Scholarship Guidelines

Institutional Scholarship Guidelines

To be accepted into UPIKE, you must submit a completed application for admission as well as your high school/college transcripts and ACT/SAT scores.

In order to qualify for financial aid, you are also required to complete the FAFSA (as soon after October 1 as possible). Students will be required to complete a new FAFSA each year.

UPIKE may offer a need-based adjustment to those Kentucky resident students who are not Pell eligible.

If you are an incoming transfer student with fewer than 12 credits, you will be granted a scholarship based on your highest ACT score and high school grade point average. If you are a transfer student with more than 12 credits, you will be granted a scholarship based on your college GPA.

Athletic scholarships are in addition to academic scholarships and are determined by the coach of each sport.

Scholarships are available up to eight semesters of undergraduate study.

Some institutional scholarships cannot be stacked with other awards.

GPA + ACT = Your Scholarship Award

Find your high school GPA and your standardized ACT score on the chart below. Combine those two numbers and that is your scholarship award made annually for the next four years.

GPA	Amount
3.75 and above	$6,000
3.5-3.74	$5,000
3.0-3.49	$3,500
2.75-2.99	$2,500
2.74 and below	$2,000

ACT	Amount
25 and above	$2,000
21-24	$1,500
Less than 21	$500

Activity Scholarships

Scholarship	Eligibility Requirements	Award Amount
*Governor’s Scholar	Completion of program	$3,200
*Rogers’ Scholar	Completion of program	$3,200
*UPIKE Dual Credit Program	Completion of five hours with “B” or better average	$3,200
Athletic Scholarships	Athletic talent	Amounts Vary
Organizational Scholarship Band, Choir, Academic Team	Audition/Interview	Amounts Vary
*Optometry Scholars Program Scholarship	Admitted to program	$3,200
*Osteopathic Medical Scholars Program Scholarship	Admitted to program	$3,200
*Early College Academy	Completion of program	$3,200

*Freshmen only

Student may receive only one activity scholarship. 2019-2020 awards are subject to change. All UPIKE scholarships are based on full-time enrollment (12 or more credits per semester).

The Pikeville Promise

UPIKE’s Pikeville Promise is a full tuition, four-year scholarship that places an emphasis on academics and financial need.

• Apply (submit test scores and transcripts) and be admitted to UPIKE.
• File the FAFSA as soon after October 1 as possible your senior year. Aid is awarded on a funds-available basis; some funds can deplete early.
• Display full eligibility for Pell, CAP and KTG grants.
• Be a Kentucky resident.
• To keep the Pikeville Promise for four years, recipients must maintain the following standards:
  • Complete a minimum of 24 credit hours each year.
  • File the FAFSA.
  • Display full eligibility for Pell, CAP and KTG grants. 

For more information, call (606) 218-5254 or toll-free at 1-866-BEARS00.

Legacy Award

UPIKE will give five Legacy Awards to students entering in the fall of 2019 who have an immediate family member who has graduated from Pikeville College/UPIKE. Each award will be $3,000 a year and is renewable for four years.