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Honors College Scholarships

Student with scholarship
Due to the generosity of amazing donors, the Honors College annually distributes more than $100,000 in scholarships to incoming and current NKU honors students.  These donor scholarships transform the lives of our most deserving students.
For incoming first-year students, we will be welcoming our fourth class of Michael Francis Zalla Scholars. The Zalla Scholars program was established in 2020 by the Zalla family to honor their son, Michael, who was an NKU honors student in the 1980’s. Each year, five incoming students are chosen as Zalla Scholars and receive a scholarship, as well as additional advising and student services from the Honors College as part of the program.
For many of our named scholarships, we also now have large plaques in the honors lounge where student names are displayed. This has become a site of pride for both our donors and our scholarship recipients. 
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Scholarship Opportunities for Continuing Honors Students

The following scholarships are internal NKU opportunities for Honors students.
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2023 Honors College Scholarship Recipients
Gannon gifting scholarship
Kuhajda gifting scholarship
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Kime gifting scholarship