Scholarships & Financial Assistance

Various forms of financial assistance are available either through the College of Education or Kansas State University. We are committed to helping all of our students in their education, including offering scholarships (see list below) and financial awards.

K-State Financial Assistance Office
Here you will find more about student loans, grants and tuition deferments. For information concerning Kansas State University scholarships or financial aid, please contact:

   Office of Student Financial Assistance
   104 Fairchild Hall
   Kansas State University
   Manhattan, Kansas 66506-1104
   (913) 532-6420 (Voice)
   (913) 532-7628 (FAX)

The application deadline for the scholarships is February 1 of each year. The General University scholarship priority deadline is November 1.

Apply for scholarships online or receive an application by contacting the Office of Student Financial Assistance.

Available College of Education Scholarships
and Criteria:

College of Education Alumni Scholarship
Sophomore, junior, or senior student in Education who shows exceptional academic achievement and leadership.

James J. Albracht Memorial Scholarship
Junior or senior student preparing to become an Agricultural Education teacher.

H. Leigh Baker Scholarship
Student preparing to become a teacher, counselor, or administrator in Secondary Education.

Sharon and John Beckwith Scholarship
Student majoring in Education.

Laura M. and Lavina Beichley Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student in the College of Education preparing for a career as a public school teacher.

Fritz and Mary Glanville Benninghoven Memorial Scholarship
Sophomore, junior, or senior student in Education who is a graduate of Chase County Community High School.

Paul Blackwood Memorial Scholarship
Student in Education whose intent is to teach science or mathematics.

Howard R. Bradley Memorial Scholarship
Student majoring in Agricultural Education.

Kenneth and Maxine Burkhard Science Teaching Scholarship
Preference to graduate student working towards certification for secondary schools in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, or microbiology; second preference to junior or senior majoring in one of these areas working towards certification in secondary schools.

Charles H. and Colene K. Butler Scholarship
Junior student majoring in Milling Science in the College of Agriculture or a junior student enrolled in the College of Education preparing to become a teacher.

Dr. John W. and Nadine DeMand Memorial Scholarship
Student in the College of Education pursuing a degree in a Special Education curriculum.

Mark Dickerson Memorial Scholarship
Preference to graduate student working towards a degree to teach mentally handicapped persons; second preference to junior or senior preparing to teach mentally handicapped learners.

Constance Varley Earhart Memorial Scholarship
Minority or needy student in the College of Education.

Golda D. Faulkner Memorial Scholarship
Student from Nemaha or Marshall counties majoring in Education.

Marché Fleming-Randle Education Scholarship
Multicultural student enrolled in the College of Education; preference to Job Corps graduate.

Marjorie Lomas French Memorial Scholarship
Student preparing to become a teacher in mathematics.

Ellsworth M. and G. Luella Gerritz Scholarship
Preference to a sophomore, junior or senior Native American student preparing to become a teacher.

Katherine Geyer Scholarship
Junior or senior female student enrolled in the College of Education pursuing a degree that will enable her to teach, train, and guide young people either in public recreation or educational institutions.

Lynn and Ray Hausmann Graduate Fellowship
Graduate student in the College of Education.

F. Floyd Herr Memorial Scholarship
Junior or senior majoring in Education with evident promise of becoming a teacher.

Edwin Lee Holton Memorial Scholarship
Outstanding senior or graduate student in Elementary or Secondary Education or a special field related to either Elementary or Secondary Education.

Joseph B. and Leola A. Hoover Scholarship
Preference to a graduate of Clay Center Community High School who is majoring in Business Administration or Education.

Barbara Ann Hunt Memorial Scholarship
Preference to a freshman who is a graduate of Riley County High School enrolled in the College of Education.

Jon and Janice Isch Education Scholarship
Preference to a student majoring in Education from Brown, Nemaha or Osage counties with leadership potential.

Joe Loeb/Kappa Delta Pi Scholarship
Student who demonstrates scholarship and leadership within the local chapter of Kappa Delta Pi.

Kimberly Kurtz Memorial Scholarship
Freshman student residing in the State of Kansas having participated in the Future Farmers of America Program and pursuing studies in the area of Agricultural Education.

David R. Laurie, Jr. Scholarship
Junior student majoring in Education with preference to a student who has participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

W.W. Lee and Dorothy Lee Memorial Scholarship
in Adult and Occupational Education
Student majoring in Adult and Occupational Education.

John O. and Madeline B. Miller Scholarship
Junior or senior in Agriculture Education from Jefferson County; second preference to junior or senior in Education from Republic or Shawnee County.

Eveanna M. Mosier Scholarship
Student enrolled in the College of Education with a preference to an Elementary Education major.

Jeanne and Edward Mulcahy, Jr. Education Scholarship
Junior student majoring in Elementary Education with preference given to a resident of Kansas and a graduate of a Kansas high school.

Margery A. Neely Scholarship
Graduate student in Education with preference to a single parent student.

Nelson Family Memorial Scholarship
Junior student enrolled in Vocational Agriculture Education or Family and Consumer Science Education with preference given to students from McPherson County.

Willard J. Nelson Education Scholarship
Undergraduate student enrolled in the College of Education.

George A. and Helene Dean Olson Scholarship
Preference to a junior or senior student majoring in Education from Cloud County; second preference to a graduate student from Cloud County; third preference to junior or senior student from Ottawa County.

Kansas State University Phi Delta Kappa Chapter
Scholarship Award
Junior or senior minority student admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

Floyd Price Community College Scholarship
Student in the College of Education who has transferred from a Community College.

Timothy J. and Veronica S. Regan Scholarship
A junior or senior student majoring in Education and a junior or senior student majoring in Business Administration from the State of Nebraska or Atchison County.

Bonnie L. Clapp Ransom Memorial Scholarship
Non-traditional student pursuing studies in the field of nursing or a non-traditional student pursuing a degree in the College of Education.

Helen G. Saum Memorial Scholarship
Female student who is in her junior year majoring in Education.

Robert Scott Memorial Scholarship
Graduate student enrolled in the College of Education preparing to become a specialist in Adult Education.

Geraldine K. Scully Scholarship
Minority student enrolled in the College of Education.

Severtson Senior Award in Education
Senior enrolled in Education; preference to a student actively involved in extra-curricular activities related to education; exhibits leadership in university and community service and ranks in upper 25% of their class.

David and Eileen McPherson Simmons Education Scholarship
Student enrolled in the College of Education.

Elvon G. and Lydia E. Skeen Education Fund
Student enrolled in the College of Education who plans to become a teacher in the State of Kansas.

Veryle E. and Rosemary C. Snyder Scholarship
Sophomore, junior or senior student enrolled in the College of Education preparing for a teaching career with a strong interest in Physical Education or Special Education.

Special President's Scholarship
Two students enrolled in Education and two students enrolled in Arts & Sciences.

Tomorrow's Teacher Scholarship
Four incoming freshman students enrolled in Education with a grade point average of at least 3.5. These scholarships are renewable provided specific criteria is met. For more specific information and an application for this scholarship see the website at: http://www.tomorrowsteacher.com/.

Richard F. Welton Agriscience Scholarship
Senior student enrolled in Agricultural Education who is studying the application of physical and biological scientific principles in the teaching of agriscience through problem solving based on a controlled experimental method.

Eileen Wood Scholarship
Sophomore, junior, or senior enrolled in the College of Education from Dickinson County, Kansas.

Donald G. Wurtz Scholarship
Student enrolled in the College of Education from Cloud, Clay, or Washington Counties or a student from the State of Kansas.