KCKCC’s BizFest Scholarship is awarded to students participating in the KC BizFest during their junior or senior year of high school.

KC BizFest, a Greater Kansas City Hispanic Collaborative program, offers high school sophomores, juniors and seniors an opportunity to learn a variety of life skills and business techniques. During a four day intensive training seminar, KC BizFest focuses on helping students turn hobbies and skills into profit-making ventures, establish entrepreneurial and leadership goals, create plans for business and life and become effective leaders and team players.

Available Aid

KCKCC offers 10 BizFest Scholarships a year to eligible prospective students.

  • Full-time students (12 credit hours or more) receive $1,300 per semester of study, totaling $2,600 per year attending.
  • Part-time students (11 credit hours or less) receive $650 per semester of study, totaling $1,300 per year attending.

The scholarship will pay for a maximum of 66 credit hours for an entire academic career at KCKCC, and recipients must earn an associate degree or technical certificate within five years.

Basic Eligibility Requirements

  • Be eligible for Kansas in-state tuition.
  • Have successfully completed the KC BizFest program.
  • Be eligible for graduation from high school.
    • Junior KC BizFest graduates will apply for the KC BizFest scholarship during their senior year of high school.

Application Process

If the above eligibility requirements are met, students must complete the following before the application deadline to be considered for the scholarship:

The BizFest Scholarship will automatically be awarded after the first semester if all retention requirements are met each semester after.

Retention Requirements

  • Maintain continuous enrollment.
  • Earn a minimum 2.0 GPA each semester.

Scholarship funds received may pay for any retaken classes due to withdrawals and/or failing grades if a 2.0 GPA is maintained.

For more information, contact Lauren Martin at lmartin@kckcc.edu.