The Kentucky Lottery contributes millions annually in student financial aid awards, such as the state’s need-based grant program; the merit-based Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) program; and the KHEAA Teacher Scholarship.
The Kentucky Tuition Grant offers awards to Kentucky residents attending or planning to attend college in Kentucky in the amount of $200 to $2,964 dollars per year. Students must be full-time undergraduates enrolled in an associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree program. To apply, fill out the FAFSA.
The Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) can be an award amount up to $1000 per year, and it is based on your GPA and your ACT scores. The Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) is administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), is funded by Kentucky Lottery proceeds.
If you want to be a teacher in Kentucky, then the Teacher Scholarship Program may be right for you. Freshman and sophomore students can get $625 per semester and $325 for summer. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students can get $2,500 per semester and $1,250 for summer. You need to be a Kentucky resident pursuing initial teacher certification at a Kentucky college or university. The program is need-based, and you must meet your college programs GPA requirements. If you do not complete your degree or teach after your degree, according to program guidelines; then the scholarship becomes a loan to be repaid at 6% interest from the date it was administered. To apply for the scholarship, you must fill out the FAFSA and the Teacher Scholarship application. More information about this scholarship is available at the KHEAA .
The Go Higher Grant awards up to $1,000 per academic year for students who enroll in a participating Kentucky college or university less than half-time. You must be a Kentucky resident; you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; you must be age 24 or older; and you must demonstrate financial need. You need to fill out the FAFSA and complete the Go Higher Grant application .
The College Access Program (CAP) awards $1,900 per year. You must be a Kentucky resident. The program is designed to assist Kentucky’s financially needy undergraduate students attend college. You must be enrolled at least half-time in a college, university, proprietary school, or technical college in Kentucky. To apply, you must fill out the FAFSA. To be eligible for a CAP Grant in Kentucky, the total expected family contribution (EFC) cannot be more than $4,617.
Kentucky School Grants for 2012
Education grants in the state of Kentucky are geared at supporting all different types of programs. They are also geared at helping students to attend postsecondary institutions. Here we look at two of the grants worth taking a closer look at in 2011.
Kentucky Tuition Grant
The Kentucky Tuition Grant (KTG) is a program that offers grants to Kentucky students who qualify for them. This is a need-based grant that is only available to students who plan to attend independent colleges in the Commonwealth. Eligible educational institutions must receive accreditation by a regional accrediting association.
This grant is designed to help post secondary students pay for the higher tuition charges that are imposed upon them by the independent colleges. To qualify for this grant program students must be enrolled in an associate or baccalaureate degree program on a full-time basis and must have no money owing to either a Title IV program or the KHEAA. Credit hours that come by online courses or correspondence courses are not eligible for the purposes of this grant, with the exception of courses that are taken through the Kentucky Virtual Campus. The amount of money awarded from this grant program ranges from $200 to $2,964.
Kentucky Farm Bureau Women’s Mini-Grant Program
This mini-grant program is administered through the Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation and is a special project of Kentucky Farm Bureau Women. The purpose of this mini-grant is to promote education programs for preschool to grade twelve and also for academic programs for adults who wish to continue their education after being out of school for a number of years. The goal is to increase agricultural literacy for each group of students. The grant is up to $500 a year and it is given out to Farm Bureaus to distribute to schools. In 2011 six mini-grants will be distributed.
These mini-grants are competitive in nature and are given out to those who demonstrate the greatest need. Prior recipients of the award must wait three years to re-apply for grant money.
In summary, many of the school grants in Kentucky and other financial aid programs offered in Kentucky can be found at the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority website.