Participating Students

 

DATABASE OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• 70+ undergraduate scholarships

RESOURCES TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR GRANT DEVELOPMENT AND WRITING SKILLS

• Pivot Database - The Pivot Database is the main tool used at UK to find funding opportunities. The advanced search feature allows searches to be filtered by amount, funding type (e.g. training, scholarship or fellowship), applicant type (e.g. graduate student, minority, undergraduate student), deadlines, etc.
  
  
• University of Kentucky Academic Scholarships
  
  
• Funding opportunities from the UK Academy for Undergraduate Excellence
  
  
• College of Engineering Scholarships and Financial Aid
  
  

The Minority Student Fiscal Affairs Office administers the William C. Parker Scholarship for African American Students. For more information, please contact:

Asia Payne, Directory
William C. Parker Scholarship Program
University of Kentucky
128 Funkhouser Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0054
Phone: 859-323-6334
Email: asia.payne@uky.edu
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• Grants and Scholarships from the Office of Undergraduate Research
  
  

Additional information about tuition, financial aid and scholarships available at the College of Engineering can be obtained contacting the scholarship coordinator of the college:

Ms. Mary-Michael McDonald
Student Affairs Director
University of Kentucky
381 Ralph G. Anderson Building
Phone: 859-257-0569
Email: marymichael.mcdonald@uky.edu

• Kentucky-West Virginia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is a federally funded program through the National Science Foundation. Its goal is to provide underrepresented students assistance in completing a STEM degree and moving further into the rigorous and exciting world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. To access the services provided by LSAMP, contact Fara Williams, the Director of the Program (fara.williams@uky.edu) and/or Jeff Osborn, the UK Campus Coordinator (jlosbo3@uky.edu).

• The Office for Nationally Competitive Awards assists UK students who may wish to apply for major academic awards – including the Rhodes, Marshall and Fulbright Scholarships as well as other awards requiring an institutional nomination for a student to be considered an applicant – during their undergraduate careers at UK and post-graduate years. In addition, this office also offers help with (and information about) direct application awards, internships and summer opportunities. For more information, please contact:

Dr. Patricia Whitlow
Director, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards
221 Funkhouser Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0054
Phone: 859-257-4984
Email: pat.whitlow@uky.edu