Apr 15th, 2021

Four WKU students were awarded US Department of State Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) that fully fund summer study in intensive language programs abroad. Recipients were selected from a diverse nationwide pool of over 4,600 applicants.

Apr 13th, 2021

WKU student Allyson Copeland and alumnus Shashaank Narayanan have been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides a $34,000 stipend and a $12,000 cost of education allowance annually for three years of study.

Dec 11th, 2020

25 WKU students were recognized by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the October 2020 application cycle. 21 WKU students--more than any other university in Kentucky--were offered scholarships totaling $98,500.

Oct 22nd, 2020

A record number of WKU students and recent graduates applied for nationally competitive scholarships in the 2019-20 academic year, including high percentages of first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented minority students.

Jul 16th, 2020

27 WKU students were recognized by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2020 application cycle.

Jul 2nd, 2020

WKU graduate Kate Hart will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in Israel.

Jun 5th, 2020

Two WKU students have been named Finalists for Fulbright US Student Grants for the 2020-21 academic year by the US Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. An additional three have been designated alternates.

May 7th, 2020

Five WKU students have been awarded $20,000 David L. Boren Scholarships to fund intensive language study in the US and abroad during the 2020-2021 academic year. All five are students in the Chinese Flagship Program at WKU.

Apr 17th, 2020

Mar 24th, 2020

Three WKU students were awarded internships with the U.S. Department of State for summer 2020.