Kansas Scholarships
Kansas /ˈkænzəs/ (listen) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the (south) wind" although this was probably not the term's original meaning. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison.
Kansas was first settled by European Americans in 1812, in what is now Bonner Springs, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery debate. When it was officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854 with the Kansas–Nebraska Act, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists prevailed, and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas grew rapidly when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into farmland.
By 2015, Kansas was one of the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, corn, sorghum, and soybeans. Kansas, which has an area of 82,278 square miles (213,100 square kilometers) is the 15th-largest state by area and is the 34th most-populous of the 50 states with a population of 2,911,641. Residents of Kansas are called Kansans. Mount Sunflower is Kansas's highest point at 4,041 feet (1,232 meters).
Kansas College Scholarships
Hugh A. Smith Scholarship FundAmerican Legion - Department of Kansas |
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award $500 |
deadline February 15, 2025 |
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Loud Light Remote Summer Fellowship-PAIDLoud Light |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Loud Light Fall FellowshipLoud Light |
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Intel PhD Fellowship ProgramIntel Foundation |
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award Varies |
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Chapter 52-Wichita ScholarshipSociety of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation |
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award Varies |
deadline February 01, 2025 |
Kansas Colleges
University of Kansas
Four or more years; Public; $26,960 average out-state tuition; $10,092 average in-state tuition |
Kansas State University
Four or more years; Public; $25,560 average out-state tuition; $9,489 average in-state tuition |
Wichita State University
Four or more years; Public; $16,208 average out-state tuition; $6,843 average in-state tuition |
Pittsburg State University
Four or more years; Public; $17,180 average out-state tuition; $5,836 average in-state tuition |
Emporia State University
Four or more years; Public; $13,195 average out-state tuition; $5,278 average in-state tuition |
Fort Hays State University
Four or more years; Public; $14,580 average out-state tuition; $4,140 average in-state tuition |
Johnson County Community College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $4,968 average out-state tuition; $2,304 average in-state tuition |
Popular Majors in Kansas
- Business, Management, and Marketing
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
- Psychology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Accounting and Finance
- Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Criminology
- Chemistry
- Accounting and Business/Management
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
- Journalism
- Computer Science
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
- Criminalistics and Criminal Science
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology/Technician