Western Kentucky University offers a Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) to qualified students who are non
Kentucky residents. Students with superior achievemnet may recieve a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship"
(TIPS) to pay the difference between the tuition rate for non-resident and resident. Undergraduate students attending
the main campus participating in the Tuition Incentive Program receive approximately $1056 per year.

Click on your state or Tier to find out which counties are eligible.

Tier 1: Based on County Residence

| TENNESSEE COUNTIES

| INDIANA COUNTIES

| ILLINOIS COUNTIES

| OHIO COUNTIES

| MISSOURI COUNTIES

Tier 2: Based on County of Residence

Tier 3: Based on Academic Achievement

FRESHMAN - Any nonresident beginning freshman with a 3.4 unweighted GPA and a 24 ACT/1090 SAT.

TRANSFER - Any nonresident transfer student with 24 earned hours and a 3.4 GPA.

*Students falling into Tiers 2 and 3 are NOT eligible for TIP Scholarships.

• TIP scholarships will automatically be awarded to begining freshman with an unweighted cumulative grade
  point average of a 3.5 AND a 25 composite ACT score or a 1130 SAT total.
  
  
• Transfer students form an accredited college or university must have a cumulative grade point average of
  3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale with at least 24 semester hours earned.
  
  
• Students enrolled with a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" may qualify for each subsequent
  academic year with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 of higher.
  
  
• Students not receiving a "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" as a new student cannot receive the
  scholarship at a later date.
  
  
• If the "Tuition Incentive Program Scholarship" is cancelled because a 3.0 GPA is not maintained, it will
  not be re-instated later.
  
  
• Students falling into Tiers 2 and 3 are not eligible for the TIP Scholarship.