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When to Apply for What: A Scholarship Calendar for Kansas Seniors

September 3, 2026

Scholarship season is not one season. It is a year-long sequence, and students who treat it as a spring activity miss most of it.

Junior year, spring

Take or retake the ACT if you are pursuing the Kansas State Scholarship, which uses an index combining ACT composite and seventh-semester GPA.
Confirm with your counselor that you are on track to complete the Kansas Scholars Curriculum.
Start a running list of activities, service, work, and honors. You will need it repeatedly.

Summer before senior year

Draft one strong personal essay. Most prompts are variations on the same few questions.
Ask two people to be your recommenders, well before anyone is busy.

September and October

The FAFSA opens around October 1. File early, since some aid is first-come, first-served. It is free at studentaid.gov.
Early-deadline foundation awards open. The Rudd Foundation Scholarship has historically had an early December deadline, so start it in October.

November through January

Wichita Foundation applications open January 1.
Wichita State’s scholarship window runs November 1 through March 1. Other schools have similar windows; ask each one.
Check with your counselor monthly for local awards that never appear online.

February through April

Kansas State Scholar designations are typically issued between February and April.
Wichita Foundation applications close March 31.
This is peak season. Apply broadly.

May and June

The State of Kansas Student Aid Application deadline is June 1. This is separate from the FAFSA and required for most Kansas Board of Regents awards.

Every year after

Many awards, including the Kansas State Scholarship, must be reapplied for annually. Set a recurring calendar reminder.

Sources: Federal Student Aid, studentaid.gov; Kansas Board of Regents, kansasregents.gov/scholarships_and_grants; State of Kansas Student Aid Application, sfa.kansasregents.gov; Wichita Foundation, wichitafoundation.org; Wichita State University financial aid, wichita.edu/administration/financial_aid/scholarships. Verify deadlines each cycle.