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Scholarship decisions will be made by May 1, 2023. All students will be notified via their official UKY email address if they have or have not been selected as a scholarship recipient.
For any questions, please contact the Arts & Sciences Scholarship Committee at as-scholarships@uky.edu.
Scholarships Housed Within the A&S Dean's Office
All A&S scholarship recipients must be a full-time student and a declared major in A&S (with the exception of the Rosenbaum Scholarship).
| Scholarship | Requirements | Minimum GPA | Who can Apply | Amount | Renewable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson Gardner Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $500 - $1,000 | Yes |
| Anna Beth Burnett Scholarship | Full -time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, overcome some obstacle in life (as stated in scholarship essay) | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $500 - $1,000 | Yes |
| Susan M. Belmore Memorial Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $500 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Bush-Holbrook Undergraduate Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $500 - $2,000 | Yes |
| The Cleveland Fund | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences | 3.00 | Senior Status (90+ credits) | $500 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Cobb-Little Scholarship Fund | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, demonstrates financial need | 3.00 | Sophomore, Junior or senior status | $1,000 - $3,000 | Yes |
| William R. and Lucy Salmon Crain Scholarship in Health Sciences | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, Kentucky resident, 90% completion towards pre-professional requirements in medicine, dentistry, or pharmacy | 3.50 | Sophomore status | $1,000 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Doris Fooks and Harold Rosenbaum Endowed Scholarship for Adair and Robertson Counties | Full-time undergraduate student, pursuing a major or minor in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates volunteer and/or community service | 3.20 | Incoming freshmen from Adair and Robertson County, Kentucky; or transfer students from Maysville Community College | $3,000 | Yes |
| Scott and Sue Ann Foster Family Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates extracurricular activities | 3.00 | Sophomore, Junior or senior status | $1,000 | Yes |
| Hajja Razia Sharif Sheikh Islamic Studies Endowed Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student, pursuing a course of study in Islamic Studies | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $1,000 | Yes |
| Robert P. and Carla H. Hay Scholarship Fund | Full-time undergraduate student, Kentucky or Tennessee resident, demonstrates financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $500 - $2,000 | Yes |
| J. Wesley Johnson Scholarship in Arts & Sciences | Full-time undergraduate student, Kentucky resident, demonstrates financial need, majoring in the Sciences | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $2,500 | Yes |
| Robert B. and Helen P Jewell Scholarship Foundation | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in Mathematics, demonstrates financial need | 2.75 | Incoming freshmen | $8,500 | Yes |
| Jones Family Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $500 | Yes |
| Roger L. Meredith Scholarship for Pre-Med Students | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences on the Pre-Med Track | 2.50 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $1,000 | No |
| Douglas and Belenda MacFarland Fund | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need, Kentucky Resident | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $1,900 | Yes |
| David and Lauri Perry Scholarship Fund | Full-time undergraduate student, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need, actively involved in student extracurricular activities | 3.25 | Incoming freshmen and sophomore status (30+ credits) | $1,000 | Yes |
| Ralph M. Shearer Endowed Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, graduated from a Kentucky high school | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $1,000 | Yes |
| Tommie Schlamp Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need | 3.00 | Sophomore, Junior or senior status (30+ credits) | $1,000 | Yes |
| Thomas E. Shown, MD Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, minimum 20 years old, 'second start' student, works 20 hours per month | 2.50 | Sophomore, Junior or senior status (30+ credits) | $2,000 - $3,000 | Yes |
| Thomas M. and Jeri A. Tippett Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, must take minimum 3 credit hours of Business courses per semester | 3.00 | Sophomore, Junior, or senior status (30+ credits) | $2,000 - $3,000 | Yes |
| Madie Lee Walker Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students, international students | $1,000 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Waddell Scholarship Fund | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need, Kentucky high school graduate, assumed parental and/or caregiver role while still a minor | 2.50 | Incoming freshmen | $1,000 - $2,000 | Yes |
| Henry Ward Endowment Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need, Kentucky high school graduate | 3.00 | Incoming freshmen, current students, transfer students | $600 | Yes |
| Mimi Ward Undergraduate Research Award | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, participation in academic research, must have received less than 2 other academic scholarships | 2.75 | Current students, transfer students, international students | $1,000 | No |
| Myrtle M. and Orvan R. Whitlow Scholarship Fund | Full-time undergraduate students, majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences, demonstrates financial need, Kentucky resident, ACT of 30 or above | 3.50 | Incoming freshmen | $2,500 | Yes |
