Kansas Promise Scholarship
The Kansas Promise Scholarship is available at all Kansas Community Colleges and is a first-come, first-served scholarship with no deadline. To see the programs eligible at each college, visit kacct.org and then click on the individual school links. All information about this scholarship, which pays for EVERYTHING (Tuition, Fees, Books, Supplies), only room and board are not covered, is listed on the KACCT website. There is $10 million dollars available across the state to ensure Kansas students who want to study in the most in-demand fields can do so at no cost to them. The fields of Physical or Mental Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing and Building Trades, Early Childhood or Elementary Education, Information Technology, and each school gets to choose one more program area are eligible. In exchange for the scholarship (which funds technical certificates in addition to anything up to and including an associates degree in the eligible fields), the only thing the student must do is complete the program that they choose and then live and work in Kansas for two years post-completion (the two year commitment can be delayed if they pursue additional higher education).
Kansas Promise Scholarship – Application Deadlines
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Summer 2025: Submit by June 1, 2025
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Fall 2025: Submit by September 1, 2025
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Spring 2026: Submit by February 1, 2026
Important: This scholarship is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications may close before the official deadline if state funding runs out.
To qualify, students must:
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Be a Kansas resident and U.S. citizen
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Enroll in an eligible high‑demand certificate or associate degree program
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Complete the FAFSA and sign the Promise Agreement
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Agree to live and work in Kansas for two years after program completion