Scholarship Qualifications
All scholarship recipients must be graduates of an accredited Kentucky high school, or high school graduates who are residents of Kentucky holding a high school diploma or GED, and must meet the admission requirements of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS).

Method of Selection
Selection will be made on a statewide, competitive basis. Applicants are selected by the scholarship committee at KCTCS on the basis of scholastic standings and, recommendations.

 

Agreement with the Transportation Cabinet
The scholarship student must agree by contract, with the approval of parent or guardian when applicant is under twenty-one years of age, to work full time for the Cabinet immediately after graduation. One year of employment is required for each school year on scholarship. Location of employment will be based upon the Cabinet’s needs at the time of the student’s graduation. The Transportation Cabinet may provide summer employment for scholarship students as long as they make reasonable progress in their academic work and prove satisfactory in summer work.

 

Conditions of Scholarship
Students awarded scholarships are expected to make normal progress toward the Associates Degree in Civil Engineering Technology.   A student who fails to make normal progress toward a degree, does not maintain satisfactory academic standards, or does not perform satisfactory in their summer work assignment may be dropped from the scholarship program; but, may reapply when deficiencies are corrected. Upon meeting the above conditions, the scholarship is automatically renewed each year for students who achieve at least a 2.500 GPA, either semester or cumulative, on a 4.000 scale. Grade point averages are cumulative for all credit hours attempted and applicable to the universities respective civil engineering technology associates degree. In addition, successful completion of 30 hours or more of courses is required each year towards the Associates Degree in Civil Engineering Technology.  Grades will be submitted to KYTC at the end of each semester.

Prior to receiving the stipends, a course listing for the current semester will be reviewed by KCTCS and KYTC to validate course work and hours towards the Associates Degree in Civil Engineering Technology. 
Scholarship students will receive a stipend each semester while in school.   Scholarship students will receive a gross amount of $2,500 each semester.  Stipend payments are made directly to the students. Students are then responsible for paying their fees at KCTCS. Stipends are issued around February 1st and October 1st each year.  The summer employment salary will be commensurate with employees who have similar qualifications and experience.  Both summer salary and stipends are considered a wage and are subject to normal payroll deductions.

Application for a Transportation Scholarship
Civil Engineering Technician Scholarship Applicants must include this completed application, submit a copy of their official high school transcript, a copy of their official ACT score report (if the ACT score is not shown on the transcript) or COMPASS scores, two letters of recommendations, and a short essay is also required (see back page of application).   Make sure to mark which KCTCS campus you are applying for.

 

This application should be returned by March 1st to: 

Do not return the scholarship application to the Admissions Office with the application for admission to KCTCS.  Applications that are incomplete, without the required supporting materials, or received after March 1st will not be considered.

 

For any questions regarding the program or the application, please contact 
Roy Sturgill at roy.sturgill@ky.gov.

 

The Transportation Cabinet may provide summer employment at the following rates to scholarship students as long as reasonable progress is made in academic work and you prove satisfactory in your job performance.

 

The Transportation Cabinet may provide summer employment at the following rates to scholarship students as long as reasonable progress is made in academic work and you prove satisfactory in your job performance.

University Credit Hours Earned Monthly Salary Rate
0-29 $1,604.70/month
30-59 $1,684.94/month
60-89 $1,765.24/month
90-120 $1,853.25/month
120+ $1941.56/month