WKU News

Jun 1st, 2023

20 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2023 application cycle—as many as all other colleges and universities in Kentucky combined.

May 26th, 2023

Two WKU students were awarded the Freeman-ASIA scholarship, and three additional WKU students were awarded Phi Kappa Phi study abroad grants. Their awards totaled $11,000.

Apr 7th, 2023

WKU student Vivian Rivera has been awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. One of only three students studying at Kentucky institutions to be named a Goldwater Scholar in this application cycle, she is WKU's first since 2019.

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.

Feb 20th, 2023

31 WKU students earned the Gilman Scholarship in the October 2022 application cycle, more than in any other cycle and more than all of Kentucky's other public institutions combined. The awards totaled $128,000.

Jan 19th, 2023

WKU students have earned over $1 million from the nationally competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Since the program's inception in 2001, 291 WKU students have been named Gilman Scholars.

Jan 17th, 2023

WKU student Tramaine Hawkins of Hopkinsville was named the institution’s first Gilman-McCain Scholar, a designation awarded to 100 child and spousal dependents of active or activated U.S. military personnel for study abroad per academic year.

Dec 15th, 2022

WKU student Ralphy Gardner of Todd County was named a 2023 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellow. He is one of 45 fellows selected nationwide and only the third WKU student to earn this honor, the second in two years.

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 1st, 2022

Three WKU students were awarded Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarships, and another WKU student was awarded a Freeman Award for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA). The recipients were offered scholarships totaling $7,375 for study abroad.

May 13th, 2022

20 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2022 application cycle, more than any other Kentucky institution. This reflects a 80% selection rate for WKU applicants who worked with the Office of Sch

Jan 24th, 2022

19 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the October 2021 application cycle, more than all other Kentucky institutions combined.

Jan 19th, 2022

WKU graduate Keightley Dudgeon of Crestwood was named a 2021 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellow. She is one of 45 fellows selected nationwide and only the second WKU student to earn this honor.

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.

Jul 2nd, 2021

WKU student Christopher Cole Sawyers of Williamsburg was named a 2021 Tillman Scholar, a designation awarded to only 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses nationwide by the Pat Tillman Foundation.

Jun 3rd, 2021

21 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2021 application cycle, a 100% selection rate for WKU applicants who worked with the Office of Scholar Development to prepare applications.

Apr 13th, 2021

WKU student Allyson Copeland and alumnus Shashaank Narayanan have been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides a $34,000 stipend and a $12,000 cost of education allowance annually for three years of study.

Dec 11th, 2020

25 WKU students were recognized by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the October 2020 application cycle. 21 WKU students--more than any other university in Kentucky--were offered scholarships totaling $98,500.

Oct 22nd, 2020

A record number of WKU students and recent graduates applied for nationally competitive scholarships in the 2019-20 academic year, including high percentages of first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented minority students.

Jul 16th, 2020

27 WKU students were recognized by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2020 application cycle.