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Kentucky scholarships

102 scholarships open to students in Kentucky, with the amount, the deadline and who can apply for each. State and local awards draw a far smaller applicant pool than national ones, which usually makes them the better use of an afternoon.

Amounts come from the provider. A large figure is sometimes the total a fund awards across all its recipients rather than what one student receives — confirm the individual award with the provider before you apply.

• Kimpact Foundation Grant

  $5,000·Typically closes around July 31 — confirm with the provider

• Trustee Scholar

  Middle Tennessee State University

  $5,000·Priority deadline for fall admission

• Nitro College Scholarship

  Nitro College

  $5,000·Open/No Deadline

• Kentucky Governor's Scholar Provost Scholarship

  University of Kentucky

  $2,500–$5,000·Typically closes around December 1 — confirm with the provider

• Provost Academic Scholarship (Kentucky Residents)

  University of Kentucky

  $2,500–$5,000·Typically closes around December 1 — confirm with the provider

• Cardinal Commitment Grant

  University of Louisville

  $2,000–$5,000·Typically closes around February 15 — confirm with the provider

• Trustees' Competitive Scholarships

  University of Louisville

  $1,000–$5,000·Typically closes around December 1 — confirm with the provider

• Presidential Scholar

  Middle Tennessee State University

  $4,500·Priority deadline for fall admission

• Colonel PLUS

  Eastern Kentucky University

  $4,000·June 22, 2027

• David L. Rice Merit Scholarship

  University of Southern Indiana

  $1,000–$4,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• True Blue Scholar

  Middle Tennessee State University

  $3,500·Priority deadline for fall admission

• Colonel

  Eastern Kentucky University

  $3,000·June 22, 2027

• Excellence Award

  Eastern Kentucky University

  $3,000·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider

• Margaret McDonald Scholarship

  Lindsey Wilson University

  $2,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Cardinal Out-of-State Grant

  State University of New York at Plattsburgh

  $2,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• KEES Across Kentucky Scholarship

  Campbellsville University

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Maroon PLUS

  Eastern Kentucky University

  $2,000·June 22, 2027

• Leon Bradley Scholarship Program

  $2,000·April 15

• MetLife Foundation Scholarship

  MetLife Foundation

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Rogers Scholars Scholarship

  Northern Kentucky University

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Renewable Southern Union Scholarship

  Southern Adventist University

  up to $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Kentucky Guaranteed Transfer Scholarship

  University of Louisville

  $2,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• KEES Matching for Transfer Students

  Campbellsville University

  $1,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarship

  Eastern Kentucky University

  $1,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider