Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Civil Engineering Scholarship
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)
Paid stipend of $7,200-$7,600 per semester plus summer jobs for civil engineering students at UK, UofL or WKU, in exchange for working for the Transportation Cabinet after graduation.
- How much
- $7,200 per semester (freshmen/sophomores), $7,600 per semester (juniors/seniors), plus paid summer employment
- Who qualifies
- Graduate of an accredited Kentucky high school, or a high school graduate who is a Kentucky resident; meet university/engineering admission requirements; minimum ACT composite 24 (freshmen); one year of full-time KYTC employment per year funded.
- For high school seniors, students starting college, undergrads
- For civil engineering students
- When to apply
- Open now · due February 1, 2027 Annual; applications due February 1, decisions by May 1.
- How to apply
- Complete the KYTC scholarship application (online or print PDF) by February 1
- You are notified by May 1
- Questions: Scholarship Program Coordinator, 502-564-3730, kytc.scholarships@ky.gov
- What you'll need
- state application + transcript + recommendation + test scores + interview
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (transportation.ky.gov), page 2 and page 3
The details
Since 1948. About 80 scholarship openings each year (returning plus 10-20 new students) for a BS in Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky, Western Kentucky University or University of Louisville Speed School; pre-engineering at Kentucky State, KCTCS or other Kentucky public colleges is allowed before transferring (KSU-UK dual degree funded up to 5 years). Stipend paid directly to the student: $7,200 gross per semester (freshmen/sophomores), $7,600 (juniors/seniors), taxed as wages; possible paid summer work at $18.00-$21.88/hour. 'Can be worth over $59,000.' Selection: scholastic standing, recommendations, university and KYTC input, ACT (freshmen; minimum composite 24), university committee, KYTC interview, background check. Renews with a 2.5 GPA and 12 hours/semester, 30 hours/year. Recipients work full time for KYTC one year for each school year on scholarship, at a location based on Cabinet needs; non-completers repay plus interest (AHE 2027).
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