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Centre College Scholarships and Merit Aid

Danville, Kentucky

20 scholarships Centre College publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

1,346Undergraduates
48%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (10)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Bonner Program

$33,000

Deadline the school lists
2026-02-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$33,000 + priority consideration for financial aidcentre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

New Horizons Program

$33,000

Deadline the school lists
2026-02-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
New Horizons Program | $33,000 | Yes | February 1centre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Language Scholarship

$0 to $5,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Language Scholarship | Up to $5,000 | Yes | Yes and Stackablecentre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Music Scholarship

$0 to $5,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Music Scholarship | Up to $5,000 | Yes | Yes and Stackablecentre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Theatre Scholarship

$0 to $5,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Theatre Scholarship | Up to $5,000 | Yes | Yes and Stackablecentre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Studio Arts Scholarship

$0 to $5,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Studio Arts Scholarship | Up to $5,000 | Yes | Yes and Stackablecentre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Austin E. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship: Math & STEM Fields (Ohio Residents)

$5,000

Austin E. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship: Math & STEM Fields (Ohio Residents) | $5,000 | Nocentre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program

$35,000

Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$35,000 annually ($140,000 total over four years)centre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts

$30,000

Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$30,000 annually ($120,000 total over four years)centre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Kentucky Governor's School for Entrepreneurs

$30,000

Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Kentucky Governor's School for Entrepreneurs | $30,000 annually ($120,000 total over four years)centre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Awards that take an application (5)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Merit Scholarships

$15,000 to $33,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Merit awards range from $15,000-$33,000 and are based on a holistic review of your admission application.centre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Lincoln Scholars Program

$0

Deadline the school lists
2025-12-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Full Tuition, Fees, Room and Board, Pluscentre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Grissom Scholars Program

$0

Deadline the school lists
2025-12-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Grissom Scholars Program | Full Tuition, Fees, Room and Board, Plus | December 1centre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Centre Fellows Scholarship

$28,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
$28,000 annually ($112,000 total over four years)centre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Centre Legacy Scholarship

$3,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Centre Legacy Scholarship | $3,000 annuallycentre.edu (read 2026-06-28)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (5)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Language Scholarship

$0

Up to $5,000 annuallycentre.edu

Music Scholarship

$0

Up to $5,000 annuallycentre.edu

Theatre Scholarship

$0

Up to $5,000 annuallycentre.edu

Studio Arts Scholarship

$0

Up to $5,000 annuallycentre.edu

Austin E. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship

$0

$5,000centre.edu
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What Centre College costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$77,900In-state, per year
$77,900Out-of-state, per year

Where Centre College lists its scholarships

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a Centre College page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.