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
Bader Family Charitable Trust Scholarship (PDF application)
Award amount: up to $10,000 per year (renewable for three successive periods)
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Award amount: varies
Business and Professional Women of Kentucky Grant
Award amount: varies
Community Foundation of Louisville
Award amount: varies
Award amount: $2,500
Award amount: $500
Award amount: varies
Harrison County Community Foundation
Award amount: varies
Illustrator of the Future Contest
Award amount: $500-$1,000
Kentuckiana Cancer Research Foundation
Award amount: Up to $7,500
Award amount: varies
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship
Award amount: varies
Louisville Metro Housing Scholarship
Award amount: varies
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Oldham County Community Scholarships (OCCS)
Award amount: varies
Award amount: $2,500
Award amount: varies
Source Data Bi-Annual Scholarship
Award amount: $500
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA)
Award amount: varies
William Cullen Colburn Memorial Scholarship
Award amount: varies
Accounting/Business/Communications Scholarships
American Ad Federation Diversity Scholarship
Award amount: $2,500
Fisher Investments “Invest in your Future”
Award amount: $5,000
Award amount: $1,500
Athletic Scholarships
Award amount: varies
Education Scholarships
Empowered Future Teachers Scholarship
Award amount: $10,000
Marvin Dodson-Carl Perkins Scholarship
Award amount: up to $6,000
Health & Natural Sciences Scholarships
American Association of College of Nursing Scholarships
Award amount: varies
Auxillary Nursing Care Scholarship
Award amount: varies
Coursey Enterprises, INC. Student Scholarship
Award amount: $250
Eight & Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship Fund
Award amount: $5,000
Healthcare Academic Scholarship
Award amount: $500
The Healthline and The Nature Conservancy Stronger Scholarship
Award amount: $5,000 (4 awards)
Loren Richards Elder Care Scholarship
Award amount: $2,000 (renewable for one additional year of undergraduate study)
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
Award amount: varies
Award amount: $1,500 undergraduates, $2,500 graduate students
Sara Jean Parks Pendleton Scholarship
Award amount: varies
SGNA RN Advancing Education Scholarship (Society of Gastrointestinal Nurses and Assoc)
Award amount: $1,000- $2,500
Military Scholarships
Air Force Association Scholarships
Award amount: varies
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Award amount: varies
VFW “Sports Clips Help a Hero”
Award amount: up to $5,000
Occupational Therapy Scholarships
American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF)
Award amount: varies
Social Work Scholarships
Senior Planning Social Work & Eldercare Award
Award amount: varies
Special Circumstances Scholarships
Third-Party Pay (Hospital) Scholarships
The Knowledge Program – Baptist Health Louisville
Award amount: $5000-$15,000 per year depending on program