Outside Scholarships
Outside Scholarships
The financial aid office has gathered these resources and information for outside scholarships to help you in your search. Please research any scholarship offered outside of the university, and keep in mind that scholarship applications should be free.
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General Scholarships
Adventographer Travel Scholarship
Award amount: $1,500
Biannual (twice a year) scholarship open to any student who is enrolled in full-time studies at their institutions.
Bader Family Charitable Trust Scholarship (PDF application)
Award amount: up to $10,000 per year (renewable for three successive periods)
Students from the Louisville Metro area who are the first generation in their families to attend college are eligible to apply.
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Award amount: varies
There are various scholarships, many specific to areas of the Blue Grass region of Kentucky.
Business and Professional Women of Kentucky Grant
Award amount: varies
The grant application process is open to male & female students who are residents of Kentucky, at least 18 years of age, currently in or planning a career in the Kentucky workforce, and attending a Kentucky college or university.
Community Foundation of Louisville
Award amount:v aries
Community Foundation of Louisville manages more than 100 scholarships of varying awards.
Award amount: $2,500
A scholarship designed to support students from diverse backgrounds and students who are majoring in design-related fields such as architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and engineering fields.
Award amount: $500
Any junior or senior in high school or college student with a minimum 2.5 GPA may apply for this scholarship.
Award amount: varies
Up to $125,000 in tuition dollars available to 18-24 years old who plan to attend an accredited two- or four-year school.
Harrison County Community Foundation
Award amount: varies
Applicants from Harrison County, Indiana, may apply online for several different scholarship programs.
Illustrator of the Future Contest
Award amount: $500-$1,000
These quarterly contests are open to new and amateur science fiction and fantasy artists through Sept 30 annually.
Award amount: varies
The applicant must be the natural, adopted, step-child or full dependent of a worker killed or permanently injured in a compensable work-related accident during the course and scope of employment with a Kentucky-based employer and entitled to receive benefits under the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Act. The applicant must be between the ages of 16 and 25 at the time of the application and demonstrate substantial financial need. Academic achievement, aptitude and community service of the applicant are considered.
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship
Award amount: varies
Be a high school senior or current undergraduate. Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Demonstrate academic achievement, leadership ability, financial need, and contributions to school and community. Plan to attend full-time.
Louisville Metro Housing Scholarship
Award amount: varies
To participate, students must live in a public housing development or receive Section 8 assistance from the Louisville Metro Housing Authority. Scholarships are awarded based upon a student’s GPA, financial need, other financial aid, written essay and an interview process. College students must maintain at least a 2.5 and must be enrolled full time.
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
We conduct the National Merit® Scholarship Program, an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships. High school students enter the program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements.
Oldham County Community Scholarships (OCCS)
Award amount: varies
Oldham County Community Scholarships list includes a number of different scholarships of varying amounts.
Award amount: $2,500
To be eligible for the OppU Achievers Scholarship, a student must: be enrolled full time in high school or at least part time in college, graduate, professional, or trade school, and possess a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0/4.0.
Award amount: varies
A wide range of scholarships available with varying award amounts.
Source Data Bi-Annual Scholarship
Award amount: $500
Essay-based bi-annual (twice per year) scholarship provides college and university students an opportunity to earn money to further their education.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA)
Our aim is to encourage and enable clinicians in the health professions to work in underserved areas. We accomplish this by offering loan repayment, scholarship and loan programs. We also provide funds to schools, which enables them to make scholarships available to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Award amount: varies
Various essay-based contests with scholarship awards.
William Cullen Colburn Memorial Scholarship
Award amount: varies
Undergraduate that attends an accredited university full-time.
Accounting/Business/Communications Scholarships
American Ad Federation Diversity Scholarship
Award amount: $2,500
Essay-based scholarship for students pursuing a college major, degree, or certificate, relating to advertising or marketing communications (including communications, mass communications, journalism, advertising, public relations, marketing, business communications, graphic arts, computer design, multi-media, and English) with the intent of pursuing a career in the field. The essay should reveal your understanding of and need for a more diverse and inclusive workforce for the benefit of the community and the Louisville advertising and communications industry.
Fisher Investments “Invest in your Future”
Award amount: $5,000
Bi-annual (twice per year) essay-based scholarship for students who meet eligibility requirements and are pursuing a degree in a field that promotes financial literacy such as business, law, finance, accounting or economics.
Award amount: $1,500
Open to undergrads majoring in business who are residents of Eastern Kentucky. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Athletic Scholarships
Award amount: varies
USBC website offers several scholarship opportunities for bowlers.
