Scholarships

Veterans Park Elementary's PTA Scholarship

Application Deadline: March 27th, 2026

Applicants must:

•  Be in their senior year in a high school within Fayette County

• Must have been promoted from the fifth grade at Veterans Park Elementary

• Once the scholarship is awarded, it must be used the following fall term. The check will be written directly to the college or university.

• Submit:

  • This application form (required)

  • A 300 – 500-word essay describing a staff member or an event from your time at Veterans Park Elementary that contributed to your success in middle or high school (required)

  • Copy of high school transcript: through 7th semester (required)

  • Any other information pertaining to extracurricular achievements, demonstration of leadership abilities, etc. (optional but recommended, see criteria)

Lexington Lions Club Scholarship

Application Deadline:  March 31, 2026

The Lexington Lions Club Community Scholarship provides a (one time) award for a high school senior in the Fayette County High School who demonstrates outstanding community service, academic excellence, and leadership in school activities.  

Emmanuel "Manny" Caulk Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Application Deadline:  April 1, 2026 at midnight

This scholarship is open to future teachers or anyone who will major in education. In response to the teacher shortage and the district’s strategic priority of a Highly Effective and Culturally Responsive Workforce, this transition is aimed at increasing the number and diversity of educators.

Scholarship Criteria:  

• Be a Graduating Senior from a Fayette County Public high school or program

•  Have a minimum 2.5 GPA or higher

•  Be accepted and enrolled in a two or four-year institution or program within 12 months of graduation

•  Plan to study education with the goal of becoming a teacher

•  No later than April 1 at midnight, write and submit answers (each 250 words or less) to each of the following questions:

  • • What book, teacher, or class has changed the way you think? How? (250 words or less)

    • What have you learned from someone who is very different from you? (250 words or less)

    • How has your public-school education prepared you for college? (250 words or less)

    • Why do you want to teach? (250 words or less)

•  Scholarship payment will be made directly to the recipient’s school upon enrollment.

PLD PTSA Scholarship

Application Deadline:  April 3rd, 2026

Scholarships will be awarded as follows: 

• 1 - $1000 scholarships to a student attending a 4-year college or university

• 1-$1000 scholarship to a student attending a 2-year community college or trade school 

• The scholarship amount will be mailed to the school of choice in the fall of 2026. The student must be  enrolled full-time in the fall of 2026. 

Criteria: 

• Student at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School graduating in 2026.

• Applicants must be a PTSA member.  If not a current member, you may join online  at  https://pld.givebacks.com/shop

• Minimum Cumulative GPA 2.5

Don Jacobs Organization Scholarship

Application Deadline:  April 14, 2026

The Don Jacobs Organization Scholarship awards $1,000 to one graduating senior from each eligible high school. This scholarship is open to students planning to attend a college, university, or vocational institution during the 2026–27 school year, and students of all intended majors are encouraged to apply.

Key Details:

• Scholarship Amount: $1,000

• One recipient selected per school

Selected students will be contacted directly to arrange to pick up their photo and scholarship check.  All scholarship checks must be picked up by July 1, 2026

YMCA Daryl Lee Martin Scholarship

To apply, please complete the application and mail 2 letters of recommendation postmarked no later than April 20th. 

Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) Scholarship

Application Deadline:  April 30, 2026

The KEDC Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to college (2 or 4 year), technical or vocational bound students graduating from a high school in a KEDC member district. The KEDC Scholarship will be awarded on an annual basis and is not renewable. Funds will be distributed to the higher education institution of your choice, based upon proof of enrollment. A scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $2,500, to be divided into two equal installments (once per semester).

Applicants Must: 

• Maintain a grade point average (GPA) no lower than 3.0

• Meet current benchmarks for the ACT and/or SAT as set by the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE).

  • ACT (English = 18, Reading = 20, Mathematics = 19)

  • SAT (Evidence-Based Reading & Writing = 490)

  • SAT (Math - Quantitative Reasoning = 510)

• Write an essay that focuses on your goals, your story and growth and why we should invest in you 

• Must demonstrate financial need; disclose other scholarship awards (types and amounts)

• Recipient is not required to declare any particular major to be an eligible applicant

Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association Scholarship

Application Deadline:  May 1st, 2026

The Fayette County Homemakers Scholarship of $1000 will be awarded by the Fayette County Homemakers Association to a high school senior planning full-time enrollment in an accredited technical or vocational school for the 2026-27 school year.

Elegibility:

• A Fayette County High School Senior on track to begin post-high school education at an accredited technical or vocational school in the fall 2026.

• An applicant with an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• An applicant must show evidence of involvement in school or community activities.

Morehead State University Kentucky Scholarships

Morehead State awards more than $48.6M in University and MSU Foundation scholarships and grants annually.  MSU offers a variety of scholarships based on several criteria, including academic excellence, area of study, type of student, where you live and your needs. The information linked applies to new students for the 2026-2027 school year.

Spectrum News High School Scholars

The Spectrum News 1 High School Scholars Program recognizes exceptional high school students with academic scholarship awards of $1,000 each for use towards college expenses.

Nominees must adhere to the following criteria to be considered:

• High school seniors

• Attend a high school in Kentucky where Spectrum News 1 is available

• Have an excellent academic record

• Involved in extra-curricular activities and/or be active in their local community either through their school or volunteering on their own time

• Have plans to attend a university in 2026

Nominators must be 18 or older and CANNOT be the parent/guardian of the student. Each nominator may only nominate 1 individual.

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