To apply for scholarships, log in to your ScholarshipUniverse profile using your linkblue credentials. Application Deadline is March 1, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
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).
| Scholarship | Requirements | Minimum GPA | Who Can Apply | Amount | Renewable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan M. Belmore Memorial Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $500 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Anna Beth Burnett Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, overcame obstacles in life (as stated in scholarship essay) | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $500 - $1,000 | Yes |
| Bush-Holbrook Undergraduate Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $500 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Cleveland Fund | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences | 3.00 | Senior status (90+ credits) | $500 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Cobb-Little Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Sophomore, junior, senior status | $1,000 - $3,000 | Yes |
| William R. and Lucy Salmon Crain Scholarship in Health Sciences | Full-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 nursing | 3.50 | Sophomore status | $1,000 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Scott, Sue Ann, and Foster Family Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, completed first year of college, demonstrated extracurricular activities in UK organizations | 3.00 | Sophomore, junior, senior status | $1,000 | Yes |
| Andrew Jackson Gardner Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $500 - $1,000 | Yes |
| Robert P. and Carla H. Hay Endowment Scholarship Fund | Full-time undergraduate student, Kentucky or Tennessee resident, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $500 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Robert B. and Helen P. Jewell Foundation Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in Mathematics, Biology, or English, demonstrated financial need | 2.75 | Incoming freshmen | $8,500 | Yes |
| J. Wesley Johnson Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student, Kentucky resident majoring in the sciences, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $2,500 | Yes |
| Jones Family Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $500 | Yes |
| Lunsford Scholars | Full-time undergraduate student major in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need, pursuing high-impact experience | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current freshmen, and current sophomores | $5,000 | No |
| Douglas and Belenda MacFarland Fund | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $1,900 | Yes |
| Roger L. Meredith Scholarship for Pre-Med Students | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences on the pre-med track | 2.50 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $1,000 | No |
| David and Lauri Perry Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need, actively involved in student extracurricular activities | 3.25 | Incoming freshmen and sophomore status (30+ credits) | $1,000 | Yes |
| Doris Fooks Rosenbaum and Harold D. Rosenbaum, M.D. Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student pursuing a major or minor in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated volunteer and/or community service | 3.20 | Incoming freshmen from Adair and Robertson County, transfer students from Maysville Community College | $3,000 | Yes |
| Ralph M. Shearer Endowed Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky high school graduate | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $1,000 | Yes |
| Tommie S. Schlamp Memorial Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Sophomore, junior, senior status (30+ credits) | $1,000 | Yes |
| Thomas E. Shown, MD Endowed Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, minimum 20 years old, 'second start' student, works at least 20 hours per month | 2.50 | Sophomore, junior, senior status (30+ credits) | $2,000 - $3,000 | Yes |
| Thomas M. and Jeri A. Tippett Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, must take a minimum of three credit hours of business courses per semester | 3.00 | Sophomore, junior, senior status (30+ credits) | $2,000 - $3,000 | Yes |
| Waddell Scholarship | Full-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 need | 2.50 | Incoming freshmen | $1,000 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Madie Lee Walker Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $1,000 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Henry Ward Endowed Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky high school graduate, demonstrated financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $600 | Yes |
| Mimi Ward Undergraduate Research Award | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, participates in academic research, must have received less than two other academic scholarships | 2.75 | Current students, transfer students, international students | $1,000 | No |
| Myrtle M. and Orvan R. Whitlow Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need, Kentucky resident, ACT of 30 or above | 3.50 | Incoming freshmen | $2,500 | Yes |