Scholarships

Lindsey Wilson College
Lindsey Wilson College, located in Columbia, Ky., is offering full-tuition scholarships to all Rogers Scholars program graduates who earn a score of 24 or better on the ACT. Those students that score below a 24 will receive a half-tuition scholarship.
www.lindsey.edu
1-800-264-0138

Lincoln Memorial University
Lincoln Memorial University, located in Harrogate, Tn., is offering full-tuition scholarships to students who complete the Rogers Scholars program and partial scholarships to students that qualify for the program but were not selected for the final list of 60. To qualify for the full-tuition scholarship, students must also score a minimum of 24 on the ACT or 1110 on the SAT. Rogers Scholars graduates scoring lower will be granted a one-third tuition scholarship. Tuitions will be renewable for an additional three years provided the student maintains a 2.7 cumulative GPA and completes 10 hours of community service per semester. LMU is located in Harrogate, Tn. just south of Middlesboro, Ky. across the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.
www.lmunet.edu
1-800-325-0900

Union College
Union College, located in Barbourville, Ky., is offering graduates of the Rogers Scholars program the opportunity for a full tuition scholarship to Union College. Rogers Scholars graduates earning a score of 24 or better on the American College Test (ACT) and who earn a high school grade point average of 3.0 or better are eligible for the scholarship. Those scoring below 24 will receive a half tuition scholarship.
www.unionky.edu
1-800-489-8646

University of the Cumberlands
Rogers Scholars who score a 24 or higher on the ACT and a 3.4 or higher GPA will be awarded between $4,500 and $7,500 depending on whether they are a resident student or a commuter. Scholars who do not meet this criteria will be awarded a merit grant or academic scholarship based on where they fall on our scholarship matrix. Scholars do have the opportunity to be awarded our Presidential Scholarship of $12,500 if they score a 28 or higher on the ACT.
www.ucumberlands.edu
1-800-343-1609

Morehead State University
Morehead State University, located in Morehead, Ky., is offering 15 full tuition scholarships each year for graduates of the Rogers Scholars program who earn a score of 20 or better on the ACT and have an admission index of 600. In addition, those students with an ACT of 28 or higher combined with a high school GPA of 3.75 will receive both full tuition and on-campus housing. In addition to scholarships, MSU will provide students with opportunities for service learning through its Honors Residential Leadership program and through high quality academic programs that feature student research. MSU’s program of distinction, the Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy, also is partnering with The Center to develop a leadership and public policy curriculum for students in future Rogers Scholars programs. The four-year value of a single scholarship is expected to exceed $21,000.
www.moreheadstate.edu
1-800-585-6781

Pikeville College
Pikeville College, located in Pikeville, Ky., is offering full tuition scholarships to all graduates of the Rogers Scholars program. The value of a one-year full-tuition scholarship at Pikeville College is $12,750 for the academic year. Currently, the four-year value exceeds $50,000.
www.pc.edu
1-606-218-5250

Somerset Community College
Somerset Community College, located in Somerset, Ky., is offering a full-tuition scholarship to all graduates of the Rogers Scholars program.
www.somerset.kctcs.edu
1-877-629-9722

Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University, located in Richmond, Ky., is offering up to ten Presidential Scholarships to graduates of the Rogers Scholars Program. The Presidential Scholarship covers one half of instate tuition and will be awarded for 4 years if the students maintain a cumulative grade point average of a 2.50 or above.
www.eku.edu
1/859-622-1000

Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard Community and Technical College, located in Hazard, Ky., is offering a full-tuition scholarship to all graduates of the Rogers Scholars program.
www.hazard.kctcs.edu
1-800-246-7521

Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Big Sandy Community and Technical College with 4 campuses in Hager Hill, Paintsville, Pikeville, and Prestonsburg is offering full-tuition scholarships to all graduates of the Rogers Scholars program through the Big Sandy Community and Technical College Honors Scholarship Program. The Rogers Scholar must have a high school GPA of 3.0 and ACT Comp 24 or above with no less than a 20 in any discipline and a satisfactory scholarship essay.
www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu
1-888-641-4132

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, with campuses in Cumberland, Harlan, Middlesboro, Pineville and Whitesburg, is offering a full-tuition scholarship to all graduates of the Rogers Scholars Program, provided they have a GPA of 3.0 or better in high school, have earned a score of 24 or above on the ACT, with no less than a 20 in any discipline, and write a satisfactory scholarship essay. The scholarship may be renewed for an additional year provided the student maintains a grade point standing of 3.0 and completes at least 12 semester hours each semester.
www.southeast.kctcs.edu
1-888-274-7322

Midway College
Midway College, located in Midway, Kentucky, and Kentucky’s only college for women, is offering full-tuition scholarships to all Rogers Scholars program graduates who earn a score of 24 or better on the ACT, or a comparable score on the SAT. Those students that score below a 24 on the ACT will receive a half-tuition scholarship.
www.midway.edu
1-800-755-0031

Campbellsville University
Campbellsville University will offer each Rogers Scholar graduate a “Rogers Scholar Academic Incentive Scholarship” in the amount of $2,000 for the first year and a renewable option for three additional years. The potential value to the student is $8,000 over the four-year period. The Rogers Scholars incentive, which is available to an unlimited number of program graduates, can also be used in combination with other academic scholarships available through CU.
www.campbellsville.edu
1-800-264-6014

*The Center for Rural Development and The Rogers Scholars Program serve as a vehicle to help provide scholarship opportunities to graduates of the program who meet the requirements determined by each college. Each individual College/University reserves the right to change the scholarship amount or criteria at their discretion. We strive to keep the list of scholarships current, but strongly encourage each graduate to contact the college directly to make sure information has not changed.

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