Scholarship available to help community college students transfer to WKU

Community college students wanting to transfer to WKU may be eligible for up to $4,000 in scholarship assistance.

The application deadline for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Transfer Scholarship is April 1 for fall admission. The admissions application serves as the scholarship application.

Renewable scholarships range from $1,500 to $4,000, depending on GPA. Transfer students from KCTCS institutions with an associate degree and full-time enrollment are eligible.

Students transferring from non-KCTCS community colleges are eligible for scholarships of $1,500 per year for up to two years. Awards are based on college academic achievement. Other factors considered are earned hours, college and community activities, community college attended and college major.

WKU has campuses in Bowling Green, Glasgow, Elizabethtown/Fort Knox and Owensboro.

For more information on these and other scholarships, visit www.wku.edu/scholarship/transfer.php.

Contact: Cindy Burnette, (270) 745-2755.