How are students selected to attend the Governors Scholars Program?
To be eligible for nomination and selection, a student must: Be in the 11th grade at the time of selection and be enrolled in a public or private high school accredited with the state of Kentucky; Be a current resident of Kentucky; Intend to return to his or her present school district for the next school term; and have taken the ACT, PSAT or SAT test. There is no minimum score requirement. The student must then complete an application. The application consists of Academic Profile, Student Profile, Teacher Recommendations, and Writing Entry. There is also an optional Guidance Counselor Statement form. Each school must select its nominees and then send them to the district level. Each school district sends its allotted nominees to the state level. A statewide selection committee blindly reads the applications and makes final decisions about who will attend the program.
