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UK accepting applications for scholarships for full-time, non-traditional female students

Deadline to apply is March 13

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 6, 2015) — The University of Kentucky Woman’s Club (UKWC) is currently accepting applications for its 2015-2016 full-tuition scholarship, awarded to full- or part-time nontraditional students. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is March 13.

UK logoUKWC awards scholarships covering tuition at the resident rate to deserving female UK students each year. Applicants must be at least 25 years old and have completed at least 12-credit hours with a minimum 3.0 grade-point average. These scholarships are designed for women students with outstanding academic records who have unmet financial needs.

Scholarship applications for the 2015-2016 academic year can be found here.

Applications are due in the UK Office of Academic Scholarships in the Funkhouser Building before 4:30 p.m. on March 13.  Applicants must also complete the 2015-2016 Federal Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) by March 15.

Applicants will participate in an interview with the UKWC Scholarship Committee to be considered for a scholarship, must be enrolled in at least six credit hours per semester, and must be residents of Kentucky. Current members of the UKWC are ineligible.

Since its inception in 1973, the UKWC Aid Fund has provided 193 undergraduate scholarships totaling more than $355,000.

For more information about the UKWC scholarship, visit www.ukwc.org or contact the Office of Academic Scholarships at (859) 257-4198.