To be eligible for this award, you must:
- Be a high school senior (graduating spring 2025), college freshman, sophomore or junior, who will enroll in the fall 2025 semester in a public Kansas university or college.
- Reside in Kansas and are currently attending or graduated from a Kansas high school.
- Have a 3.0 or higher grade point average.
- Have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of less than $3,800 on the Student Aid Report (SAR) of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
(or)
- Be a direct descendant of Scott Richards.
- Be currently a high school senior (graduating spring 2025), college freshman, sophomore, or junior and will enroll in an accredited university or college for the fall 2025 semester.
- Have a 3.0 or higher grade point average.
April 30, 2025
- Application Open: February 1, 2025
- Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
- Notification of Selection Results: June 2025
- Funds Disbursed: August 2025
You should list your first-choice school on the application. If selected as a recipient, you will be asked to confirm your final school choice. If your school choice changes after you submit your application, please visit our Contact page and send us a message with your updated school choice.
Official transcripts must be obtained through your high school administration office, or your college registrar office. Transcripts are normally printed on official letterhead and/or state that they are official. Transcripts may contain or require a signature.
Note: Your official transcript may come to you in a sealed envelope, stating it will become unofficial if opened. When scanning or copying your official transcripts, a watermark may appear noting that they are now unofficial. Despite any watermarks or sealed envelopes, you may open the envelope if needed to upload the document. These documents will be considered official for our purposes. Acceptable file types are .pdf, .tif, .png, .jpeg, .jpg, .bmp and .xps. When scanning or copying, you do not need to include a copy of the sealed envelope.
Unofficial transcripts may be accessed through your school’s online student portal. These pages must still be converted to one of the acceptable file formats. Unofficial transcripts must contain your name.
- ACT/SAT Test Scores: Upcoming College Freshmen and Sophomores only.
- High School Transcript: Upcoming College Freshmen and Sophomores only.
- College/University Transcript: Upcoming College Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors only.
- 2024-25 FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR): All applicants
All required supporting documents must be uploaded to your online application by the application deadline. If you do not follow the upload instructions exactly, your application may remain incomplete. Documents that meet the criteria required for this application that are uploaded by the deadline will be processed and considered on time.
The Save and Continue Later button will create a link for continuing your application at a later date. Upon clicking the button, you will be presented with a custom link to the current state of your application, with the option of sending the link via email. Be sure to copy and save the link so that you can return to your application when you’re ready.
Links created will last until the end of the application period, April 30.
Please contact us through our Contact page.