May 28th, 2025

Shwe Win, a two-time Public Health graduate of Western Kentucky University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship to Thailand.

May 27th, 2025

24 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2025 application cycle, more than all other public universities in Kentucky combined. Combined, their scholarships totaled $83,000.

May 23rd, 2025

Nguyen Ngoc Minh Nguyen has been selected for a Fulbright US Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Taiwan for the 2025-26 academic year.

May 21st, 2025

Mykah Carden has been named a Udall scholar. The Udall Undergraduate Scholarship recognizes outstanding students studying the environment, Native American Tribal policy, and health care. Mykah is the first WKU student to receive this award since 2010.

May 20th, 2025

The Freeman Award for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) recognized four WKU students as winners and two additional students as alternates. Additionally, the Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant was awarded to one student.

May 13th, 2025

Two WKU students have been accepted into the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program. These two recipients will participate in paid summer STEM research internship programs.

Apr 25th, 2025

Cole Meador has been accepted into the DAAD RISE Germany program for summer 2025. Recipients of this scholarship travel to Germany for the summer to conduct research at German universities and research institutions.

Apr 22nd, 2025

Two WKU students were awarded Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarships for study abroad in the February 2025 application cycle. The recipients were offered scholarships for study abroad in Austria for the Summer 2024 term. 

Apr 16th, 2025

Charles Uland and Asa Ashley have been named Goldwater Scholars. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent nationally competitive award for undergraduates interested in pursuing research in STEM disciplines.

Mar 31st, 2025

Sophomore Lilian Branch has earned a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship that fully funds a summer of intensive Chinese language study for the second year in a row.