You may qualify for up to $4,000 in scholarships!
Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarship opportunities of varying award amounts are a great opportunity for students to finance their education. Scholarships may be based on a variety of factors such as your geographic location, major field of study, involvement in extracurricular activities, hobbies and interests, associations and memberships, specific personal characteristics, or financial need.
First Time Freshmen that are enrolled full-time at WKU are eligible to qualify for many competitive and non-competitive scholarships.
A full listing of all scholarships for incoming freshmen can be found here.
Any Kentucky first time freshmen that is eligible to receive a Pell Grant and has a 3.0 High School GPA is GUARANTEED 100% tuition coverage. This is renewable each year with Pell eligibility and a 2.5 GPA.
Students with a minimum 3.0 unweighted GPA (regardless of their state of residency) qualify for WKU’s Academic Merit Scholarships.
First-time freshmen refers to either graduating high school seniors or students who have not earned any college credit after high school graduation (with the exception of summer credit at the institution of Fall entry).
If you have earned college credit at an institution other than WKU, you are considered a transfer student – and you may qualify for transfer scholarships of up to $4,000!
Once admitted, you will automatically be considered for the following Transfer Scholarship Options:
| GPA | Scholarship Award |
| 3.8+ | $4,000 |
| 3.5 - 3.799 | $3,000 |
| 3.0+3.499 | $1,500 |
Transfer scholarships require full-time enrollments. Students receiving a Transfer Targeted Award may also be eligible for a Transfer Base Award and TOPDollar awards, up to cost of attendance.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Students who are receiving a WKU Transfer Scholarship and are members of Phi Theta Kappa are eligible for an additional $1,000 award per academic year.
The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship requires full-time enrollment (12 or more credit hours) at WKU.
Scholarship awards are applied toward charges that exist on the student’s account at WKU. In the event total awards (grants, loans, scholarships) exceed total charges (tuition, fees, housing, meals, books), a refund will be issued to the student by the option chosen when selecting the refund preference at my.wku.edu. For more information about the refund preference process, please visit the Office of the Bursar's website.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships are automatically renewable with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (at the end of the Spring semester). Students who fail to meet the renewal GPA of 3.0 can use the summer term to bring their GPA up to the required level.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships are renewable until graduation.
*Note: Transfer Scholarships are not applicable if receiving a full tuition scholarship, waiver, or discount.
This scholarship management system, powered by Academic Works, provides a complete list of all scholarship opportunities that are available for students at Western Kentucky University.
The WKU TOPDollar Scholarship Source allows you to search for various opportunities that exist and complete one General Scholarship Application* to be eligible to be considered for scholarship opportunities at WKU. The questions you answer on the General Scholarship Application are designed to “automatch” you to available scholarship opportunities for which you meet the specified criteria.
For a step-by-step guide for locating and completing the TopDollar General Scholarship Application, use this PDF.
In addition to the scholarships that are awarded by the University based on academic merit, there are numerous scholarships that are awarded by the College Heights Foundation through private funds established by alumni and friends, academic departments or programs throughout the University, or by community organizations and professional associations. Some of the potential scholarship opportunities that exist may require you to provide additional materials in addition to the General Scholarship Application (i.e. an essay, resume, letters of recommendation, interview, etc.). Those opportunities will be presented to you as “recommended scholarships” after you complete the General Scholarship Application.
In addition to academic merit scholarships, WKU in Glasgow is able to offer scholarships* to students who will be completing their degree at the Glasgow campus! All scholarships require FAFSA, TopDollar, and many require a separate paper application.
For the most up-to-date information, visit TOPDollar.
Deadline: April 15
Deadline: April
Applications for the upcoming registration period are typically posted in late August (for spring) and late March (for fall).
Deadline: February 1
To apply, go to TopDollar.
*In order to be considered for WKU Glasgow and Returning Student University Scholarships, students will need to apply online through the WKU TOPDollar scholarship portal. Only applications submitted electronically through TOPDollar will be considered for awards. This new streamlined process will allow students a faster application time and more scholarship matching opportunities. For questions regarding TOPDollar, please email our scholarships office directly at scholarships@wku.edu.
Questions? Contact WKU in Glasgow at (270) 861-6900!
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