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Scholarship decisions will be made by May 1, 2023. 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
The 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 with 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 or Biology, demonstrated financial need 2.75 Incoming freshmen $8,500 Yes
J. Wesley Johnson Scholarship

Full-time undergraduate student, Kentucky resident, demonstrated financial need, majoring in the sciences

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
Douglas and Belenda MacFarland Fund Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need, Kentucky resident 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 students, 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 students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need 3.00 Sophomore, junior, senior status (30+ credits) $1,000 Yes
Hajja Razia Sharif Sheikh Islamic Studies Scholar Scholarship Full-time undergraduate student, pursuing a course of study in Islamic Studies 3.00 Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students $1,000 Yes
Thomas E. Shown, MD Endowed Scholarship Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, minimum 20 years old, 'second start' student, works 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 students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, must take minimum 3 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 students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need, Kentucky high school graduate, assumed parental and/or caregiver role while still a minor 2.50 Incoming freshmen $1,000 - $2,000 Yes
Madie Lee Walker Scholarship Full-time undergraduate students, 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 students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need, Kentucky high school graduate 3.00 Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students $600 Yes
Mimi Ward Undergraduate Research Award Full-time undergraduate students, 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 students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrated financial need, Kentucky resident, ACT of 30 or above 3.50 Incoming freshmen $2,500 Yes