University of Kentucky USA Incoming Students Scholarship

The College of Education at the University of Kentucky offers scholarships for incoming first-year students, undergraduate and transfer students, graduate students, and students in the Overseas Student Teaching program. The College of Education states it provides these scholarships through the generosity of donors, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends.

Eligibility for consideration is tied to the College of Education scholarship criteria. Applicants are automatically considered for College of Education scholarships for which they meet the criteria, which may include consideration of merit, declared major, geographic location, and financial need. Applicants who wish to be considered for needs-based scholarships must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Selection is described as committee based. The College of Education states that decisions are made by a committee due to the highly competitive nature of such awards, and that applicants receive email communication if they have or have not been selected as a scholarship recipient.

Students must fill out a scholarship application each year to be eligible for consideration of scholarship awards in the College of Education. The application information provided includes online submission via Scholarship Universe, and once an application is submitted there is no way to change or update what was submitted.

• Must be accepted to the University of Kentucky.
• Must have a declared major in the College of Education.
• Must have a completed application submitted by the deadline provided below.
• Incoming first-year applicants include graduating high school seniors or applicants who have not previously attended college.
• Undergraduate applicants include undergraduate and transfer students.
• Graduate applicants must have been admitted into a graduate program in the College of Education.
• Applicants who wish to be considered for needs-based scholarships must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Current undergraduate scholarship award winners must fill out a scholarship application each year to be eligible for consideration of new and renewed scholarship awards in the College of Education.

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1. Use link blue account information to apply for College of Education scholarships online.
2. Log into Scholarship Universe using LinkBlue credentials.
3. In Scholarship Universe, use the search box at the top by your name and search “College of Education”.
4. For incoming first-year students, find and fill out the “College of Education General Scholarship- Incoming Freshmen” application.
5. For current undergraduate students and incoming accepted transfer students, find and fill out the “College of Education General Scholarship Fund- Current Undergraduate and Incoming Transfer” application.
6. For current and incoming graduate students, find and fill out the “College of Education General Scholarship Fund- Graduate” application. The College of Education states applying to this automatically applies you to any other College of Education scholarships for which you meet the eligibility requirements.
7. Submit the application. The College of Education states that once submitted, there is no way to change or update what has been submitted.

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