University-Wide Scholarship Information

The following scholarships are offered to both traditional and nontraditional beginning freshmen who begin attendance in the fall semester. Scholarships are awarded competitively on the basis of ACT/SAT scores, cumulative grade point average on an unweighted 4.0 scale, rank in class, curriculum, activities, and honors. 

Complete applications for the scholarships listed below should be received with a postmark date no later than February 1 to be given full consideration. To meet the February 1 deadline, applicants should have qualifying test scores PRIOR to February test dates. Late scores cannot be accepted. 

It is not necessary to apply for a specific award. Need is not a factor in scholarship decisions; however, receipt of a scholarship may require an adjustment in a financial aid package. Students will be awarded the largest scholarship possible. 

Although the Office of Admissions cannot offer scholarships to all of the students who apply, we assure that each application will receive careful consideration and fair treatment in what is a very competitive situation. Applicants for the Alumni Leadership Scholarship should enclose with the completed application a two page, double spaced essay on your experiences and goals as a leader (see below). All scholarship applicants will be notified by April 30. 

While the information presented here is as accurate as possible as of the date of publication, the University reserves the right to make changes that future circumstances may require. 

Scholarship	Details	Value	Number	Yes
Presidential	Comparatively awarded.  Last year's averages were :4.0GPA&32.70 ACT	in-state tuition, double room on campus, meal & book allowances	10	Yes
Award of Excellence	Competitively awarded. Last year's averages were: 3.983 GPA & 30.34 ACT	in-state tuition, double room on campus & book allowances	30	Yes
Hallmark	National Merit or Achievement Semi- Finalist & 3.0 GPA ACT composite of 28 (or SAT total of 1240) & 3.9 GPA	In-state tuition, double room on campus & book allowances	Unlimited	Yes
Regents	ACT composite of 28 (or SAT total of 1240) & 3.9 GPA	in-state tuition	Unlimited	Yes
KY Governor's Scholar	Participant In the Governors Scholars Program	in-state tuition	Unlimited	Yes
Alumni leadership	ACT of 21, 3.0 CPA, exceptional leadership) & essay listed above	$1000	3	Yes
Kentucky Scholar	lst or 2nd in class at a Kentucky high school & not receiving a larger award	$1100	Unlimited	No
College Heights	Comparatively Awarded	$800	75	No
Alumni	Comparatively Awarded	$600	30	No
Special Awards	Varies according to the criteria established by more than 250 trust funds administered by the College Heights Foundation and the WKU Foundation	Varies	Varies	Varies

The following scholarships for African-American students are available under guidelines established by Western Kentucky University in accordance with the Desegregation Plan mandated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Ogden College Foundation 

Approximately 100 awards in the amount of $500 per semester are available annually for beginning freshmen and returning
students. The minimum criteria are: 

• Kentucky resident, 

• rank in the top 15%, 

• ACT composite of 26 (or 26 in math and science categories), and 

• majoring within Ogden College of Science,Technology, and Health. 

For information or scholarship application write to: 

Ogden College Foundation
P.O. Box 3350 
Bowling Green, KY 42102-3350 
(270) 846-3108 

WKU Alumni Chapter of Greater Louisville 

Competitive awards available for $500 per semester of students' Freshman Year. Applicants must be residents of Jefferson County, KY. Criteria includes scholarship, leadership, activities and high school involvement. For more information and a scholarship application, write to: 

Kent F. Groemling, Scholarship Chair 
1932 Rutherford Avenue Louisville, KY 40205 
(502) 637-0610 

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