William O. and Easter Arnett Scholarship - $ Varies/year – Single parent- Resident of Magoffin County – Not receiving other financial aid – In need of financial assistance – Demonstrate potential for academic success Eugene Bennin Scholarship - $250/ year – Full-time student in the Carpentry Program – Not receiving any grant monies but in financial need – Potential for academic success Sally Bennin Scholarship – $500/ year – Full-time student accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing Program with a 3.25 GPA or higher - Not receiving any grant monies Big Sandy Area Chapter #220 of Mended Hearts Inc. Nursing Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Second semester student with a 2.5 GPA or higher enrolled in the Nursing Program – Resident of Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin, or Pike County Big Sandy Foundation Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – One Graduate from each High School and Area Technology Center or Vocational School in the Big Sandy Region Big Sandy Singers Scholarship - $1200/Year – Students chosen by audition as a member of the Big Sandy Singers group – Attend all rehearsals and performances of the group – Contact Laura Hall for further information Bluegrass for Education Scholarship - $ Varies/year – Demonstrated potential for academic success and financial need Ollie Combs Boaz Nursing Scholarship - $500/ year - Full-time student accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing Program – Resident of Floyd, Knott or Perry - Preference to Knott County students Bocook Engineering, Inc. Endowed Scholarship - $ Varies/year – Full-time student with at least a 3.0 GPA – Math, Science, Engineering, or other technical major – Preference given to children of current Bocook Engineering, Inc. employees – Second Year Renewal Judith Briggs Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Full-time student accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing Program with a 3.0 GPA or higher Ginger Burns Memorial Scholarship - $250/ year – Full-time student with a documented disability - 2.0 GPA or higher – Second year Human Services Major – Resides within the Big Sandy service area Dr. Henry A. Campbell, Jr. Memorial Scholarship – $ Varies/ year - Demonstrated potential for academic success - Proven financial need CARE Club Scholarship - $ Varies/ year - Human Services Major - Full-time student with at least a 2.0 GPA - Proven financial need – Member or promise to become a member of the CARE Club – Essay required Claude V. Chandler Scholarship – $ Varies/ year - Graduate of Paintsville High – Math or Physics major and scored highest in their class in Math on the ACT or SAT - If no one is eligible based on the above, the award will be based on academic standing Citizens National Bank/Citizens National Corporation Scholarship Endowment - $500/ year - One graduate from each of the six Floyd County High Schools with a 2.5 GPA or higher – Primary consideration will be to business majors Bill and Jean Damron Memorial Scholarship - $ Varies – Single parent – Resident of Letcher or Pike County – Minimum 30 years old – 3.0 GPA – Qualify for maximum financial aid – Must attend the Annual Scholarship Reception – Demonstrate potential for academic success Delilah Fugate Combs Memorial Nursing Scholarship - $500/ year – Full-time student accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing Program – Resident of Floyd, Knott or Perry County - Preference to Knott County students Commonwealth Scholarship – Up to $1500/ year – Current year or prior year high school valedictorian - current salutatorian - top 10% of current high school graduating class – Unmet financial need - Second Year Renewal Criminal Justice Club Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Criminal Justice Major – Full-time student with at least a 2.75 GPA - Active member of the Criminal Justice Club East Point Area Development Club Scholarship - $ Varies/ year – Demonstrated potential for academic success - Live in the area of East Point, KY Equitable Resources Energy/Kentucky West Virginia Gas Company Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Education or Healthcare Related Major - Highest score in their high school class on the ACT or SAT – Proven financial need – Resident of Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Perry or Pike County Expanding Horizons Scholarship - $1500/year – Graduate of a Pike County Public High School – Demonstrated potential for academic success – Complete separate application and submit two letters of recommendation First Commonwealth Bank Scholarship - $1000/Year – Full-time