Education Scholarships
Empowered Future Teachers Scholarship
Award amount: $10,000
For any qualified applicant pursuing a career as a preschool-5th grade teacher.
Marvin Dodson-Carl Perkins Scholarship
Award amount: up to $6,000
Annual award for a college junior, senior, post-baccalaureate student seeking a Teaching Endorsement or Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) candidates in a Kentucky college or university, 3.0 GPA, must be a member of the Ky. Education Assoc. (KEA) and must plan to teach in Kentucky.
Health & Natural Sciences Scholarships
American Association of College of Nursing Scholarships
Award amount: varies
Scholarships for students at various levels of nursing education.
Auxillary Nursing Care Scholarship
Award amount: varies
Be a high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student. Major in a field directly related to nursing. Demonstrate financial need. Attend or plan to attend full time at the university.
Coursey Enterprises, INC. Student Scholarship
Award amount: $250
Applicants must be first year nursing students who are earning either their RN or LPN degree, are U.S. citizens, and have written a 200 word essay answering “Why I want to be a nurse.”
Eight & Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship Fund
Award amount: $5,000
The Eight and Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship was established to assist registered nurses with advanced preparation for positions in supervision, administration or teaching. Students must have employment prospects in specific positions in hospitals, clinics or health departments upon completion of their education, and the position must have a full-time and direct relationship to pediatric lung and respiratory control. Applicants must have a current registered nurse license.
Healthcare Academic Scholarship
Award amount: $500
An essay-based scholarship for students in a qualified healthcare related program. Can only apply once per year.
The Healthline and The Nature Conservancy Stronger Scholarship
Award amount: $5,000 (4 awards)
This award is for students who are committed to making a difference at the intersection of health and climate change through their studies, extracurriculars, and career goals. Applicants must be college juniors, college seniors, or graduate students at an accredited U.S. institution as of fall 2022. There is no GPA requirement, however an essay is required in order to explain the work you are doing through your extracurriculars and experiences related to health and climate change.
Loren Richards Elder Care Scholarship
Award amount: $2,000 (renewable for one additional year of undergraduate study)
Established in 2008 by the children of Loren Richards in memory of their father. The scholarship is offered to students pursuing a degree in a field of study (i.e., nursing, medicine, science, nutrition, physical therapy, etc.) that will prepare them for a career that will have direct impact on the elderly population.
Criteria
- Must have a career goal of providing competent, compassionate care to the elderly
- Must be a current undergraduate student who will be enrolled full-time as a junior or senior in the upcoming academic year at an accredited four-year college or university in Kentucky
- Must be pursuing a four-year degree that will prepare them for a career that will have direct impact on the elderly population (including, but not limited to, nursing, medicine, science, nutrition, physical therapy, social work, etc.)
- Must meet one or more of the following qualifications:
- First-generation college student
- Single Parent
- Nontraditional student (student has taken time off high school before attending college and is older than 23)
- Must be a full-time resident of Kentucky
- Must have a minimum college GPA of 2.5
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
Award amount: varies
The website offers a variety of scholarships offered to nurses in the oncology field.
Award amount: $1,500 undergraduates, $2,500 graduate students
Annual scholarship for an undergraduate pursing a career in healthcare and a graduate student pursuing a career in medicine, nursing, and/or public health.
Sara Jean Parks Pendleton Scholarship
Award amount: varies
Applicants Must:
- Be female residents of the State of Kentucky
- Have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Must intend to work in the medical profession
- Be planning to attend full-time any accredited college, university, technical, trade or professional school, located in the United States
SGNA RN Advancing Education Scholarship (Society of Gastrointestinal Nurses and Assoc)
Award amount: $1,000- $2,500
Applicant must be a member of SGNA, and a registered nurse currently enrolled full- or part-time for a minimum of one semester in an accredited advance degree program pursuing a BSN, MSN, or PhD with a GPA of at least 3.0.
Military Scholarships
Air Force Association Scholarships
Award amount: varies
Various scholarships for active duty Air Force, full-time Air National Guard or full-time Air Force Reserve (officer or enlisted).
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Award amount: varies
The son or daughter of one of the following: Active duty, reserve or veteran U.S. Marine who has served at least 90 days and has received an Honorable or Medical Discharge or was killed while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.Active duty or reserve U.S. Navy Corpsman who is currently attached to a Marine unit, or was attached to a Marine unit and has received an Honorable or Medical Discharge or was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy. Graduating from high school or currently attending college. Scholarships limited to undergraduate students pursuing their first bachelor’s degree. Maxium family adjusted gross income must not exceed $90,000.Must have at least a 2.0 GPA.
VFW “Sports Clips Help a Hero”
Award amount: up to $5,000
Provides service members and veterans with the financial assistance they need to complete their educational goals without incurring excessive student loan debt.
Minority and Ethnic Student Scholarships
Award amount: varies
We provide American Indians with scholarships and programs to support academic readiness and success. We assist with scholarships, internships, leadership training, career readiness, and more. We select recipients based on academic success, financial need, community involvement, and commitment to their tribal communities.
We provide opportunities for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential. We provide support by covering unmet need and self-help aid; graduate school funding for continuing Gates Millennium Scholars in the areas of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science; and leadership development programs.
Award amount: varies
Offers a broad range of scholarships for Hispanic students. Hispanic Scholarship Fund empowers students and parents with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing support services and scholarships to as many exceptional students, HSF Scholars, and alumni as possible.
Japanese American Citizens League National Scholarship Program
We help students achieve their educational dreams by offering scholarship awards to qualified students nationwide. We offer scholarships to entering freshman, undergraduates and graduates for law, creative & performing arts, and general financial need.
Award amount: varies
We are the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. We enable minority students to attend college and get the education they need by awarding scholarships and internships for students from low- and moderate-income families.
Occupational Therapy Scholarships
American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF)
Award amount: varies
AOTF awards more than 50 scholarships annually to students enrolled in accredited or developing occupational therapy programs in the United States. Scholarships are awarded based on selection criteria that include academic achievement, service and evidence of leadership through activities and written recommendations.
Social Work Scholarships
Senior Planning Social Work & Eldercare Award
Award amount: varies
Open to US citizen or permanent resident, high school senior or undergrad with less than 90 credit hours who plans a career in the social work field focusing on seniors.
Special Circumstances Scholarships
National Foster Parent Association Youth Scholarship and Continuing Education Scholarship
Award amount: $500
Scholarships for birth, foster, kinship, and youth adopted through foster care wishing to further their education beyond high school, and a former foster youth wishing to continue their college or technical school enrollment beyond the first year.
Third-Party Pay (Hospital) Scholarships
The Knowledge Program – Baptist Health Louisville
Award amount: $5000-$15,000 per year depending on program
RN Nursing (BSN only); first RN degree only; for every $2,500 in assistance given, a six month commitment of employment as a full time employee is required upon graduation, loan is forgiven after employment requirement is completed, some taxes apply.
Norton Scholars is a loan forgiveness program that provides educational assistance to students pursuing or continuing a healthcare-related degree in a specified area of workforce need. The amount of funding received per calendar year is based on the degree program. This is a highly competitive program, and not all candidates will be accepted.
Women's Scholarships
Award amount: varies
Various scholarships and grants for both undergrad and grad level minority women.
Award amount: $2,000
Any female high school or college student who wants to start her own online business.
Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
Award amount: $1,000 – $7,000
This scholarship hosted by Zonta International awards domestic and international scholarships to women pursuing business or business-related degrees. Awards made to up to 32 domestic and 12 international women.
Kentucky Federation of Business and Professional Women
Award amount: varies
Citizen of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, minimum 18 years of age, currently in or planning a career in the Kentucky workforce, attending a school, college, institution/organization or not-for-profit entity. Must complete the grant application form, with requested additional information.
Open Education Database Scholarships for Women
Award amount: varies
Helpful resources were available to females who are hoping to minimize the gender gap and pursue equality amidst their male counterparts.
Open Education Database Single Mother Grant
Award amount: varies
Helpful resources and school grants for single mothers.
Red Thread Foundation for Women
Award amount: varies
Women of an international background including foreign students, immigrants or first-generation Americans who are first-year entrants into a U. S. college or university, with no GPA or U.S. residency requirements.
Women’s Independence Scholarship Program (WISP)
Award amount: varies
A woman who meets the following requirements is eligible to apply: Survived intimate partner abuse; Is a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States; Is officially accepted into an accredited course of study at a United States institution; Demonstrates a critical need for financial assistance; Exhibits strong desire, ability and determination to complete a training and/or academic program; Has a definite plan to use the desired training to upgrade skills for career advancement, to train for a new career field or to enter or reenter the job market; and Is sponsored by a non-profit, domestic violence service agency willing to provide mentoring support for the student throughout her educational experience.