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List of Scholarships

ALVIN REED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be a sophomore student with 30 hours completed
  • Must be from the Left Beaver area
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must plan to transfer to a four-year institution
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BARKLEY J. STURGILL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be from a Floyd County High School
  • Demonstrates financial need
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BENNIN ENDOWMENT

  • Must be enrolled full time
  • Must demonstrate a financial need
  • Must be enrolled in the Auto Technology Program, Carpentry Program or Nursing Program
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor 

BENNY RAY & NIKKI BAILEY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must have attended Floyd Central, Betsy Layne, or Prestonsburg High School
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must qualify for federal financial aid
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BERLIE & JANE SALMONS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be an incoming freshman
  • Must have maintained a high school GPA of 2.0-2.99
  • Must have unmet financial need and NOT receiving any other scholarship
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BETTY M. DORTON NURSING SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be second-year Nursing student
  • Preference given to student from Johnson County
  • Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA 
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BIG SANDY AREA CHAPTER #220 MENDED HEARTS, INC. NURSING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

  • Must be a second semester student enrolled in the Nursing Program
  • Must be a resident of Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Knott, or Pike County
  • Must be a student with potential for academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BIG SANDY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT

  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic excellence
  • Must be enrolled in a program that contributes to workforce development in high-need areas and/or plan to transfer to a 4-year university
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BIG SANDY HISPANIC AND LATINO SCHOLARS FUND

  • Hispanic/Latino student
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BILL & JEAN DAMRON MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT

  • Must live in Pike or Letcher County
  • Must be a single parent
  • Must be at least 30 years of age
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance and receiving the maximum financial aid
  • Must attend the annual scholarship reception
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BILL FITZWATER SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Must reside in Johnson, Magoffin, Floyd, Pike, or Martin County
  • Preference given to student who has served in the United Stated Armed Forces
  • Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance and is NOT receiving the maximum amount of Federal Pell Grant funding
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BLUEGRASS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must demonstrate the potential for academic success and desire for achievement
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

BOCOOK ENGINEERING, INC. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be enrolled in a technical field of study (such as math, science, or engineering)
  • Preference given to students who are the children of current employees of Bocook Engineering, Inc.
  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

CECIL CYRUS LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

  • Awarded to one student from Johnson Central High School and one student from Paintsville High School majoring in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement
  • Student must NOT be receiving financial aid
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

CHARLENE NUNN MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT

  • Must be a first-generation college student
  • Must be enrolled in either teaching or nursing program
  • Preference is given to students who attended Prestonsburg Elementary or Adams Middle School
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

DRS. CHANDRA AND MAHENDRA VARIA SPECIAL FUND

  • Must be a nontraditional student returning to college for a new career or skill upgrade who has not already completed a baccalaureate degree or a nontraditional student entering college for the first time
  • Must be enrolled in program that contribute to workforce development in high-need areas and/or plans to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in Kentucky
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

CHARLES AND CARLOS WELLS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be nontraditional student, age 25 or above
  • Must reside in Johnson, Floyd, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, or Pike County
  • Must demonstrate the potential for academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

CHRIS FLEMING SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full-time)
  • Must be in good academic standing
  • Applicants must submit a proposal for performing a "Building A Better You" project during the academic year that exemplifies wellness goals and philosophies in one or more of the following components: emotional, intellectual, physical, environmental, spiritual, social, and occupational
  • Preference given to students who are overcoming significant hardships in one of the above-mentioned components
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK/CITIZENS NATIONAL CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

  • Must be a graduate of a Floyd County High School
  • Preference given to Business majors
  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

CLAUDE V. CHANDLER SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must have graduated from Paintsville High School
  • Must plan on majoring in Mathematics or Physics
  • Must have scored highest in their class in Mathematics on SAT or ACT
  • Must demonstrate need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

EAST POINT AREA DEVELOPMENT CLUB ENDOWMENT FUND

  • Must live in the area defined as East Point, KY
  • Must be a student with potential for academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

ERNIE SKEEN AND KEN WEINER SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be a first generation college student
  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time) or more during the second semester
  • Must be enrolled in an Associate in Arts degree plan
  • Must plan to transfer to a four-year institution
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

ESTALENE SALISBURY JENKINS BOOK SCHOLARSHIP FOR NURSING

  • Must be a full-time second year Nursing student
  • Preference given to female student from Floyd County
  • Must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success and commitment to the field of Nursing
  • Scholarship to be used for textbooks only 
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

EQUITABLE RESOURCES ENERGY COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must reside in Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Perry, or Pike County
  • Must be pursuing courses in health related professions or education
  • Must have scored the highest in their class on the SAT or ACT
  • Must demonstrate need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Must reside in Floyd County
  • Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

DR. GEORGE D. EDWARDS ENDOWMENT

  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

DRS. GOPAL, MINA, MAMATA AND MONICA MAJMUNDAR FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Students must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic excellence
  • Preference given to first generation college students
  • Must be enrolled in programs that contribute to workforce development in high wage/high demand area and plan to complete a baccalaureate degree in Kentucky
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

HARRIS S. HOWARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be a resident of Kentucky
  • Must be a student with potential for academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

DR. HENRY A CAMPBELL, JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be a student with potential for academic success
  • Must demonstrate need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

HIGHLANDS FOUNDATION, INC. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Must reside in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, or Martin County
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must be enrolled in a healthcare related program
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

