WKU Recreation Administration - Scholarship Application Process

The WKU Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration program is extremely fortunate to be the steward of eight scholarships (nine financial awards) given annually to students in the major to honor the following individuals:

Charles T. Crume
Fred Kirchner & Jesse W. Thornton
Jo Ann Verner
William 'Biff' Kummer
Alton Little
Pat Little
Betty Jean Little Levis
Albert Amos Hawkins

In addition, the program recognizes undergraduate students with an "Outstanding Undergraduate Recreation Administration Student Award." To see the list of available scholarships and our past recipients, please visit our Scholarships & Awards page.

To be eligible to apply, students must:

be enrolled in the Recreation Administration major -or- the Recreation, Park, and Nonprofit Administration major.
be enrolled for the following Fall and Spring semesters (some exceptions are possible and have recently been made)
have at least a 2.5 overall GPA

1) Deadline: Feb 1 - The first step in applying is to complete the new WKU TopDollar Scholarship Application. Please note, applicants who do not complete the WKU TopDollar Scholarship Application will be ineligible for our scholarships. To apply click the following link: https://www.wku.edu/topdollar/ and then return to this page to complete the supplemental application.

2) Deadline: Apr 1 - Please complete the short supplemental application included below.

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After completing the WKU TopDollar application, please complete the following information:

All fields must be completed

* First Name

* Last Name

* E-mail Address

Class Standing

* Total Credit Hours Completed

* Number of semesters remaining (including your internship)

* Anticipated Graduation Month/Year

* Current Major GPA (found on iCap report)

* Current Overall GPA (found on iCap report)

* Professional Organizations in which you are involved (e.g. NRPA, KRPS, AORE)

* Please describe your recreation professional work experience (both paid and significant ongoing volunteer experiences, do not include 1 day volunteer activities)

* Please describe any leadership experiences you've had since enrolling at WKU.

* Please list any current certifications (past and present) and related dates.

* Describe all sources of money and approximate amounts to fund your education next year (e.g. Pell grant, scholarships, KEES, VA/G.I. Bill, 529 Educational Savings Account, Employer reimbursement, Parent payments, Your loans, Parent plus loans, etc.).

* What have you done to advance/support the WKU Recreation Administration progam? (e.g. Recreation Majors Club, recruitment, special projects with REC faculty)

* Cell Phone number

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