Scholarships

Important Dates

2026-2027 Scholarship Application Opens: September 15, 2025

2026-2027 Priority Deadline: November 15, 2025

2026-2027 Final Deadline: February 15, 2026
(Late applications will not be accepted.)

Students must be admitted to apply.

Eligibility
You must meet the requirements listed for each individual scholarship you apply for as well as be a full-time student during the 2026-2027 academic year unless otherwise specified. To be considered full-time, undergraduate students must be registered in twelve credit hours per semester at FHSU and graduate students in nine credit hours per semester at FHSU. Unless otherwise noted, students must have earned a high school diploma or GED to be eligible for scholarships.

Application
Apply now at FHSU Scholarship Application. The online scholarship application will automatically match and recommend scholarships for which you are eligible, as well as allow you to search for and select scholarships for which you wish to apply. You must be admitted to FHSU by February 11, 2026, in order for your account to be active to apply for 2026-2027 scholarships. If you have not applied for admission, complete this step.

Additional scholarship opportunities will be posted throughout the scholarship application cycle (September 15, 2025 - February 15, 2026). Be sure to log back into your Scholarship account periodically to view additional opportunities that may be available.

Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen
By taking the ACT or SAT and providing your high school transcript, an incoming freshman could be eligible for one of four scholarship programs that are based on the student's highest composite ACT/SAT score and high school GPA.

To apply for one of the Freshman Academic Awards:

1. self-report your scores and high school GPA on your FHSU applications for admission,
2. self-report your scores and high school GPA at Freshmen Scholarships
3. submit your scores to FHSU through ACT by coding 1408 or SAT by coding 6218 on your exam and submit your high school transcript, or
4. send a copy of your ACT/SAT test results and high school transcript to the Scholarship Services Office.

In order to receive a Tiger Pride Scholarship, Victor E. Scholarship, Black and Gold Scholarship, or Hays City Scholarship, ACT/SAT scores and high school transcript must be received by FHSU before June 15, 2026. All freshman academic awards offered to students but not accepted are VOID after July 1, 2026.

Additional information about Freshman Scholarships is available here.

The Freshman Academic Awards are partially funded by the following scholarship funds and individuals:

Floyd Bedker Scholarship, Beeson/Nygen Trust, Eva Campbell Davis, Clark and Flora Carlile, Arthur Courtney, Lois Cline Crissman, Edith and Harry Darby Foundation, Helen Davis, Lester Adrian Davis Sr., Endowment Trustees, Albert V. Erickson, Elgie L. and Nellie W. Fireoved, Esther Grant Education Fund, Russell & Lucine Hanson, Tom and Roberta Harkness, Helen F. Hornbrook, William A. Humbird, Lulu James, Lulu Kitterman Bischof, Harry R. and Elva Kraisinger Glass, Marva J. and Dorothy M. Lange, Harold Long, Stella Campbell Martin and Leslie Thomas Martin, Don and Norma Lee Matheson, Gilbert Meyer, Paul & Virginia Miller, Florence Muir Parks, Harvey & Della Niermeier, Harry & Clara (Hood) Nielsen, Alice M. Powell Estate, William E. Pywell and Brian Pywell, William C. Reed, Anna M. Reed, Carl S. Rohwer, Robert T. Schafer & Olive Reed Schafer, Dr. Owen R. & Sally L. Robinson Memorial, Jack Shade, Richard Spann, J.R. & Ethel Wells, L.D. Wooster Memorial Scholarship Fund, R.L. "Sam" Young, FHSU Endowment Association Endowed Scholarship

State of Kansas Scholarships
High school graduates designated as state scholars may apply for State of Kansas Scholarships. Applications are available online via the Kansas Board of Regents website.

• Kansas State Scholarship
• Kansas Nursing Scholarship
• Kansas Teacher Scholarship

Outside Scholarships
To find additional scholarship opportunities, visit our Scholarship Search page.