WKU-Glasgow Scholarships List

• $500 to $1000 scholarship for Study Beyond. Contact Juanita Bayless or James McCaslin
  
• Glasgow Noon Rotary Scholarship – 2 scholarships for $500 each. Contact person is John Rogers. Must be attending WKU Glasgow Campus for the semesters receiving scholarship. Deadline is April 1.
  
• $1000 Glasgow Business & Professional Women’s Club Scholarship. Deadline is April. Contact Dr. Juanita Bayless or Ann Patterson.
  
• ASB Summer Scholarship. Deadline is in March. Contact David Ducoff or Lisa Boswell.
  
• Sherry Rush Tabor Memorial Scholarship. Must be pursuing a degree in healthcare and have a personal experience with an immediate family member who was diagnosed with cancer. More detailed information available here
• Luska Joseph Twyman summer scholarships 2 - $500 scholarships. Must be a non-traditional student, 25 years or older. Minimum of 300 word essay on the life of Luska Twyman. 20 hours of Volunteer work must be completed at the Liberty District – Ralph Bunche Community Center. Deadline is May 12. Contact Ralph Bunche Community Foundation, P.O. Box 865, Glasgow, KY.42142
  
• Elizabeth Sanders Henning Nursing Scholarship. Must be a graduate of Barren County High School upon acceptance in an LPN or RN program. Deadline is June 1. Contact person is Sarah Vincent, Finance Officer, Barren County Board of Education, 202 W. Washington Street, Glasgow, KY 42141
  
• $1000 Community Action Scholarship for a non-traditional Barren County student. Deadline is March 31. Contact person is Darla Handy at 270-651-8171.
  
• Returning Student Scholarship. Students who made the presidnt’s list in the Fall term may apply for a returning student scholarship. Deadline is April 15. Students must be enrolled full-time. Contact Phyllis Reed, Crystal Nuckols or Richard Fitzpatrick or go online to www.wku.edu/Info/FinAid/Acad for scholarship application.
  
• The Cardinals of Kentucky, American Business Women’s Association $2000 scholarship. The candidate must be a resident of Warren, Butler, Monroe, Barren, Edmonson, Simpson, Logan, Hart, Allen or Metcalfe County. Must also have a GPA of 2.5/ 4.0. Contact person is Diane Carver at diane.carver@wku.edu >or call 270-745-5704.
  
• GO HIGHER KENTUCKY GRANT for $1000 for students taking only one class per semester. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, a Kentucky resident, 24 years or older and demonstrate financial need. Contact Kathy Fraim.
  
• Robert C Byrd Honors Scholarship up to $1500 per year. High school seniors must have 3.5 GPA, ACT of 23, and recommendation from their high school counselor. GED recipients must have at least a 2700 on their GED and be recommended by their adult education provider. Students can apply online at www.kheaa.com. Deadline for high school seniors is from December 1 to March 1. Application period for GED graduates is March 1 to June 15.
  
• FARM BUREAU scholarship for returning students. Must be a Farm Bureau member. Contact Farm Bureau Insurance at 270-678-3500 or contact the Farm Bureau in your local county.
  
• Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute Scholarship. KMHI is accepting applications for three $1000 scholarship awards. Entries must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2009. Eligible graduating high school seniors or GED recipients must currently reside in a manufactured or mobile home in Kentucky and have the desire to further their education. Contact Beety Wittaker at 502-223-0490 or by e-mail at bwhittaker@kmhi.org.
  
• Drs. Bharat and Dr. Bharati Mody Minority Scholarship. Must be a female minority student at Western Kentucky University Glasgow Campus. First priority is given to Barren County Students.
  
• Terry Lee Spear Memorial Scholarship. $500 per year. Now awarded on a semi-annual basis. Was awarded in 2008. Will be awarded again in 2010. Contact person is Steve Jessie at 270-651-8359.
  
• Merit Aid.Com
  There are several scholarship opportunities available on this comprehensive, free merit aid scholarship database. For additional information, log on to www.meritaid.com. This is a free source.

List Updated January 2010