Learn more about KC Scholars by visiting their website!
The KC Scholars application is NOW OPEN for current 9th and 11th grade students.
KC Scholars provides the means – through scholarships and financial incentives to promote college savings and support services – for low and modest income students to complete a post-secondary degree. There are two opportunities for 9th and 11th grade students.
Traditional Scholarship (11th grade students):
The traditional scholarship is valued up to $10,000 a year, renewable for up to 5 years. To remain eligible once enrolled in college, students must meet minimum annual requirements and complete a short renewal application each year to determine continued eligibility. To remain eligible, a student must also maintain continuous full-time enrollment, with summer attendance optional.
You must meet all of the following requirements to apply:
College Savings Account/Match (9th grade students):
Get a head start on saving and planning for college while increasing your odds of enrolling in and completing college. And, you get to learn about investing funds as you increase your odds of college completion!
Each year, up to 500 9th graders will have a 529 college savings account seeded with $50 from KC Scholars. Of these 500 9th graders, at least 50 will be selected for the 4:1 match and incentives program and earn a one-time award of up to $7,000 toward college. Match and incentive participants must enroll in college full-time following high school graduation and remain enrolled full-time at a KC Scholars Post-secondary Network campus while receiving KC Scholars’ funding.
You must meet all of the following requirements to apply:
Freshmen and Juniors:
Do you qualify for the KC Scholars Scholarship Program?
Determine your eligibility by completing the FAFSA4caster.
FAFSA4caster – What is it?
How does KC Scholars use the FAFSA4caster?
What you need to know to fill out the FAFSA4caster for purposes of the KC Scholars application
Filling out the FAFSA4caster for purposes of the KC Scholars application
The KC Scholars application is NOW OPEN for current 9th and 11th grade students.
KC Scholars provides the means – through scholarships and financial incentives to promote college savings and support services – for low and modest income students to complete a post-secondary degree. There are two opportunities for 9th and 11th grade students.
- The deadline to apply is FEBRUARY 28TH
- Please visit www.kcscholars.org for more information and to access the online applications.
Traditional Scholarship (11th grade students):
The traditional scholarship is valued up to $10,000 a year, renewable for up to 5 years. To remain eligible once enrolled in college, students must meet minimum annual requirements and complete a short renewal application each year to determine continued eligibility. To remain eligible, a student must also maintain continuous full-time enrollment, with summer attendance optional.
You must meet all of the following requirements to apply:
- Be a current 11th grader during the application cycle;
- Be home-schooled or attend a public, charter, or private high school in the following 6 counties: Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte (MO) or Johnson and Wyandotte (KS);
- Be lawfully present in the U.S. or DACA eligible and DACA applied/approved;
- Have at least a 2.5 cumulative high school unweighted GPA (5 semesters from 9th grade to the fall semester of 11th grade) or at least a 16 on the ACT or at least an 800 on the SAT); and
- Be considered low- or modest-income. Your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculation on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forecaster must be 12,000 or less. The calculation is based on household income, number of members in the family and number of family members that will be in college at the same time. It is the amount of annual financial support a family can be expected to pay toward the student’s college education. You must fill out the Free Online Application for Federal Student Aid forecaster: FAFSA4caster. You will need information regarding you and your family’s income and assets to complete the forecaster. If your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) on the forecaster is 12,000 or less, you are eligible to apply for KC Scholars. For assistance in completing the FAFSA4caster, KC Scholars has created the following guide: FAFSA4caster.
College Savings Account/Match (9th grade students):
Get a head start on saving and planning for college while increasing your odds of enrolling in and completing college. And, you get to learn about investing funds as you increase your odds of college completion!
Each year, up to 500 9th graders will have a 529 college savings account seeded with $50 from KC Scholars. Of these 500 9th graders, at least 50 will be selected for the 4:1 match and incentives program and earn a one-time award of up to $7,000 toward college. Match and incentive participants must enroll in college full-time following high school graduation and remain enrolled full-time at a KC Scholars Post-secondary Network campus while receiving KC Scholars’ funding.
You must meet all of the following requirements to apply:
- Be a current 9th grader during the application cycle;
- Be home-schooled or attend a public, charter, or private high school in the following 6 counties: Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte (MO) or Johnson and Wyandotte (KS);
- Be a U.S. citizen or resident alien with a verified permanent U.S. address and valid Social Security number or other taxpayer identification;
- Have at least a 2.5 cumulative unweighted GPA fall semester of 9th grade;
- Be considered low- or modest-income. Your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculation on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forecaster must be 12,000 or less. The calculation is based on household income, number of members in the family and number of family members that will be in college at the same time. It is the amount of annual financial support a family can be expected to pay toward the student’s college education. You must fill out the Free Online Application for Federal Student Aid forecaster: FAFSA4caster. You will need information regarding you and your family’s income and assets to complete the forecaster. If your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) on the forecaster is 12,000 or less, you are eligible to apply for KC Scholars. For assistance in completing the FAFSA4caster, KC Scholars has created the following guide: FAFSA4caster.
Freshmen and Juniors:
Do you qualify for the KC Scholars Scholarship Program?
Determine your eligibility by completing the FAFSA4caster.
FAFSA4caster – What is it?
- FREE financial aid calculation that gives you an early estimate of your eligibility for student aid
- Can help families plan ahead for college
How does KC Scholars use the FAFSA4caster?
- KC Scholars uses the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculated on the FAFSA4caster to determine low- and modest-income. The EFC must be $12,000 or less to be eligible to apply for the KC Scholars Scholarship.
- EFC is based on income, assets, household size and the number of household members in college at the same time.
What you need to know to fill out the FAFSA4caster for purposes of the KC Scholars application
- Are you Dependent or Independent?
- Who is my “parent” on the FAFSA
- Age of parent(s)
- Household size
- # of household members that will be enrolled in college when the KC Scholars scholarship applicant will be enrolled in college
- 2018 1040 tax return for parent(s);
- Asset information for parent(s) and student – balance of checking/saving accounts, non-retirement investment income, etc.
Filling out the FAFSA4caster for purposes of the KC Scholars application
- To begin, visit FAFSA.ED.GOV
- Enter student information
- Answer all questions
