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Scholarships

Reminder:

The deadlines listed on the scholarship information calendar are the dates in which the scholarship applications must be  RECEIVED.  Scholarships listed in RED are past the deadline or do not have an update deadline. Please check back at a later time for update information. If you require extra assistance, allow for the following:

  • If you need references, allow the individual you have asked AT LEAST two weeks notice.

  • If you need either an Official Transcript or a Counselor's Report filled out, allow for AT LEAST four days prior to the deadline. If it needs to be mailed, (which is usually the case) allow for AT LEAST seven days.

Scholarships/Grants offered by the State of Kansas

Each scholarship has its own eligibility criteria and application requirements. Generally, each scholarship program requires the recipient to:

  • Be a Kansas resident
  • Enroll in a qualified program
  • Enroll at a Kansas college or university
  • Not already awarded an undergraduate degree, unless you are applying for the Nursing or Teaching Service Scholarships

Deadline: May 1, 2024

Apply at: State of Kansas Scholarships/Grants

  • Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship
  • Kansas Teacher Scholarship
  • Kansas Nursing Service Scholarship
  • Kansas Comprehensive Grant
  • Kansas National Guard Educational Assistance
  • Career Technical Workforce Grant
  • State Scholarship
  • Kansas Military Service

Kansas Promise Scholarship

The Kansas Promise Scholarship act is available at all Kansas Community Colleges and is a first come first serve scholarship with no deadline (Seniors could apply now for summer or next fall theoretically).  To see the programs eligible at each college counselors should visit kacct.org and then click on the individual school links.  All information about this new scholarship, which pays for EVERYTHING (Tuition, Fees, Books, Supplies) only room and board are not covered, is listed on the KACCT website.  There is $10 million dollars available across the state to ensure Kansas students who want to study in the most in-demand fields can do so at no cost to them.  The fields of Physical or Mental Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing and Building Trades, Early Childhood or Elementary Education, Information Technology, and each school gets to choose one more program area are eligible.  In exchange for the scholarship (which funds technical certificates in addition to anything up to and including an associates degree in the eligible fields), the only thing the student must do is complete the program that they choose and then live and work in Kansas for two years post-completion (the two year commitment can be delayed if they pursue additional higher education). 

O'Brate Foundation - Dual-Credit Scholarship

The O’Brate Foundation desires for students with limited financial means to have the ability to take college courses while in high school. Our Dual-Credit Awards vary based on each student’s enrollment status and financial situation. Students who apply earliest in the semester are extended Priority Consideration. Applications submitted before December 1st in the FALL semester and before May 1st in the SPRING semester will be considered. Login to O'Brate Foundation > Click Dual-Credit Scholarship from the Programs Menu. No access code or permissions required. Qualified applicants will be contacted by O’Brate Foundation Staff to complete an in-person or video conference interview within one to two weeks of application submission. Notification of the award decision may take two to three weeks after the interview.

RaiseMe Microscholarship Program

Did you know that you can start earning incremental college scholarships, also known as micro-scholarships, during your freshman year of high school by signing up for the RaiseMe program? When you create your online portfolio, you can start logging your grades, classes, extracurricular activities, and other college prep experiences to track your progress toward scholarships, all the way up to your senior year of high school. Several colleges and universities have partnered with RaiseMe to help eligible high school students in grades 9-12 track their personal and academic progress and start earning micro-scholarships. These awards are performance-based scholarships that are earned for achievements both inside and outside the classroom, including excellent grades, volunteering, participation in extracurricular activities, and ACT/SAT scores. Raise Me offers high school students the opportunity to quantify their leadership in high school and their community, achieving good grades, taking challenging courses, and participating in extracurricular activities. Learn more about this exciting, no-cost opportunity and sign up. The deadline for seniors to add achievements to their RaiseMe profiles is December 1 of their senior year.

Search Engines and Scholarship Programs

  • American Indian College Fund – Provides Native American students with scholarships and financial support for the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities.
  • American Indian Graduate Center & AIGCS - The largest scholarship providers to Native students in the United States, awarding $15 million in scholarships annually and more than $200 million since inception. For almost 50 years, AIGC has funded students pursing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in any field of study at any accredited institution of choice, working with over 500 tribes in all 50 states.
  • Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund – The nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
  • Cappex – A free website where you can learn which colleges want you, before you apply and learn about more than $11 billion in merit aid scholarships.
  • CashCourse – Information that helps college students stay financially informed.
  • Chegg – A place to connect with scholarships and learn about colleges.
  • The College Board Opportunity Scholarships - The program guides juniors and seniors through the college planning process and offers the chance to earn scholarships, from $500 to $40,000, for every action that students complete.
  • Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation – Educational and scholarship opportunities for students of all levels.
  • Dell Scholars Program – Recognizes academic potential and determination in students that have a definite need for financial assistance.
  • Fastweb – Create a profile and let fastweb do the research on scholarships, internships colleges and more for you.
  • Gates Millennium Scholars – Provides outstanding low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline they choose.
  • Going Merry - A free, one-stop scholarships platform. It matches you with scholarships and then helps you apply directly. It has both local and national scholarships and you can bulk-apply for multiple scholarships, which share similar essay prompts, using one application.
  • Goizueta Legacy Scholarship - Provides scholarships for the children of Coca-Cola employees.
  • HS Finder (Hispanic Scholarship Fund) – Scholarship information for Latino students.
  • Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - A national scholarship provider dedicated to advancing the education of promising students who have financial need. Open to high-achieving high school seniors who seek to attend and graduate from some of the nation's best four-year college and universities.
  • KnowHow2GO – Complete information on college prep, whether in middle school or seniors.
  • The NSHSS Foundation - The NSHSS Foundation fosters the growth of students pursuing the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), business, economics, public policy, and environmental science and sustainability fields. The NSHSS Foundation connects young scholars with additional opportunities to advance their education, personal growth and career interests.
  • Peerlift - Proven scholarships, internships, summer programs, and more gathered by fellow students like you. (Founded by a team of 2017 Coca-Cola Scholars!) Learn more about the creation of Peerlift.
  • Reagan Foundation Scholarships - Scholarship opportunities for outstanding student leaders.
  • Scholar Snapp - A free, simple-to-use data standard that allows students to reuse their application information - including contact information, essays, transcripts, etc. - from one scholarship application to another thereby streamlining the college scholarship application process.
  • Scholarships.com– A free college scholarship search and financial aid information.
  • Scholarship America – Provides information and resources for your scholarship search.
  • Scholly – A mobile app that provides students with a fast and simple way to find scholarships for college. (Created by Christopher Gray, a Coca-Cola Scholar!)
  • Thurgood Marshall College Fund – Provides scholarships, programmatic and capacity-building support to the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
  • UNCF – Awards 10,000 students each year through 400 scholarship and internship programs so that students from low- and moderate-income families can afford college tuition, books and room, and board.

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES BY MONTH