Kansas College Scholarships

While many states offer programs for grants, loans, and scholarships, Kansas scholarships are widely available and varied so that all students may be eligible for one scholarship or another, based on study program, ethnicity, merit, or need. The State Board of Regents is the administrator of such awards and offers scholarships toward attendance at Kansas colleges and universities.

Vocational students can even find Kansas scholarships, such as the Vocational Scholarship, a merit-based opportunity for students who pass the entrance exam at one of the state's technical institute. It is a small scholarship but can offset some of the cost of attendance. Another merit-based award is the Kansas Scholars Program, set up for outstanding students who have completed the regents approved curriculum and plan to attend a state college or university. Students with above average GPAs and superior ACT scores are eligible to receive up to $1000 per academic year.

Graduate students may be eligible for the State of Kansas Distinguished Scholars Program, if they have previously been awarded scholarships such as the Fulbright or Carnegie-Mellon award. Minority students may qualify for the Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship, if their GPAs and ACT scores show academic motivation and proof of participation a regents approved curriculum can be provided, as well as evidence of financial need. Scholarships are awarded in amounts of up to $1800 per academic year for enrollment in a full-time undergraduate program within the state of Kansas and at a state college or university.

Students pursuing degrees in nursing or education may also qualify for several state funded scholarships or loan forgiveness programs if they agree to provide services in areas of great need within Kansas.

List of Kansas Scholarships

• American Legion, Department of Kansas — $1000 awarded to one freshman or sophomore undergraduate student attending a Kansas college and children of KAL members.


• Arizona Hydrological Survey Student Scholarship — $1500 awarded each year to three undergraduate and graduate students attending an Arkansas college and interested in water related fields.


• Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — $2000 to $3000 awarded each year to undergraduate students attending an Arkansas college.


• Arkansas Department of Higher Education — Up to $2500 awarded each year to up to 50 undergraduate and graduate students attending Arkansas college and majoring in select sciences.


• Arkansas Minority Teacher Scholars Program, — $5000 awarded each year to 100 minority undergraduate students attending an Arkansas college.


• ASHRAE Region VIII Scholarship — $3000 awarded each year to one undergraduate students attending Arkansas and other select state colleges.


• Brown Foundation Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Scholarship for College Students — $500 awarded to one freshman or sophomore undergraduate student attending Kansas college.


• Brown Foundation Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Scholarship for High School Seniors — $300 awarded to one freshman or sophomore undergraduate student who is Kansas resident.


• Casualty Actuaries of the Southeast Scholarship Program — $1000 awarded to one undergraduate student attending Arkansas or other select state college and majoring in actuarial science.


• Florence Wood/Arkansas Occupational Therapy Association Scholarship — $500 awarded each year to one undergraduate or graduate student attending an Arkansas college and majoring in health sciences.


• Governor's Scholars-Arkansas — $4000 to $10000 awarded each year to 75-250 undergraduate students attending an Arkansas college.


• Hobble (LON) Nursing Scholarship — $300 awarded each year to one freshman student attending a Kansas college and majoring in nursing.


• Journalism and Broadcasting Scholarships — $3000 awarded each year to one undergraduate students attending an Arkansas college and majoring in journalism/broadcasting.


• Kansas City Initiative Scholarship — $2500 to $5000 awarded each year to varied number of black undergraduate students who are residents of Kansas or Missouri.


• Markley Scholarship — $250 to $300 awarded each year to varied number of undergraduate or graduate student attending Arkansas or other select state colleges.

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