Scholarships for students Kansas. Some scholarships specifically open to Kansas students, and others give preference to students in Kansas.

Feeding Student Success Scholarship
Sponsor: Whataburger
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: February 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with at least a 2.5 GPA who will be pursuing their first associates, undergraduate degree, graduate, or technical school certificate at a 2-year, 4-year, or not-for-profit vocational school. Applicant must either live in or be planning to attend school in one of the brand’s 17-state footprint (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Texas).

American Legion – Department of Kansas Scholarships
Sponsor: The American Legion – Department of Kansas
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students from the state of Kansas. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open to children of veterans, Scouts, athletes, and students with talent in music and public speaking.

Byron Bird Graduate Scholarship
Sponsor: Kansas Society of CPAs & Educational Foundation
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: February 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students in Kansas who are current graduate accounting students or graduate school candidates.

Ethnically Diverse Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Kansas Society of CPAs & Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: February 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to outstanding minority students who are in their undergraduate junior year and majoring in Accounting at any Kansas college or university.

John J. Killian Scholarship
Sponsor: Kansas Society of CPAs & Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: February 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to junior accounting students at any Kansas independent college or university.

Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: Kansas Society of CPAs & Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: February 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled as a junior year accounting major at a Kansas college or university.