The Summer Scholars program provides additional support for diverse students classified as juniors and seniors with financial need who would benefit from enrolling in summer courses. The Summer Scholars program provides financial support in the form of tuition to reduce financial barriers associated with taking summer courses for students who would benefit from the extra boost to cross the finish line to graduation.
Applications for Summer 2020 are closed and all scholarships have been awarded. More information regarding the 2021 Summer Scholars application process and timeline will be available here in spring.
Students selected for summer scholarships participate in additional enrichment experiences, including:
- Pre-assigned tutoring provided by valuable campus resources, designed to enhance success in areas related to writing, communication, research, critical reading, and study skills related to their coursework;
- Student success workshops designed to enhance critically important skills to enhance academic excellence; and
- Community service opportunities related to areas of interest and value to you and your academic career.
Course Scholarships: A small number of full scholarships are available for undergraduate summer students. Course scholarships cover the price of tuition for one summer course.
Book Scholarships: Summer Scholars will be eligible to receive book scholarships to cover the cost of purchasing textbooks for the summer term in which they are enrolled.
About Summer Scholars
The program is a collaboration between the EKU Division of Student Affairs, EKU Big E Central, the EKU Summer Committee, and the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity. Awards include summer term course scholarships, partial scholarships and book scholarships.