KYTESOL (Kentucky Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) offers a scholarship of $1,500 to an ESL/LEP student graduating from a Kentucky high school based on the availability of funding. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist a deserving student in pursuing a post-high school education. The scholarship will be dispersed in two installments at the beginning of the first and second semester and is to be used for tuition, books, and fees.

Scholarship Criteria / Eligibility:

* ESL/LEP student with a native language other than English

* Student must have been enrolled in ESL class(es) during middle or high school years.

* Graduating senior at a Kentucky high school

* 2.5 GPA or higher

* Student must be accepted into a two- or four-year post-secondary institution (college, university, vocational or technical school) in Kentucky.

*Student must start his/her course of study during the year of high school graduation.

* Student must demonstrate financial need.

* Student may not be the recipient of any major academic or sports scholarship or must not have accepted an appointment to a military academy.

Scholarship Application:

* Completed Application Form

* Personal Essay (typed double-spaced)

* Two letters of recommendations (one letter must be from a current high school teacher)

* High School Transcript

* Letter of acceptance from a college, university, vocational or technical school student plans to attend

Deadline:

Postmarked by April 15, 2023

Notification of Scholarship Award:

By May 15th, 2023

Mail completed application to the following address: 

         TBA

Questions?

Send email to: scholarships@kytesol.org

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