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The delay in FAFSA reporting has delayed the scholarship selection process. We hope to notify all students by May 1, 2024 regarding scholarship selections. All students will be notified via their official UKY email address if they have or have not been selected as a scholarship recipient.

For any questions, please contact the Arts & Sciences Scholarship Committee at as-scholarships@uky.edu.
 

Scholarships Housed Within the A&S Dean's Office

All Arts & Sciences scholarship recipients must be full-time students with a declared major in Arts & Sciences (with the exception of the Rosenbaum Scholarship). 

ScholarshipRequirementsMinimum GPAWho Can ApplyAmountRenewable
Susan M. Belmore Memorial ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students$500 - $2,000Yes
Anna Beth Burnett ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, overcame obstacles in life (as stated in scholarship essay)3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students$500 - $1,000Yes
Bush-Holbrook Undergraduate ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students$500 - $2,000Yes
Cleveland FundFull-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences3.00Senior status (90+ credits)$500 - $2,000Yes
Cobb-Little ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, demonstrated financial need3.00Sophomore, junior, senior status$1,000 - $3,000Yes
William R. and Lucy Salmon Crain Scholarship in Health SciencesFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, 90% completion towards pre-professional requirements in medicine, dentistry, health sciences, pharmacy, or nursing3.50Sophomore status$1,000 - $2,000Yes
Scott, Sue Ann, and Foster Family ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, completed first year of college, demonstrated extracurricular activities in UK organizations3.00Sophomore, junior, senior status$1,000Yes
Andrew Jackson Gardner ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students$500 - $1,000Yes
Robert P. and Carla H. Hay Endowment Scholarship FundFull-time undergraduate student, Kentucky or Tennessee resident, demonstrated financial need3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students$500 - $2,000Yes
Robert B. and Helen P. Jewell Foundation ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in Mathematics, Biology, or English, demonstrated financial need2.75Incoming freshmen$8,500Yes
J. Wesley Johnson ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student, Kentucky resident majoring in the sciences, demonstrated financial need3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students$2,500Yes
Jones Family ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students$500Yes
Lunsford ScholarsFull-time undergraduate student major in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need, pursuing high-impact experience3.00Incoming freshmen, current freshmen, and current sophomores$5,000No
Douglas and Belenda MacFarland FundFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, demonstrated financial need3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students$1,900Yes
Roger L. Meredith Scholarship for Pre-Med StudentsFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences on the pre-med track2.50Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students$1,000No
David and Lauri Perry ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need, actively involved in student extracurricular activities3.25Incoming freshmen and sophomore status (30+ credits)$1,000Yes
Doris Fooks Rosenbaum and Harold D. Rosenbaum, M.D. ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student pursuing a major or minor in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated volunteer and/or community service3.20Incoming freshmen from Adair and Robertson County, transfer students from Maysville Community College$3,000Yes
Ralph M. Shearer Endowed ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky high school graduate3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students$1,000Yes
Tommie S. Schlamp Memorial ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need3.00Sophomore, junior, senior status (30+ credits)$1,000Yes
Thomas E. Shown, MD Endowed ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, minimum 20 years old, 'second start' student, works at least 20 hours per month2.50Sophomore, junior, senior status (30+ credits)$2,000 - $3,000Yes
Thomas M. and Jeri A. Tippett ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, must take a minimum of three credit hours of business courses per semester3.00Sophomore, junior, senior status (30+ credits)$2,000 - $3,000Yes
Waddell ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky high school graduate, assumed parental and/or caregiver role as a minor, demonstrated financial need2.50Incoming freshmen$1,000 - $2,000Yes
Madie Lee Walker ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students$1,000 - $2,000Yes
Henry Ward Endowed ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky high school graduate, demonstrated financial need3.00Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students$600Yes
Mimi Ward Undergraduate Research AwardFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, participates in academic research, must have received less than two other academic scholarships2.75Current students, transfer students, international students$1,000No
Myrtle M. and Orvan R. Whitlow ScholarshipFull-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need, Kentucky resident, ACT of 30 or above3.50Incoming freshmen$2,500Yes