• Application
  • Apply online for each semester - https://ky.ngb.army.mil/tuitionstudent/
  • Must meet all eligibility rules at time of application
  • Apply by deadline
    • Fall term - apply by 1 April
    • Spring term - apply by 1 October
    • Summer - Not available
    • Winter - Not available
  • Late applications will be considered on a case-by-case contingent on funding, contact the Eucation Office if needing to apply after a deadline.

• State TA pays actual public in-state tuition cost
  • 100% of in-classroom rate, up to full time student
  • Benefit is paid directly to school
  • Participating private schools eligible (capped at $5,184.00 per semester)
  • Does NOT pay any fees or excess tuition associated with online classes
  • Benefit availability subject to State funding
• Lifetime usage caps as of Fall 2024 term
  • $27,300 for Community and Technical Colleges
  • $54,600 for comprehensive public universities or approved private colleges
  • $68,250 for research universities (UK, U of L)oCap increases 5% annuallyoChanging school type will increase or decrease lifetime cap as appropriate
  • State TA usage prior to Fall 2016 term is not counted towards cap
    • See your usage here - https://www.kheaa.com/apps/registration/signin

• Yes, even if you live outside the state or just moved to Kentucky, you are entitled to the in-state tuition rate at any of our public universities.
• This law began with the 2017-2018 school year.

• May use with any GI Bill®
• May use with Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) if eligible
• Tuition benefits applied in the following order
  • State TA
  • Federal TA
  • Post 9-11 GI Bill (if eligible)

• Service members wishing to change schools should contact the Education Office
  • Soldiers transferring from a Community College to a University will have their cap increased accordingly.
  • Soldiers transferring from a Universities to a Community College will have their cap reduced and may find they have already exhausted it.
• Classes added late may not be covered
• Classes dropped after the add/drop date, failed, or repeated still count against the Soldier’s lifetime cap.