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
$750 Connie Mills Special Collections Internship Scholarship Fund
Must be an undergraduate or graduate student who participates in the...
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$2,300 Cora Jane and Robert E. Spiller Student Aid Fund
Must be a full-time student.
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$550 Cornelius Martin Athena Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time or part-time non-traditional student. Must have a...
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$400 Corns Truck & Tractor Company Student Aid Fund
Must be a full-time student.
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Varies Craig and Deborah Browning Family Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and a graduate of Edmonson County High...
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Varies Crescent Youth Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and a participant of a youth bowling league...
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Varies Crowe-Crocker-Carraco Award for Excellence in Kentucky History Fund
Must be a full-time senior or graduate student majoring in History or...
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Varies Cumberland Trace Incentive -- Matt Rzepka Memorial Scholarship Fund
Must have attended Cumberland Trace Elementary School in Warren County,...
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$550 Curtis Cary, MD, Class of 2000 Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student majoring in Biology with a concentration in...
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Varies Curtis Milton, Jr. Study Abroad Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student participating in a study abroad experience. ...
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$1,200 Cynthia and George Nichols, III, Endowed Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student from Kentucky and have a minimum cumulative...
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$950 D. Hugh Puckett -- Alpha Epsilon Delta Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student in a Pre-Medicine, Pre-Dentistry, or...
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$1,000 D. Whitney Combs Theatre Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student majoring within the Department of Theatre...
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$450 D.H. Erkiletian, Jr., Student Aid Fund
Must be a full-time student.
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$2,700 Daffney A. Henry Humanitarian Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and...
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$500 Dan and Alice Arterburn Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student at...
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$500 Dan E. Brawner Scholarship Fund for Artistic Development
Must be a full-time rising sophomore with a minimum cumulative GPA of...
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Varies Dan Foster Scholarship
Must be a full-time student majoring in a business discipline within the...
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$300 Dance Educators of America Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student majoring in Dance within the Department of...
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Varies Danhauer-Higginson Family Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student pursuing a major in Elementary Education and...
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$450 Daniel F. Beavers Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. ...
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$2,100 David and Laura Harper Lee Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and a graduate of the Hart County or Caverna...
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$1,000 David and Michelle Goodwill Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and a graduate from a high school in...
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$4,000 David and Sandra Hartman Chemistry Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student majoring in Biochemistry or Chemistry within...
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$1,300 David B. Whitaker Journalism Scholarship Fund
A separate application is required. Please contact Chuck Clark in WKU...
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$600 David C. and Linda Sparrow Agriculture Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student majoring in Agriculture within the...
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Varies David Coffey Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student, with preference to students from Cumberland...
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$3,000 David D. Crowe Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and a graduate of Warren Central High...
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$825 David E. and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Matthews Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student majoring within the School of Teacher...
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$600 David Gregory and Nancy Stephens Laird Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in Health...
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Varies David Heard Memorial Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and a member of the WKU Bass Fishing Team. ...
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$300 David Kent Brown Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time freshman student majoring or minoring in Agriculture...
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Varies David Oden Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and demonstrate financial need.
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$400 David P. Hall Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and a graduate of a high school in Logan...
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$700 David Paul Gibson Scholarship Fund in Music
Must be a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in Music...
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$150 David R. Watson Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time freshman majoring in an area of mathematics or...
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$800 David W. and Reba M. Heath Memorial Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and have a demonstrated financial need. ...
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Varies David Wedge Memorial Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student at WKU.
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$1,700 Debbie and Kevin Stice Memorial Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time graduate student who is a U.S. citizen and pursuing...
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$1,000 Debby Spencer Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student. Must be an upperclassman with an interest...
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$650 Deborah McGuffey Hall Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student who is considered a non-traditional student...
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$1,700 Debra and Gerald "Skip" Sayres Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and majoring in a discipline in the Gordon...
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$1,500 Dee and Betty Gibson Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student with high moral character, good academic...
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$500 Dee Wisdom Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time undergraduate student and be admitted to the Nursing...
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$3,500 Delbert and Willie Oliphant Terrell Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time beginning freshman student majoring in Chemistry,...
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Up to $600 DELO Non-Traditional Student Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time non-traditional student. Must not be receiving...
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Varies Delroy Hire Meritorious Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student and selected by a special committee.
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Varies Delta Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Scholarship Fund
Please contact the Delta Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta at WKU for...
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$1,900 Delta Sigma Theta -- Tabitha Briggs Memorial Scholarship Fund
Must be a full-time student at WKU. Must be a rising sophomore, junior,...
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$2,100 Dency and Lura Hopper Adams -- Marion Adams Student Aid Fund
Must be a full-time student.
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