Scholarships
Good grades and test scores help you earn scholarships.
If you’ve worked hard, you should reap the rewards. That’s why students at the Sullivan College of Design & Technology who have earned good grades and high test scores are eligible for a wide range of scholarships, which is financial aid that does not have to be repaid. These scholarships include:
- Kentucky Educational Excellent Scholarships (KEES) – These state awards are given to Kentucky high school students with ACT scores 15 or above, and at least a 2.5 GPA
- Sullivan College of Design & Technology Scholarships –
- High school seniors who attend our Scholarship Exam Day each December have a chance to win one of six scholarships
for up to $1,500 based on general aptitude testing.
- High school juniors and seniors who take part in our Scholarship Fair every February compete in hands-on competitions (in drafting, electronics, art, computer networking and interior design) to win up to $3,000 in awards.
- High school seniors can compete for up to $3,000 in Spring Academic Scholarships by submitting an essay on “How and Why I Chose My Career Field.”
- High school seniors who attend our Scholarship Exam Day each December have a chance to win one of six scholarships
for up to $1,500 based on general aptitude testing.
- Tech Prep Scholarships – Local high schools with a Tech Prep High School Program agreement can provide deserving seniors $500 scholarships to Sullivan College of Design & Technology.
- GED Scholarships – Students who have taken the initiative to earn a General Education Diploma (GED) in the past year may be eligible for up to $1,800.
- Other Scholarships – The Exigency Scholarship; SkillsUSA State Competition and Metro Louisville Dollars for Scholars program and Imagine America Scholarships are examples of the funds available to qualified students.
To apply for scholarships and other types of financial aid, please call the financial planning office at 502.456.6509 or contact us for more information.
Scholarships Links
The following is a list of Internet scholarship search web sites. These sites offer free on-line searches that are customized from information you provide to help narrow the opportunities to your specific background and interests.
http://www.imagine-america.org
- The Imagine America Foundation provides awards, scholarships, sponsorship and development, research support, and promotion of the benefits of career colleges to the general public.
www.fastweb.com - has a search engine that claims to give you access to information on some 400,000 scholarships. You can customize your search based on such criteria as your ethnic background, academic interests and extracurricular activities.
www.salliemae.com - has useful calculators that let you figure out your family's expected contribution to college costs and how much you need to invest to meet a particular savings goal. It also has a scholarship search program and a host of other information on financial aid.
www.finaid.org - is a comprehensive site that offers links to college financial aid offices, financial calculators that can help parents figure out how much college debt they can afford and information on prepaid tuition plans. This site also offers a free scholarship search.
www.scholarships.com
www.students.gov
www.sme.org Society of Manufacturing Engineers
www.asid.org American Society of Interior Designers
www.iida.org International Interior Design Association
www.uawford.com
www.coca-colascholars.org
www.walmartfoundation.org/wmstore/goodworks/scripts/index.jsp
www.feea.org/scholarships.html
www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
www.papajohns.com/careers/benefits.htm
Nextstudent Scholarship Search www.nextstudentloans.com/sse1 - one of the longest and largest running scholarship databases
www.cflouisville.org - The Community Foundation of Louisville provides a scholarship database of 100s of scholarships for students in the Louisville Community.
www.finaid.org - One of the best sites to get answers to your financial aid questions and search for scholarships