The application window to apply for SSS Scholarships typically opens and closes in the month of December. Scholarships are then awarded in the spring semester. Examples of SSS Scholarships are:
Department of Education (SSS Grant) - Must be pell grant eligible and have an unmet financial need.
Olen and Juanita Foley Scholarship - Must be a first generation college student and graduated from a high school from one of following counties in Kentucky: Adair, Russell, Pulaski, Wayne, Casey, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Knott, Leslie, Owsley, Powell, Perry, Wolfe, Bell, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Letcher, McCreary, Rockcastle, Whitley, Carter, Elliot, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan, and Pike; and have a High School GPA of 3.0 or higher if a freshman, or a 3.0 UK Cumulative GPA.
Risner Scholarship - Have the surname of Risner (preferred); be a first generation college student; and/or may have a documented disability; graduated from a high school in Kentucky located east of Interstate 75: Bath, Breathitt, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Clark, Clay, Carter, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Grant, Greenup, Harlan, Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Kenton, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Mason, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Scott, Whitley, and Wolfe.