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Kansas College Grants
If you live in Kansas and have given up on the idea of obtaining a college education because you can't afford to pay your own way, you need to rethink the situation. As a Kansas resident, you could qualify for a variety of state funded grants and scholarships administered through the State Board of Regents, as well as quite a few private and corporate sources that offer additional money towards college educations, which will in turn provide a better future for such individuals so they may later provide the same assistance to others.
Kansas Comprehensive Grants, for example, can be awarded in sums between $100 and $3000 depending upon the type of school to be attended for those who are at an extreme financial disadvantage. The state's Vocational Scholarship is a merit-based award for students who are Kansas residents and pass an entrance exam to a state vocational school or technical institute. Awards are small but help to make the education affordable.
The Kansas Scholars Program is for students with academic talent who have a financial need. Qualified students will have completed a regents approved high school curriculum, are enrolled in a state college or university, have an above average GPA, and have obtained superior ACT scores. Recipients are awarded sums of up to $1000.
Minority students exhibiting academic motivation through qualifying GPAs and ACT scores and completion of a regents-approved scholars curriculum are eligible for the Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship, which is awarded to full-time undergraduates who can demonstrate financial need in amounts of up to $1800 per academic year.
List of Kansas College Grants
- Arkansas Health Education Grant Program (ARHEG) — $5000 to $14600 awarded each year to 258-288 undergraduate students who are Arkansas residents and majoring health science/veterinary fields.
- Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) — varied amount awarded to varied number of undergraduate and graduate students attending Kansas and other select state colleges.
Paying for school is not easy, but we are here to help. OEDb's student finance section will help you find the money you need to pay your tuition and other college expenses. We cover scholarships, college grants, and student loans. Scholarships and grants are both forms of "free money", meaning they don't need to be paid back. Scholarships are typically awarded by businesses or individuals, with the money being earmarked specifically for tuition. They can be awarded based on a student's location or by religious affiliation, such as Catholicism or Islam. Grants are typically awarded by governments or non-profit organizations and the money often can be applied to several different expenses a student may incur, not solely tuition. They can be awarded based on location or ethnicity, for instance African American or Hispanic. Loans are not considered "free money", because unlike scholarships and grants, they do need to be paid back after graduation. Common federal loans include Perkins and Stafford. Loans are also available by location.