Counselor's Corner: Scholarships

Vocational Education Scholarship Program

by Jared Stegman

October 17, 2007

Kansas Board of Regents

Vocational Education Scholarship Program

for

2009 2010 Academic Year Awards

The Vocational Education Scholarship Program was established by the 1987 Kansas Legislature to provide financial assistance to FULL-TIME students who enroll in DESIGNATED ON OR TWO YEAR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. Designated programs are located at various Kansas area technical schools/colleges, community colleges, Kansas State University in Salina, several four year colleges and proprietary schools. Only certificate and selected two-year degree programs are included among the designated technical programs. Students with, or applying for, baccalaureate degrees are not eligible for funding.

To apply for the vocational scholarship, you must be a Kansas resident (live in Kansas one year before attending a Kansas school and applying for any state aid), a graduate from an accredited high school (or received a GED from the Kansas Board of Regents), plan to ENROLL FULL TIME (12 credit hours) in a DESIGNATED VOCATIONAL PROGRAM IN KANSAS, and take the designated vocational scholarship test. The test if given twice each year.

Registration and testing for the Vocational Education Scholarship Program is processed by the Testing Center at Kansas State University. To register, complete both sides of this form and mail it with the $10.00 exam fee by the postmark deadline. Students are encouraged to take the exam in November. In case there is a medical, family, or civic emergency or a school related activity that is not scheduled at the time the student registers to take the fall test, exam fees may be transferred to the spring test date. The Kansas Board of Regents will approve any changes tot the March exam date on a case by case basis providing the test site can accommodate the change. Any change made less than two weeks before an exam will require an additional $10 processing fee. If an exam cannot be administered due to the weather, the exam will be rescheduled for the following Saturday.

Approximately 240 scholarships are awarded depending on availability of State funds. This includes approximately 70 students who receive second year funding and about 17- new applicants ranked by test scores. Recipients will receive stipends of $500 for the 2008 2009 academic year. Scholarships may be renewed for a second year of funding if the program is longer than one year. ONLY APPLICANTS SELECTED TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP AND APPROXIMATELY 75 ALTERNATES WILL BE NOTIFIED. Information is available by contacting KBOR at 785 296 3518 or our web site at http://www.kansasregents.org/financial_aid/awards.html