The Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship is available to incoming non-resident first-time freshmen students. Completed admission application and all supporting documents, including high school transcript, must be received as soon as possible, but by no later than December 1, 2025, for scholarship consideration. The University has a test-optional admission policy. To be eligible for this award, students must have a GPA of 3.00-3.50 and 25-30 ACT/1200-1360 SAT for traditional criteria and a 3.00-3.80 GPA for test-optional criteria. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.