Apr 20th, 2026

December 2025 graduate Emma Bunch of Glasgow has earned the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. NSF Graduate Research Fellows receive a three-year award valued at $159,000 for master's or Ph.D. study.

Apr 17th, 2026

WKU student Brianna Bennish was awarded a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship in the Spring 2026 application cycle for study abroad to Poland in Summer 2026.

Apr 15th, 2026

Priscilla Riggs, a first-generation college student in English and Marketing, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to South Korea.

Apr 13th, 2026

WKU juniors Cole Meador and Alejandro Ramirez have been named Goldwater Scholars in the 2026 competition. They are two of five students at Kentucky universities to earn the most prestigious undergraduate award in the United States in STEM fields.

Apr 7th, 2026

Emma Childress, a second-year first-generation college student studying English and Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies, has been selected for the highly-selective Fulbright UK Summer Institutes.

Mar 26th, 2026

Four WKU students have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships. The program fully funds 8-week intensive language study and cultural immersion abroad in areas critical to U.S. national security and economic competitiveness.

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.

Mar 12th, 2026

WKU has been recognized as an all-time Top Producing Institution in the Gilman Scholarship Program. In the 25-year history of the program, WKU is a national leader among Medium Colleges and Universities.

Feb 23rd, 2026

WKU junior Caden Lucas has been named a Finalist for the 2026 Truman Scholarship, the nation’s preeminent award recognizing future leaders in public service.

Feb 2nd, 2026

11 WKU students earned the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the October 2025 application cycle.