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RUDD SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Fortitude. Tenacity.
Ambition. Resolve.

Our search is not limited to the brightest or busiest students. We look for those who are willing to out-hustle everyone else and are committed to shaping their future.

Funding

The scholarship covers college tuition, room and board, books, supplies, and other costs.

Development

Personal and professional development summits, Rudd advisers, and trainings.

Networking

Networking opportunities, strategic LinkedIn coaching, and best practice training.

Community

Scholar-to-scholar mentoring and other support resources.

WHAT MAKES A RUDD SCHOLAR?

Driven to succeed.

Our committee selects students not based on what they lack, but what they possess in terms of hard work, grit, determination, and character.

That is why we aren’t looking for the brightest or busiest. We are searching for students who persevere. The ones who, though they get knocked down, get right back up. Those who will strive harder than everyone else and continue to meet their challenges head on. Potential scholars possess traits like fortitude, tenacity, ambition, and resolve. We find the ones who possess those traits in spades.

FROM OUR SCHOLARS

The experiences that Rudd has opened up for me throughout my college years have made an immense impact on my life… to do things that I never would’ve been able to before.”

-Trey Young, Rudd Scholar, Class of 2021

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

#RuddProud

We’re proud of our Rudd Scholars’ reputation in our state and beyond.

100

4-year graduation rate

for retained students.

94

Retention rate

for students who are awarded Rudd scholarships, more than most other need-based scholarship.

1in5

Graduate in less
than 4 years.

7in10

First-generation
college students.

96

Secured positions

that are either full-time or are pursuing an advanced degree.

64of105

Kansas counties represented.

Join the Rudd Scholar Family.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE RUDD SCHOLARSHIP