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Mar 23rd, 2026

Seven WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition. Fulbright U.S. Student grants fund a year of study, research, or English teaching for recent graduates.

Sep 11th, 2025

150 WKU students and recent graduates submitted 199 applications for nationally competitive scholarships in the 2024-25 academic year, earning recognition 69 times and more than $570,000 for study abroad, research, language study, and graduate school.

Apr 24th, 2024

Vivian Rivera (‘24 Biology), Isabel Pergande (‘22 Political Science and History), and Jack Galloway (‘24 Business Data Analytics and Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies) have been named alternates in the Fulbright US Student Progr

Apr 23rd, 2024

Vivian Rivera is WKU's latest to earn the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 and a $16,000 cost-of-education allowance is awarded to their graduate institution.

Apr 5th, 2024

Ashton Lyvers, a graduating senior in Psychological Science and Criminology, has been awarded a Fulbright US Student grant to conduct research on gender expression and respect with the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology at KU Leuven in Belgium.

Apr 23rd, 2024

Vivian Rivera is WKU's latest to earn the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 and a $16,000 cost-of-education allowance is awarded to their graduate institution.

Mar 14th, 2023

WKU senior Molly Parker Robinson of Benton will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in the France and the United Kingdom after graduating.

Aug 4th, 2022

One hundred thirteen Hilltoppers submitted 139 applications for the nation’s most prestigious scholarship competitions during 2021-22, earning recognition 58 times with a total value of more than $383,175.

Aug 12th, 2021

WKU students and recent graduates earned recognition 63 times, totaling more than $653,627 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad.

Apr 26th, 2021

WKU student Isabel Eliassen will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to complete the International Master's Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IMAS) at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan.