Were you offered a scholarship at EKU? Great! You need to accept that scholarship as soon as you can (and definitely before the deadlines below). Don’t worry! Accepting the scholarship is quick and easy. Get started by accessing your MyEKU dashboard. Once you’re logged in, look for the Big E Central card and follow these next steps:
- Open the “Financial Aid: Scholarships, Grants, Loans” menu
- Select “Financial Aid Dashboard”
- Select the “Award Offer” tab
- Select the 2024-2025 Aid Year (top right)
- Review awards
- Accept or Decline your scholarship
- Select Submit
- Acknowledge the Terms and Conditions for your award
Important Dates and Deadlines
- March 1, 2024 – Last day for students to be admitted to be considered for Merit Scholarships
- March 1, 2024 – Dr. Rodney Gross Scholarship Deadline
- March 15, 2024 – Trailblazer First Generation Scholarship Application Deadline
- May 1, 2024 – Foundation Scholarship Application deadline
- June 1. 2024 – Last day to accept Merit Scholarships
- June 30, 2024 – EKU must have received high school transcripts and ACT scores to be considered for a merit scholarship upgrade.
Please note: If you completed your GED and do not have a high school GPA, your GED test score will be converted to the comparable GPA listed below for merit scholarship consideration.
|
GED Score |
Correlated GPA | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 300-400 | 1.5-1.9 | 300= 1.5, 350= 1.6, 350= 1.7, 375= 1.8, 400= 1.9 |
| 401-500 | 2.0-2.9 | 401= 2.0, 412= 2.1, 423= 2.2, 434= 2.3, 445= 2.4, 456= 2.5, 467= 2.6, 478= 2.7, 489= 2.8, 500= 2.9 |
| 501-600 | 3.0-3.4 | 501= 3.0, 525= 3.1, 550= 3.2, 575= 3.3, 600= 3.4 |
| 601-700 | 3.5-3.7 | 601= 3.5, 650= 3.6, 700= 3.7 |
| 701-800 | 3.8-4.0 | 701= 3.8, 750= 3.9, 800= 4.0 |