Since 1988, the Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society (BIACS) has awarded more than $350,000 in scholarships to college-bound, graduating high school seniors from Commonwealth of Kentucky. The BIACS Scholarship program started with a single $1000 scholarship in 1988 and has grown to 26 scholarships awarded in 2023.

Cash awards ($1000-$1500) are presented to deserving students at the Annual BIACS Awards Banquet conducted in Lexington, KY. Both merit and need-based scholarships are awarded. One scholarship is also awarded every other year to student enrolled in graduate studies (any discipline) at the University of Kentucky.

If you would like to donate funds towards BIACS scholarships please contact us at scholarship@biacs.org, or president@biacs.org

2024 Scholarship applications are now open. Deadline for completion is February 29, 2024. (Click here for scholarship details!)
Click here to submit your scholarship application!

To sponsor 2024 BIACS Scholarships contact president@biacs.org, secretary@biacs.org, or scholarship@biacs.org

2023 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Rianna Alyssa Pais : Model Laboratory School - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  2. James Bowden: duPont Manual High School - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  3. Emerson Grace Kirtley: Henderson County High School - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  4. Ariana Bailey: Letcher County Central High School - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  5. John Matthew Parrish: Russellville High School - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  6. Ivy Scheeler: Letcher County Central High School - Mrs Sita Ramiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship
  7. Katelyn Justice: Boyd County High School - Dr Radha Mohan Rao Manam Memorial Scholarship
  8. Kamryn Isabella Brock: Bell County High School - Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship
  9. Eva Kate Probus: Woodford County High School - Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship
  10. Tenghoit Kouch: Danville High School - Meena and Sidharth Scholarship
  11. Elijah O'Quinn: Morgan County High School - Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship
  12. Madison Sargent: Morgan County High School - Srinivasan Seshadri Scholarship
  13. Puspa Shah: Campbellsville High School - Sidhu Family Scholarship
  14. Elsie Jean Riley: Marshall County High School - Kadambi Scholarship
  15. Zhiyu Zhang: Danville Christian Academy - Dr Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship
  16. Hannah Blankenship: Prestonsburg High School - Mr G C Krishnamurthy Memorial Scholarship
  17. Priscilla Riggs: Central Hardin High School - Dr Damodar and Mrs Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship
  18. Chloe Hornback: Elizabethtown High School - Mrs Savithri and Mr Rajeshwara Sastry Memorial scholarship
  19. Jamison Mikkale Smith Jr: Ballard Memorial High School - Mrs S Kausalya Devi Memorial Scholarship
  20. Julia Marino: Lafayette Senior High School - The Warrier Thomas Scholarship
  21. Lucas Cole: Morgan County High School - Bharat Ratna Sardar Vallabhai Patel Scholarship
  22. Ella Kirlew: Henry Clay High school - Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan Scholarship
  23. Luke Zhang Mo: duPont Manual High School - Sanskrit Grammarian Maharshi Panini Scholarship
  24. CoraLynn Marcella Bertsch: Bishop Brossart High School - Sikh Association of Bluegrass Scholarship
  25. Matthew Todd Sanders: North Laurel High School - BIACS Members Scholarship
  26. Maci Mae Farley: Henderson County High School - BIACS Members Scholarship
  27. Wesley Cares: Wayne County High School - BIACS Members Scholarship

2022 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Chinmay Tope: Western Hills High School, Franklin Go. - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  2. Rodrick Craft: Letcher County Central High School, Letcher Co. - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  3. Gabe Driskill: Marshall County High School, Marshall Co. - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  4. Sophie Agbekepenou: Lafayette High School, Fayette Co. - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  5. Leah Vincek: Marshall County High School, Marshall Co. - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
  6. Sarah Sargent: Phelps High School, Pike Co. - Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship
  7. Erin Cain: Bourbon County High School, Bourbon Co. - Meena and Sidharth Scholarship
  8. Hasha Diedonne: Bryan Station High School, Fayette Co. - Dr. Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship
  9. Aleksei Shaverin: Marshall County High School, Marshall Co. - Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship
  10. Rebecca Spradlin: Johnson Central High School, Johnson Co.- Mr. Sita Ramiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship
  11. Spencer Howard: Magoffin County High School, Magoffin Co.- Dr. Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship
  12. Meredith Drummond: Todd County Central High School, Todd Co.- Dr. Savithri and Rajeswara Sastry Memorial Scholarship
  13. Sarah Ming: Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Fayette Co. - Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Scholarship
  14. Macy Conley: Johnson Central High School, Johnson Co. - Drs. Mina and Gopal Majmundar Scholarship
  15. Kailey Young: Boyle County High School, Boyle Co.- Dr. Sushma Swaraj Public Service Scholarship
  16. Hanna Bosserman: Morgan County High School, Morgan Co.- Mr. Damodar and Mrs. Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship
  17. Adyson Hooker: Clay County High School, Clay Co.- Mrs. Suwarna Pampati Memorial Scholarship
  18. Magan Ruch: Paducah Tilghman High School, McCracken Co.- Triyam Future World Leaders Scholarship
  19. McKenna Sun: Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Fayette Co.- BIACS Members Scholarship

2021 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Nathan Sanders: North Laurel High School - Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship
  2. Nathan Nguyen: Boone County High School - Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship
  3. Richard Lohre: Covington Catholic High School - Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship
  4. Keaton Martin: Woodford County High School - Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship
  5. Caroline Forrester: Warren East High School - Lexmark International Scholarship
  6. Chole Esteep: Johnson Central High School - Mr. Sita Ramaiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Usha and Rayudu Polisetty)
  7. Jacob Webb: Lawrence County High School - Dr. Radha Mohan Rao Manam Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Usha and Rayudu Polisetty)
  8. Peyton Sergent: Johnson Central High School - Dr. Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs Usha & Rayudu Polisetty)
  9. Madison Wilmoth: LaRue County High School - Sikh Association of Bluegrass Scholarship Award (donated by Sikh Association of Bluegrass)
  10. Noah Brinker: Gallatin County High School- Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sridevi & Mr. Ganesh Babu)
  11. Austin Willis: Madison Central High School- Dr. Naresh K. Anjur Kapali Memorial Scholarship (donated by Friends and Family of Dr. Kapali)
  12. Emily Ross: Boyd County High School- Dr. Naresh K. Anjur Kapali Memorial Scholarship (donated by Friends and Family of Dr. Kapali)
  13. Karen Capellan: Tates Creek High School - Dr. Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Archana & Mahesh Kudrimoti)
  14. Rob Gilligan: Henry Clay High School - BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)
  15. Mackenzie Caldwell: Madison Central High School- BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)
  16. Kinsey Ballard: North Bullitt High School- BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)
  17. Sara Jones: Western Hills High School- Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship (donated by Dr. Lakshmi & Mr. Mahendran Naidu)
  18. Melissa Meade: Betsy Layne High School- Drs. Mina & Gopal Majmundar Scholarship (from the BIACS Endowment Fund)
  19. Emily Buresh: Lexington Catholic High School- The Holla Family Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Reshma & Dr. Ananthkumar)
  20. Ragan Welch: Anderson County High School - Savitri and Rajeswara Sastry Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sharmila & Dr. Uday Shankar)
  21. Khalid Rashad: Paul Laurence Dunbar High School - Sarojamma Muniswamy Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sweta & Dr. Vinod Muniswamy)
  22. Joshua Plain : Madisonville North Hopkins High School - The Kadambi Family Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sangeeta and Dr. Arun Kadambi)
  23. Jacob Martin : Prestonsburg High School - Mr. Damodar and Mrs. Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship Award (donated by Mrs. Ananthlaskmi and Dr. Pramod Reddy

BIACS 2021 Scholarship Presentation


2020 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Sydney Sun, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  2. Ashley Su, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  3. Garth Pais, Model Laboratory School
  4. Nadia Flynn, Southwestern High School
  5. Morgan McCoart, Johnson Central High School
  6. Morgan Lewis, Morgan County High School
  7. Kaleigh Oldham, Morgan County High School
  8. Destiny Turner, Southwestern High School
  9. Myra Martinez, Woodford Country High School
  10. Abraham Alhamdani, Franklin County High School
  11. Shria Holla, Model Laboratory School
  12. Mary Grace Hemmingway, Owensboro High School
  13. Sydney Bastin, Henry County High School
  14. Kacie Howard, Magoffin County High School
  15. Cameron Goble, Prestonsburg High School
  16. Reka Gal, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  17. Maxton Cantrell, Russell High School
  18. Jessica Overbay, North Laurel High School
  19. James Creech, Wolfe County High School

2019 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Kayli Bolton, South Laurel High School
  2. Gracie Thompson, Floyd Central High School
  3. Monique Williams, Glasgow High School
  4. John Brandon Fairchild, Johnson Central High School
  5. Anna Sweets, South Warren High School
  6. Anna Kimmell, Owensboro High School
  7. Freedom McMurray, Knox Central High School
  8. Robert Mathew Tackett, Paintsville High School
  9. Jaelyn Young, Boyle County High School
  10. Makaylla Moore, Johnson Central High School
  11. Chloe Istre, Portland Christian High School
  12. Eleanor Liu, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
  13. Dubraska Ospino, Tates Creek High School
  14. Betty Ngo, duPont Manual High School
  15. Samuel Showalter, Scott County High School
  16. Makayla Sloane, Prestonsburg High School
  17. Z’Naja Talbott, Owensboro High School

2018 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Mr. Ethan Chenoweth, Barren County High School
  2. Mr. Elijah Cooper, Daviess County High School
  3. Ms. Mackenzie Florence, Henry Clay High School
  4. Ms. Taryn Fields, North Laurel High School
  5. Ms. Kasey Fields, Oak Academy
  6. Mr. Zsombor Gal, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  7. Ms. Krina Patel, Apollo High School
  8. Ms. Mahalakshmi Pattabiraman, DuPont Manual High School
  9. Ms. Johnna Preston, Floyd Central High School
  10. Ms. Rebekah Preston, Johnson Central High School
  11. Mr. Shyen Shah, Lafayette High School
  12. Ms. Madelin Shelton, Owen County High School
  13. Ms. Tejaswini Sudhakar, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  14. Ms. Claire Telfer, Henry Clay High School
  15. Mr. Angelo Ou, Madison Southern High School
  16. Ms. Lucy Dever, Lexington Catholic High School

2017 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Mr. Aaron Kirtland, Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science
  2. Mr. Kenneth Taylor Whitsell, Boyle County High School
  3. Ms. Madison Faith Smith, Belfry High School
  4. Ms. Priyanka Paul, University of Kentucky
  5. Ms. Hailey Nicole Chappell, Owen County High School
  6. Ms. McKenzie Gail Scott, Owen County High School
  7. Mr. Andre R. Faria, Paintsville High School
  8. Ms.Tress Anna Wigginton, Christian Educational Consortium
  9. Mr. Kevin Samuel Young, John Hardin High School
  10. Ms. Simran Khiani, duPont Manual High School
  11. Ms. Mary Marchaterre, Bryan Station High School
  12. Ms. Urvi A Patel, Madison Central High School
  13. Ms. Caitlyn Dixon, Bryan Station High School
  14. Ms. Autumn Chaney, Morgan County High School
  15. Ms. Leah Elizabeth McDonald, Muhlenberg County High School
  16. Ms. Ally June VanHook, Southwestern High School
  17. Mr. Justin Wayne Chance Eads, Conner high school

2016 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Ms. Sanjana Rane, duPont Manual High School
  2. Ms. Margaret Foster, North Oldham High School
  3. Mr. Eric Zhang, Paul Laurence Dunbar High school
  4. Mr. Alexander Cash Spragens, Rockcastle County High School
  5. Ms. Julia Raimondi, Mercer County Senior High School
  6. Ms. Kaylee Horn, Madison Central High School
  7. Mr. Noah Thomas Ramsey, duPont Manual High School
  8. Mr. Akshaykumar Kalose, Lafayette Senior High School
  9. Ms. Caleigh Brianne Propes, McCracken County High School
  10. Mr. Connor Douglas Krolak, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  11. Ms. Alexis Nichole Morris, Oldham County High School
  12. Ms. Juanita Marie Bowen, Harrison County High School
  13. Ms. Racheal Dakota Collins, Prestonsburg High School
  14. Mr. Stephen Zapata Ramirez, Boone County High School
  15. Ms. Kayla Marie Thomas, Russell County High School
  16. Ms. Haley Nicole Rigsby, duPont Manual High School
  17. Mr. Jared Tate Greene, Prestonsburg High School

2015 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Mr. Sahil Nair, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  2. Mr. Nathan John Vranicar, Lafayette Senior High School
  3. Ms. Sarah Jeoung, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  4. Ms. Anna Jeanne Farmer Mayo, Gatton Academy
  5. Mr. Yue Zhang, duPont Manual High School
  6. Ms. Skylar Dawn Hoskins, North Laurel High School
  7. Ms. Victoria Nicole Carter, Mercer County Senior High School
  8. Ms. Halie Rice, Montgomery County High School
  9. Mr. Gregory Dalton Hopper, Johnson Central High School
  10. Ms. Angel Thornsbury, Prestonsburg High School
  11. Mr. Alex Benjamin Tackett, South Floyd High School
  12. Ms. Jennifer Harney, Henry County High School
  13. Ms. Faith Elizabeth Haley, Christian Fellowship School
  14. Mr. Alex Christopher Simpson, Randall K. Cooper High School
  15. Mr. Rajasimha Narasimha, Henry Clay High School
  16. Ms. Siddhi Suhas Desai, University of Kentucky

2014 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Mr. Bharat Krishna Ammisetty, Pikevillle High School
  2. Ms. Jiahui Hu, DuPont Manual Magnet High School
  3. Mr. David Vaughn Pierce, Clinton County High School
  4. Ms. Hellary Yu Zhang, Dupont Manual High School
  5. Mr. Dylan Blake Baldridge, Prestonsburg High School
  6. Ms. Alexis Leigh-Ann Croft, Logan County High School
  7. Ms. Smruti Dattatraya Patil, Lafayette High School
  8. Ms. Cassandra Geneva Almasri, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  9. Ms. Joslyn Deeann Isaac, South Floyd High School
  10. Ms. Erica Lindsey Fields, Southwestern High School
  11. Ms. Tara Virginia Eling, Montgomery County High School
  12. Mr. John Tyler Henderson, Boyle County High School
  13. Ms. Lauren Michelle Eastman, Western Hill High School
  14. