Scholarships

Two awards of $500 will be made. To be eligible, you must:

• Have a declared major in the College of Arts and Sciences
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.5
• Demonstrate commitment to community service

The scholarship offers a minimum award of $500. To be eligible, you must:

• Be an undergraduate majoring in geology, biology, chemistry, or physics at the University of Louisville with demonstrated financial need as certified by the Office of Financial Aid.
• Preference will be given to those who demonstrate environmental stewardship in extracurricular activities.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be a student in good standing and/or must otherwise have fulfilled all requirements for admission to the College of Arts and Sciences.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be an approved major in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Have completed a minimum of one semester at the University of Louisville.
• Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0, cumulative and in the major.
• Preference for this award is shown to students from Crawford, Harrison, or other counties in southern Indiana. Secondary preference shown to students from Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, or Oldham counties in Kentucky.

Several awards for full-time undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences who are strongly motivated to complete their degrees and who have substantial financial need.

The scholarship offers a minimum award of $1000. To be eligible, you must:

• Be a full-time undergraduate student majoring in English
• Demonstrated financial need as certified by the University of Louisville’s Office of Financial Aid

Awards of $500 minimum to one or more students who have demonstrated leadership in or service to UofL or greater metropolitan Louisville’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. Students need not be A&S majors to apply for this award.

An award of $1000 to a student who plans a career in public or community service.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be a senior at Central Hardin High School (Hardin County School District, Kentucky) who has been accepted at and plans to attend the University of Louisville in the fall
• Demonstrate excellence in academic performance, character, and work ethic
• Demonstrate financial need

There are four scholarships available through the support of this fund and any funds awarded will go toward the costs of pursuing a degree in the College of Arts & Sciences at University of Louisville in the next year.

• J. B. Speed Senior Scholarship

To be eligible, you must be a member of the Junior class in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Resident of Louisville, KY.

• J. B. Speed Junior Scholarship

To be eligible, you must be a member of the Sophomore class in the College of Arts & Sciences, and resident of Louisville, KY.

• J. B. Speed Open Scholarship

To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Sciences.

• J. B. Speed Graduate Scholarship

To be eligible, you must be:

• A resident of the USA,
• A senior in the graduating class planning to pursue post-graduate courses at University of Louisville or other USA institution, and
• Specially gifted in any discipline

Note: This scholarship is not offered every year.