Our Opportunities

Welcome to TOPDollar. This scholarship management system, powered by AcademicWorks, provides a complete list of all scholarship opportunities that are available for students at Western Kentucky University.

To apply for WKU scholarships, click the red “Sign In” button. You must have a WKU email and password in order to sign in and complete the General Scholarship Application. You can save your application at any time by clicking “Save and Keep Editing”. If you have questions regarding the TOPDollar online scholarship system, please contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance at 270-745-2755 (Option 3) or email scholarships@wku.edu.

PLEASE NOTE:

Browsing “All” Scholarships: Below is a list of all scholarship opportunities within TOPDollar. This comprehensive list shows all scholarships, not just scholarships for which you may be receiving particular consideration. The “Deadline” column indicates the deadline to complete the application to receive consideration. This is not the deadline to accept the award should you be offered the scholarship.
Search Scholarship Opportunities: You may type in key words to search for specific criteria to identify scholarship opportunities for which you might be eligible. You may search based on geographic area (i.e. county, state, high school, etc.), academic major or college (i.e. Chemistry, English, Gordon Ford College of Business, etc.); extracurricular activities or athletics (i.e. FFA, football, forensics, etc.); hobbies and interests (i.e. piano, gymnastics, etc.); or specific personal characteristics (i.e. diversity, disability, faith, etc.). Based on the information we have on file and the information you complete in the General Scholarship Application, you will be automatched to available opportunities.
Automatch Scholarships: Once you complete your General Scholarship Application, you will be matched with scholarships for which you immediately qualify – no further action is required. All students who qualify through the automatch for these opportunities will be submitted to the appropriate awarding entities. Please keep in mind, qualifying for an automatch does not guarantee you will receive a scholarship. Also, some scholarship opportunities may not be automatched because they require additional action on your part (i.e. a separate application, essay, letters of recommendation, interview, etc.). Those particular scholarships will be listed as recommended scholarships with a green arrow button after you complete your General Scholarship Application.
Award Amount: The number and award amount of scholarships are for general information purposes only and should not be considered a guarantee of what you will receive if selected. Actual award amounts vary based on students’ individual eligibility, funds available, and other factors which determine the amount of the actual award.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$400	Stark Family Scholarship for Improving Students Must be a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior with a minimum...	Ended
$2,700	Stephen and Margaret Eaton Endowed Scholarship Fund for Men's Basketball Must be a full-time student and a member of the WKU Men’s Basketball team.	Ended
$1,000	Steve A. Wheeler Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student from Warren County, Kentucky. Must be...	Ended
Varies	Steve and Donna Lile Scholarship Fund for Economics Must be a full-time student, with a preference to a beginning freshman. ...	Ended
$2,400	Steve and Jill Brown Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time junior majoring in Accounting with the Gordon Ford...	Ended
$600	Steve Collins Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.	Ended
$500	Steve Meredith Stuff the Bus Memorial Scholarship A separate application is required. Please visit...	Ended
Varies	Steven W. Lyle Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Must...	Ended
Varies	Student Opportunity Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring within the Department of English in...	Ended
Varies	Study Abroad Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student studying abroad.	Ended
$1,600	Sue Davis Haley and W. Burton Haley Scholarship Fund Sue Davis Haley Scholarship: Must be a full-time student and a graduate...	Ended
$800	Summer Browning Rich Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a graduate of Edmonson County High...	Ended
$1,600	Sunbelt Construction, Inc., Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student with a cumulative GPA of 3.0, with...	Ended
$500	Susie A. Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Must be third...	Ended
$750	Susie Pate -- Phi Upsilon Omicron Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring within the Department of Applied...	Ended
$3,700	Swanberg Shuler Opportunity Scholarship Fund Initial recipients must be incoming freshmen who are graduates of...	Ended
$600	Sylvia Kersenbaum Music Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a returning member of the Omicron...	Ended
$4,300	T.T. Knight, Sr. -- W.R. Beams Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a graduate of Southern High School in...	Ended
$1,100	Tara Shirelle Ligon Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time junior or senior majoring in Elementary Education...	Ended
Varies	Tate C. Page Educational Leader Assistantship Fund Must be a full-time graduate student admitted to the School...	Ended
Varies	Taylor Kay Grider Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and an active member of the Rho Chapter of...	Ended
$1,000	Ted M. Cudnick Chinese Flagship Travel Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring or minoring in Chinese within the...	Ended
$1,000	Ted M. Cudnick Outstanding Violist Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student who is a member of The Symphony at WKU...	Ended
Varies	Ted M. Cudnick/Sigma Alpha Epsilon Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student who is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at...	Ended
Varies	Ted Middleton Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in Middle Grades Education or...	Ended
$175	Teresa Jackson Mayhew Memorial Award for Academic Achievement Must be a full-time freshman. Must be a graduate of Allen...	Ended
$1,000	Terry & Sharon Parker Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student pursuing a major within the School of...	Ended
$1,700	Terry Climer Scholarship Fund in Broadcasting Must be a full-time student and pursuing a degree within the...	Ended
$550	Terry Gilpin Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and an active member of the Kentucky Beta...	Ended
Varies	Terry R. Fuller Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student from Hopkins County, Kentucky.	Ended
$2,300	Terry Woodward Endowed Men's Basketball Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a member of the WKU Men’s Basketball team.	Ended
$1,000	Thaddeus M. Cudnick Sr. Horticultural Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student pursuing a concentration in Horticulture,...	Ended
$500	The Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time senior pursuing a major within the School of Teacher...	Ended
$1,300	The Ardisson Family Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time incoming freshman. Must be a graduate of North...	Ended
$450	The Elizabeth "Bettye" Jones Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and admitted into the WKU Nursing program. ...	Ended
$1,100	The Jeremiah 29:11 Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and have participated in a Foster...	Ended
$500	The Kindred Spirit Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time undergraduate student pursuing a major in Social...	Ended
$1,900	The Simpson Family Scholarship Must be a full-time freshman and a resident of Ohio County.	Ended
$5,375	The Virginia Hatchett Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student under 30 years of age at the time of...	Ended
$550	Thelma Griggs Piano Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in Music with an emphasis in piano...	Ended
$700	Thomas D. Zoretic, Sr., Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in Teacher Education, with a...	Ended
$400	Thomas G. Jones Scholarship Fund A separate application is required. Please contact the WKU Department...	Ended
$450	Thomas M. Link Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time freshman and a graduate of Franklin-Simpson High...	Ended
Varies	Thomas R. and Judith L. Hunt Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and maintaining satisfactory progress toward...	Ended
$4,600	Thomas R. and Judith L. Hunt Women's Basketball Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student who is a member of the WKU Lady Topper...	Ended
$2,800	Thomas R. Curran Scholarship Fund in Journalism Must be a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in Journalism...	Ended
$1,000	Timothy Christian and Kacy Myree Caboni Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time incoming freshman and a first generation college...	Ended
Varies	Todd Gibbs Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student in good academic standing with strong civic...	Ended
Varies	Tom and Susan McReynolds Porter Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student with a minimum GPA of 3.3 and a resident of...	Ended
$1,700	Tom Caudill Endowed Fund for Journalism Experience Scholarships in Student Publications A separate application is required. Please contact Chuck Clark in WKU...	Ended

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