Kansas Education Opportunity Scholarship
Kansas Board of Regents
Up to $1,850 a year for first-generation college students or children of Kansas pre-K-12 teachers and paraprofessionals with financial need.
- How much
- Up to $1,850 per year ($925 per semester)
- Who qualifies
- First-generation college student, OR dependent of a licensed Kansas pre-K-12 teacher or paraprofessional
- Kansas resident; full-time undergraduate at an eligible Kansas college; first undergraduate degree; financial need.
- For high school seniors, students starting college, undergrads
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Opens later Annual; application due May 1 (opens early January).
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA and submit the Education Opportunity Scholarship application at sfa.kansasregents.gov by May 1
- Teacher/para dependents also submit the Employment Verification Form (each year) and a birth or adoption certificate showing the relationship
- What you'll need
- FAFSA + state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (kansasregents.gov), page 2 and page 3
The details
Created by 2024 SB 438 (replacing the Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship). For Kansas residents who are first-generation college students (no parent/guardian with a bachelor's degree) OR dependents of a licensed teacher or paraprofessional actively working in a Kansas pre-K-12 school (long-term subs don't qualify). Must enroll full-time as an undergraduate at an eligible Kansas college (state universities, independent colleges, Washburn, community and technical colleges), have financial need by federal methodology, and keep satisfactory progress. Up to $1,850 a year ($925/semester) depending on need and state funding. Priority to graduating high school seniors and renewals. Renewable up to four years (8 semesters).
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- Kansas Comprehensive Grant$200-$10,500 per year at private Kansas colleges; $100-$4,500 at state universities and Washburn (2026-27)
- Kansas State ScholarshipUp to $1,000 per year ($500 per semester)
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