Kentucky Graduate Scholarship
Important funding changes to KGS for 2008-09
For 2008-09, currently enrolled, continuing students with remaining KGS eligibility will be funded at the level of commitment originally awarded.
New KGS-eligible graduate students (beginning Fall 2008) will be awarded in the following way:
-- new doctoral students will receive a full KGS award;
-- new master's students in top quartile programs will receive a full KGS award;
-- all other master's students will be offered an award equivalent to half the out-of-state portion of the standard graduate tuition rate.
Until the University budget is determined and tuition rates are established for 2008-09, the following estimates are provided for full-time graduate enrollment in nine hours or more:
| Estimated UK Grad Tuition | KGS Estimates for 2008-09: |
Annual | Per semester |
| $16,362 | Full out-of-state portion: | $8,868 | $4,434 |
| $16,362 | Half out-of-state portion: | $4,434 | $2,217 |
A merit scholarship opportunity for non-resident applicants to the University of Kentucky Graduate School
New non-resident students (both domestic and international) admitted into a graduate degree program at the University of Kentucky may be eligible for a tuition scholarship based on prior academic performance*. This scholarship award covers the standard out-of-state graduate tuition rate thereby allowing awardees to attend the University at the in-state tuition rate**.
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants for fall, 2008 must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or greater on all undergraduate work and on any prior graduate work. In cases where the student's grades are not based on a 4.00 scale, the Dean of the Graduate School establishes guidelines for the determination of scholarship eligibility. Once enrolled, awardees must maintain a GPA of 3.50 or higher; failure to do so will result in permanent revocation of the scholarship.
KGS awards are limited to a maximum of 4 semesters in a master's program, 8 semesters in a doctoral program and 10 semesters in a master's followed by a doctoral program. A KGS award in either or both summer sessions (I and II) of one year counts as one semester utilized. Students cannot receive the scholarship for a second master's degree.
In order to be eligible for the scholarship, the application for admission and all supporting materials (including transcripts and test scores) must be received by:
February 1 for fall enrollment
September 1 for spring enrollment
March 1 for summer I or II enrollment
Scholarship eligibility will be determined once all application materials have been received; no prior assessment of an applicant's eligibility will be provided. Awardees will receive confirmation by mail at the time of acceptance to the Graduate School.
* Students accepted into the MBA program are not eligible for KGS awards
** In cases where graduate programs charge a differential tuition rate, the Graduate School will pay the standard graduate tuition rate only
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Last updated March 25, 2008