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
$1,000	Dora Shirley Cleaver Memorial Award Must be a full-time student majoring in the School of Teacher Education...	Ended
$150	Doris L. Owens Dance Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in Dance within the Department of...	Ended
$2,300	Dorothea and James T. Howard Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student. Financial need is a major consideration.	Ended
Varies	Dorothy and Lester Reeves Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student from Kentucky majoring in Management within...	Ended
$500	Dottie Blair Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student. Must be a graduate of Central Hardin High...	Ended
$1,000	Doug and Gloria Young Hovious Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in Business Studies with the Office...	Ended
Varies	Doug Humphrey Award for Outstanding Service in Physics and Astronomy Must be a full-time junior or senior majoring in Physics within the...	Ended
$4,600	Douglas and Deloris Coleman Erwin Nursing Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time junior or senior from Kentucky or West Viriginia who...	Ended
$500	Douglas Schutte Dental Hygiene Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior in the Dental Hygiene...	Ended
$500	Dove Healing Center Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student. Must demonstrate a financial need and have...	Ended
$1,700	Dowell Family Scholarship Fund Must be a beginning freshman student and a graduate of Russell County...	Ended
$1,000	Dr. Alton Little Scholarship Fund A separate application is required. Please visit...	Ended
$400	Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Brenner Student Aid Fund Must be a full-time student.	Ended
$3,300	Dr. and Mrs. Mark Lowry, II, Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time junior or senior student. First preference is given...	Ended
$2,300	Dr. and Mrs. R. Goodwin Athletic Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a member of the WKU Football Team.	Ended
$900	Dr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Gibson Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a graduate of Grayson County High...	Ended
$500	Dr. and Mrs. T.O. Helm -- Margie Helm Student Aid Fund Must be a full-time student.	Ended
$1,200	Dr. and Mrs. William A. Webb Student Aid Fund Must be a full-time student.	Ended
$500	Dr. and Mrs. William M. Jenkins, Jr., Student Aid Fund Must be a full-time student.	Ended
$2,000	Dr. B.F. and Marjorie Brown Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time incoming freshman and a graduate from a high school...	Ended
$1,200	Dr. Carl L. and Mary Anne Kell Internship Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and be completing an unpaid summer...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Charles Hood Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior ROTC student with a...	Ended
$2,000	Dr. Curtis Englebright Scholarship Fund May be a full-time sophomore, junior, senior or a full-time or part-time...	Ended
$1,700	Dr. D. Hugh Puckett Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in Biology with a Pre-Medicine...	Ended
$750	Dr. Dan and Polly McIlvoy Nursing Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a student majoring in Nursing within the School of Nursing and...	Ended
$200	Dr. Delroy Hire Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Laboratory Instructor Must be a full-time student majoring in Biology within Ogden College of...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Delroy Hire Non-Endowed Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student.	Ended
$100	Dr. Delroy Hire, Captain Medical Corps U.S. Navy Retired, Order of the Saber Award Must be a full-time student and a participant in the ROTC Cadet program...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Dorothy E. Reeves Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student pursuing a doctoral degree in the Education...	Ended
$4,000	Dr. Dorris Hutchison Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time female student majoring in Chemistry or Biology or...	Ended
$500	Dr. Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt One Starfish Award Awards may made in one of the following three areas: 1) ...	Ended
$600	Dr. Elsie Dotson Graduate Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time graduate student majoring in Psychology within the...	Ended
$800	Dr. Gordon Kingsley Honors Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student enrolled in the Mahurin Honors College, with...	Ended
$3,500	Dr. Hugh H. and Debby G. Wilhite Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a graduate or resident of McLean,...	Ended
$500	Dr. J. Crawford and Sara Crowe Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student, with first preference to students employed...	Ended
Varies	Dr. James B. Kirkwood, Shirley Parker Kirkwood, Ola Hehl Kirkwood, and C. Alvin and Ruth Jones Kirkwood Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student who is a resident of Kentucky. Must have a...	Ended
$650	Dr. James Dan Skean Award Fund for Outstanding Microbiology Student Must be a full-time student majoring in Biology within Ogden College of...	Ended
$200	Dr. James H. Poteet Award Must be a full-time graduating senior or graduating Masters Degree...	Ended
$800	Dr. James H. Snider and Pearl S. Snider Endowed Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time freshman and a graduate of a high school in Simpson...	Ended
Varies	Dr. James H. Stuteville Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in Mathematics Education, Science...	Ended
$900	Dr. James Leslie Davis Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in a field...	Ended
Varies	Dr. James Woodall and Avo Head Taylor Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in Geography/Environmental Studies...	Ended
$700	Dr. Jerry Gibbs Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and a resident of Monroe, Barren, or Hart...	Ended
$1,000	Dr. Joe R. Cowles Agriculture and Food Science Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and pursuing a major within the Department...	Ended
Varies	Dr. John C. Wassom Memorial Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time junior or senior majoring in an field within the...	Ended
$450	Dr. John Herrick Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time junior or senior majoring within the Gordon Ford...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Joseph Schickel and Dorthy Thrasher Schickel Endowed Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student majoring in a degree program in the College...	Ended
$1,300	Dr. Juanita C. Bayless Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time freshman (with at least 15 hours earned), sophomore,...	Ended
$400	Dr. Karen Pelz Scholarship Fund A separate application is required. Please contact the WKU Department...	Ended
$2,000	Dr. Kay Meggers Scholarship Fund Must be a full-time student and pursuing a major within the Gordon Ford...	Ended

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