J. SCOTT PRESTON ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must reside in Johnson County
  • Must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher
  • Must be interested or involved in community service
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

J. WOODFORD HOWARD & FLORENCE STEPHENS HOWARD SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be from Floyd, Breathitt, Magoffin, or Morgan County
  • Must be a student with potential for academic success
  • Must demonstrate need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

JAMES A. AND DR. NANCY B. JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Must write a one-page essay on “Why a College Education is Important to Me”
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

JAMES B. COLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be a sophomore student with at least 30 hours completed
  • Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must be enrolled in AA or AS degree plan
  • Must be planning to transfer to a four-year institution to study accounting, finance, or economics
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

JOHN D. AND CONNIE W. SAMMONS ENDOWMENT

  • Must be interested in the field of math or engineering
  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Must have a minimum GPA of 2.5
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

JULIE OSBORNE LESTER MEMORIAL DENTAL HYGIENE ENDOWMENT

  • Must be enrolled in the first year of the Dental Hygiene Program
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must have unmet financial need
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

JUSTIN T. CHAFIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be pursuing an Associates of Science degree
  • Must reside in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, or Pike County
  • Preference given to a male student
  • Renewable for a second year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor
  • Must have a 2.5 GPA or higher
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

KCTCS COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be a Kentucky resident
  • Must be current high school valedictorian, valedictorians who graduated from high school during the previous academic year, salutatorians and the upper 10% of the current high school graduating class
  • Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

KCTCS THE KENTUCKY COLONELS BETTER LIFE SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be a single, working parent with at least one child under the age of 12
  • Must have unmet financial need
  • Must demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and potential for academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

KCTCS PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be full time
  • Must be a Kentucky resident
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

KCTCS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Must be in good academic standing
  • Must maintain a GPA that is reasonable to promote student academic success and transfer
  • Must be enrolled in an AA, AS, or AAS degree and plan to transfer to an accredited Kentucky public or independent four-year institution
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

KENT ROSE FOUNDATION, INC. SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be an incoming high school graduate
  • Must be enrolled in the Automotive Technology program (AAS)
  • Preference should be given to the student with the greatest financial need
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

KENTUCKY WEST VIRGINIA GAS COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must reside in Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Perry, or Pike County
  • Must be pursuing courses in health-related professions or education
  • Must have scored the highest in their class on the SAT or ACT
  • Must demonstrate need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

KWARD SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must reside in Floyd or Johnson County
  • Must be enrolled in a Technical Program or seeking to become a Teacher
  • Preference given to relatives of Lynn Ward
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

MARION MAYO & HOMER SALISBURY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

  • Must be a student with potential for academic success
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

MARVIN AND FLORENCE MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must reside in Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike, or Magoffin County
  • Must be a student with potential for academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Preference given to Maintenance and Operations Employees employed at Big Sandy Community & Technical College and their children and grandchildren
  • Must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

MELISSA M. FORSYTH ENDOWMENT

  • Must be enrolled in program that contribute to workforce development in high-need areas and/or plan to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in Kentucky
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

MOUNTAIN COMPREHENSIVE CARE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be a student enrolled in the second year Human Services Program
  • Preference given to a student who participates in community activities
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA 
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

MOUNTAIN LAUREL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be pursuing a degree in healthcare
  • Must be a student with potential for academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

NEWTON "NEWT" MAY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must demonstrate potential for academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

ROBERT L. LOONEY HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours (full time)
  • Preference given to student enrolled in AA degree in humanities or communications
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

ROBERT V. MAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must reside in Floyd, Johnson, Martin, or Pike County
  • Applicants must submit an essay demonstrating a firm grasp on language, clarity, and style
  • Teacher training preferred
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

DR. SUJATHA S. REDDY AND PRERANA REDDY FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be enrolled in a program that contributes to workforce development in high-need areas and/or plan to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in Kentucky
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Preference given to students in the Nursing Program
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

SUMMIT ENGINEERING INC. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be enrolled in a computer-related field of study
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success in the fields of engineering, math, science, and/or surveying
  • Must qualify for federal financial aid
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

SUSAN SPARKS NUTTER SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must major in elementary or secondary education
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

VALERIE A. COLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  • Must be a sophomore student with at least 30 hours completed
  • Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must be enrolled in AA or AS degree plan
  • Must be planning to transfer to a 4-year institution to study human services, social work, or counseling
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

DRS. VARIA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

  • Must be enrolled in a program that contributes to workforce development in high-need areas and/or plan to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in Kentucky
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

VERNE P. HORNE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Preference given to the descendants of William Henry Johnson and Arminta Sowards Johnson or Tom Horne Jr. and Mary Combs Horne
  • Must reside in Johnson, Martin, Floyd, or Pike County
  • Teacher training is preferred
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must demonstrate need for financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

WENDELL LEE NICKELL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

  • Demonstrate the potential for achieving academic excellence
  • Enrolled in Digital Information, Computer Information or Broadband/Communications Technology Programs
  • Preference given to a first-generation student
  • Must have a 2.5 GPA or higher
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

WILLIAM G. DUKE ENDOWMENT

  • Must be a full-time student
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year 
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor

WILLIAM O. AND EASTER ARNETT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

  • Must be a single parent
  • Preference given to student from Magoffin County
  • Must demonstrate the potential for achieving academic success
  • Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance and NOT receiving other financial assistance
  • Must have completed the current FAFSA
  • Must reapply each academic year
  • Scholarship recipients must provide a thank you letter to the donor