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Scholarship decisions will be made by April 5, 2024. 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, continuing Freshmen with sophomore status$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