Program to recognize KC area students coming to Overland Park
Students from the Kansas City area can still sign up for the coming Student Recognition Program (SRP) in Overland Park on Sunday, Feb. 10, when they will be recognized by Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason for scholarships they have already been awarded for the 2019-2020 academic year.
The Kansas City area SRP will be in Overland Park, at the Doubletree Hotel, 10100 College Blvd. Dessert will be served after the recognition portion of the event.
In addition to recognizing high school and transfer students who have been awarded scholarships from the university, the event has as its mission recognizing all students interested in college, and their friends and families. The events provide them with the opportunity to meet faculty and staff from the university. The public is welcome to attend.
Scholarships to be awarded at the SRPs include the $3,500 Presidential Award of Distinction, the $2,000 University Scholar Award, the $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award, and the $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award. All are awarded only to incoming freshmen enrolling in college for the first time, but each is renewable provided students maintain the minimum required academic standing.
A renewable $1,500 scholarship is available for transfer students, and a $1,000 non-renewable transfer scholarship is also available.
Other one-time awards recognized at the SRPs are the $900 or $500 Academic Opportunity Awards, given to scholars by individual academic departments.
Each SRP event also features two scholarship drawings – a $400 FHSU Student Recognition Program Scholarship and a $600 textbook scholarship – and a drawing for a laptop computer.
For more information or to sign up, visit www.fhsu.edu/admissions/srp/.
