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University of Kentucky Scholarships and Merit Aid

Lexington, Kentucky

9 scholarships University of Kentucky 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.

23,189Undergraduates
93%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (6)

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

Provost Scholarship

$2,500

Published requirement
3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 26 ACT, or 3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1230 SAT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Provost | Academic | 3.30 & 26 ACT/1230 SAT | 3.50 | $2,500studentsuccess.uky.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Provost Scholarship

$5,000

Published requirement
3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 28 ACT, or 3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1300 SAT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
3.30 & 28 ACT/1300 SAT | 3.75 | $5,000studentsuccess.uky.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship

$5,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Bluegrass Spirit | Academic | - | 3.00 | $5,000studentsuccess.uky.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship

$8,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
3.00 & 25 ACT/1200 SAT | 3.50 | $8,000studentsuccess.uky.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship

$10,000

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
3.50 & 25 ACT/1200 SAT | 3.60 | $10,000studentsuccess.uky.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship

$12,500

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
3.50 & 30 ACT/1360 SAT | 3.80 | $12,500studentsuccess.uky.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (3)

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

Robert B. and Helen P. Jewell Foundation Scholarship

$8,500

Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$8,500as.uky.edu (read 2026-07-10)

Waddell Scholarship

$1,000 to $2,000

Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$1,000 - $2,000as.uky.edu (read 2026-07-10)

Myrtle M. and Orvan R. Whitlow Scholarship

$2,500

Who it is for
In-state students
Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$2,500as.uky.edu (read 2026-07-10)
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What University of Kentucky 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.

$37,604In-state, per year
$59,826Out-of-state, per year

Where University of Kentucky lists its scholarships

ScholarshipUniverse — university-wide application platform through which most UK college/departmental scholarships (Engineering, Gatton Business, Nursing, Martin-Gatton CAFE, Beam Institute, etc.) are listed and applied for with linkblue SSO credentials

Where this came from

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