TRADITIONAL
January 1 – February 26, 2021
RESOURCES
11th Graders
- Traditional Application Checklist – this list outlines the items you will need to complete. It includes the 2021 personal statement prompts.
- Watch this video tutorial for an overview of the application process.
- College Board EFC Calculator Guide – use this guide to complete the EFC calculator to determine income eligibility for KC Scholars
- Step-by-step Guide
- Step-by-step Video
- Calculator Prep Worksheet – information you need to complete the calculator
- Spanish/Español Worksheet – Documentos necesarios para la
- Application Virtual Workshop Flyer– The KC Scholars team is hosting virtual Zoom Q&A sessions on Mondays & Wednesdays in January & February. We are also available via email & phone.
- Assistance in Spanish is available for these dates. We are also hosting two workshops exclusively in Spanish:
High Schools & Community Organizations Working with 11th Graders
- College Board EFC Calculator Guide – use this guide to assist students and families to complete the EFC calculator to determine income eligibility for KC Scholars
- Slide Deck
- Application Virtual Workshop Flyer – The KC Scholars team is hosting virtual Zoom Q&A sessions on Mondays & Wednesdays in January & February. We are also available via email & phone.
- Scholarship Program Digital Flyers – PDF Format
- Scholarship Program Digital Flyers – JPEG Format
- Brief Video of Program Overview (can be included in a newsletter):
- Traditional Scholarship Overview – 11th graders – https://youtu.be/VX8WGswpgrw
- College Savings Match Overview – 9th graders – https://youtu.be/6EKuETD18u0
FAQs
- Be a current 11thgrader 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 College Board EFC Calculator 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.
Note: As an 11th grader, you cannot yet complete the actual FAFSA. You must complete the College Board EFC Calculator for purposes of the KC Scholars application.
KC Scholars will begin hosting information sessions for the 2022 scholarship application in the fall of 2021. Check back for details.
Please check back in Fall 2021 for eligibility requirements and an updated application guide.
The 2021 scholarship application cycle closed on February 26, 2021. Check back in the fall for the 2022 application dates.
Current 12th graders are not eligible to apply to KC Scholars.
The 2021 scholarship application cycle closed on February 26, 2021. Check back in the fall for the 2022 application dates.
If you do not have the required minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, you are required to upload test scores and have scored at least a 16 on the ACT or 800 on the SAT.
If selected, awardees will attend a required orientation in June or July where more information regarding the scholarship will be shared.
Please review the Program Guidelines carefully for any additional questions.
WHAT PREVIOUS TRADITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE SAYING
As of fall 2019, the first and second cohort of Traditional Scholarship awardees are enrolled in college. There are currently 631 Traditional awardees from 2017 and 2018 and that number will grow each year.
- The day they received the scholarship was the happiest day of their lives
- KC Scholars changed their lives
- Receiving the scholarship let them know that college was possible
- Earning a scholarship reduced the stress of the family as they now know they can afford college
- KC Scholars is like a family that cares about you and your success
- KC Scholars made it possible for them to attend their dream college
- KC Scholars means everything to them