Deadline grows near for applying for new college scholarship

Residents of Kentucky’s coalproducing counties have a few more days to apply for a new scholarship designed to help people living in those counties finish a bachelor’s degree.

Maximum award amounts range from $2,300 to $6,800 per year . e deadline to apply for the

Th Kentucky Coal County College Completion Scholarship is June 15.

To qualify, a student must be a U.S. citizen and permanent resident of a Kentucky coal-producing county, have at least 60 hours toward a bachelor’s degree, be enrolled at least half-time in a bachelor’s degree program, be in good academic standing and have no past-due financial obligations to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.

For more information, visit www.kheaa.com , click on “ Paying for College,” then “ KHEAA- Administered Programs,” then “ Kentucky Coal County College Completion Scholarship.”