student with a 3.0 GPA or higher – Resides in Floyd County Bill Fitzwater Scholarship - $500/ year – Full-time student - 2.5 GPA or higher - served in US Armed Forces - Not receiving any grant monies but in financial need – resides within the Big Sandy service area Chris Fleming Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Full-time student with a 3.0 GPA or higher - Submit a proposal for wellness called “Building a Better You” Floyd County Emergency and Rescue Squad Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Rescue Squad Member or spouse or child of a member who is in need of financial assistance – If no one fits the criteria, then a Law Enforcement Major - Full-time student with a 3.0 GPA or higher Walter Frasure Memorial Scholarship - $500/ year – Non-traditional student from Floyd County - Not receiving any grant monies but in financial need FTPC Student Success Fund - $ Varies/year – Can be awarded to a part-time student – Designed to aid students with unusual difficulties that prevent success in academic pursuits – Award can be used for tuition, books and/or emergency grants Highlands Regional Medical Center Endowed Scholarship - $ Varies/Year – Full-time student with a 3.0 GPA or higher – Major in a healthcare-related field of study – Reside in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin or Martin County – Second Year Renewal Honors Program Scholarship - $ Full Tuition/Year and use of a laptop computer – First-time, full-time student with a 3.0 high school GPA or higher - a 24 composite ACT score or higher with at least a 20 ACT score in each area – Second Year Renewal – Contact David Profitt for more information and to apply Harris S. Howard Memorial Scholarship – $ Varies/ year - Demonstrated potential for academic success and a desire for achievement– Resident of Kentucky J. Woodford Howard and Florence Stephens Howard Scholarship – $ Varies/ year -Resident of Breathitt, Floyd, Magoffin or Morgan county – Proven financial need John T. Smith Scholarship – Up to $1300/ year - African American student with potential for academic success and financial need – Second Year Renewal Johnson County Farm Bureau Scholarship - $1000/year for two scholarships – 1st scholarship requires residence in Johnson County - Not receiving any grant monies but in financial need -Minimum 2.0 GPA – 2nd scholarship requires graduation from Johnson County Alternative School - Demonstrated potential for academic success - Demonstrated need for financial assistance verified by the Johnson County Alternative School Kentucky Colonels Better Life Scholarship - $2500/ year – Full-time student pursuing an Associate Degree – Single working parent with one or more children under the age of 12 – Demonstrate potential for academic success – Proven financial need – Second Year Renewal AEP/Kentucky Power Scholarship - $2000 / year – Nontraditional full-time degree- seeking student – Kentucky resident - Demonstrated potential for academic success - Proven financial need Julie Osborne Lester Memorial Dental Hygiene Endowment - $ Varies/Year – First-year student enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program with unmet financial need and potential for academic success – Submit an essay to the Scholarship Committee explaining why they qualify for the scholarship – Recipient will be provided with a dental hygiene instrument kit to use while enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program N.O. Kimbler Memorial Scholarship - $1000/ year - Education major with a 3.0 GPA or higher – Funded by the KY Retired Teachers Association Magoffin County High School Scholarship - $ Varies/year – Graduate of Magoffin County High School – Ranked in top third of graduating class Marion Mayo and Homer Salisbury Memorial Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Demonstrated potential for academic success Marvin and Florence Music Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Demonstrated potential for academic success - Resident of Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin or Pike County Newton “Newt” May Memorial Scholarship – $ Varies – Demonstrated potential for academic success Robert V. May Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Prefer Education major - Proven financial need – High school GPA of 3.0 required – Submit an essay to the Scholarship Committee – Resident of Floyd, Johnson, Martin or Pike County Mountain Laurel Endowed Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Healthcare Related major - Demonstrated the potential for academic success Mom’s Book Fund Scholarship – Up to $500 for one semester to use on textbooks only – Married or single mother – Full-time student in good academic standing – Proven financial need NCCI Coal Institute Scholarship - $3500/year – Student enrolled in the Coal Academy program – Demonstrated potential for academic success and financial need Susan Sparks Nutter Scholarship – $ Varies/ year - Elementary or secondary education major McAninch/Perry Endowed Scholarship - $ Varies/year – Demonstrated potential for academic success – Political Science or History major – At least a 3.0 GPA Pilot AAS Degree in Civil Engineering Scholarship - First year students = $1800/semester for tuition and fees – Second year students = $120/credit hour toward tuition and fees – First year students must enroll and maintain 15 credit hours/semester – Maintain a 2.5 GPA/semester and cumulatively – Must work for the Transportation Cabinet in the summer – Second year students must work part-time for the Cabinet and enroll part-time – Maintain a 2.5 GPA/semester and cumulatively Presidential Scholarship – Up to $1200/ year – At least one graduate from each high school in the Big Sandy Region – At least a 3.0 high school GPA - Recommended by High School Counselor – Second Year Renewal J. Scott Preston Endowed Scholarship - $ Varies/year – Demonstrated potential for academic success with at least a 2.0 GPA – Resident of Johnson County – Involvement in community service Prestonsburg Woman’s Club Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Female student with a 3.0 GPA or higher - Demonstrated potential for academic success – Proven financial need Hassan Saffari Phi Theta Kappa Memorial Scholarship – Cover the students’ application fee and lifetime membership into PTK Honor Society- Full or part-time student with at least a 3.5 GPA and completion of at least 12 general education credit hours Berlie and Jane Salmons Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – Incoming-freshman with high school GPA between 2.0 and 2.9 - Receiving no other scholarships - Proven financial need John D. and Connie W. Sammons Scholarship - $ Varies/year – Full-time student interested in field of math or engineering with a minimum 2.5 GPA – Potential for academic success Sara Shafer Cosmetology Scholarship- $100/year Full-time student – Beginning third semester in the Cosmetology Program with at least a 3.0 GPA and a 90% attendance record – Reside within the Big Sandy service area Ernie Skeen and Ken Weiner Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – First-generation college student – Full-time, second-year student pursuing an Associate of Arts Degree - Planning to transfer to a four-year institution Student Government Association (SGA) Scholarship- $ Varies/year- student using the college tuition payment plan with at least a 3.0 GPA Roy E. Sturgill Law Enforcement Scholarship - $ Varies/ year – Law Enforcement Major – Floyd County High School graduate – Full-time student with at least a 2.5 GPA Summit Engineering Inc. Scholarship - $ Varies – Computer-related field of study – Potential for academic success in the fields of engineering, math, science, and/or surveying - Proven financial need – Second Year Renewal Drs. Chandra and Mahendra Varia Scholarship – Separate application – $ 500/ year Full-time student with a high school diploma or GED – Provide evidence of financial need – Minimum high school GPA of 3.0 required - Delivered by Dr. Chandra Varia, OBGYN – Deadline May 1st – Second Year Renewal Verne P. Horne Scholarship – $ Varies/ year – High school grade point average of 3.0 required – Proven financial need – When two or more applicants qualify equally, the scholarship is awarded to the one who can prove that he/she is a descendent of William H. and Arminta S. Johnson or Tom Horne, Jr. and Mary C. Horne – Resident of Floyd, Johnson, Martin or Pike County Charles and Carlos Wells Endowed Scholarship- $ Varies/ year – Non-traditional student age 25 or older – Resident of Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan or Pike County For more information on scholarships, please contact: Chris Conley Scholarship Chair (606) 889- 4730 Or christine.conley@kctcs.edu For information on donating scholarship funds, please contact: Jean Dorton Office of Institutional Advancement 1 Bert T. Combs Drive Prestonsburg, KY 41653 (606) 889-4899 KCTCS is an equal opportunity employer and educational institution. Scholarship Opportunities 2009-2010 Academic Year Prestonsburg Campus 606-886-3863 Pikeville Campus 606-218-2060 Mayo Campus 606-789-5321 Hager Hill Campus 606-789-5690 Outside Pike, Floyd or Johnson Counties call toll free: 1-888-641-4132 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES