(a) A Kansas honors scholarship may be awarded to any Kansas honor student enrolled in an honors or gifted program at any institution of postsecondary education. A Kansas honor student may be awarded a Kansas honors scholarship for not more than two honors or gifted programs.

(b) The amount of a Kansas honors scholarship awarded to a Kansas honor student shall be an amount not to exceed the lesser of an amount equal to the total tuition and required fees for the honors or gifted program in which the honor student is enrolled or an amount equal to the average amount of the total tuition and required fees of students who are residents of Kansas and who are enrolled at the state universities in an educational program for five hours of college credit.

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,242

  • Honors or gifted program: means an educational program designed and operated by an institution of postsecondary education for the purpose of providing Kansas honor students with intellectually stimulating and challenging courses of instruction for college credit and thereby to achieve the purpose and intention of this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,241
  • Institution: means the university of Kansas, university of Kansas medical center, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, Fort Hays state university and Kansas state university polytechnic campus;

    (b) "governing authority" means the state board of regents or the chief executive officer of an institution if such officer has been designated by the state board to act on its behalf in exercising the authority of the board to care for, control, maintain and supervise all roads, streets, driveways and parking facilities for vehicles on the grounds of the institution; and

    (c) "vehicle" means motor vehicle, motorized bicycle and bicycle. See Kansas Statutes 74-3209

  • Kansas honor student: means a person who is a resident of Kansas, has not been graduated from high school, is intellectually talented, has demonstrated outstanding scholastic ability and achievement, and is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in an honors or gifted program. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,241
  • Kansas honors scholarship: means an award under this act by this state to a Kansas honor student who has established financial need. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,241
  • Program: means the Kansas work-study program established by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
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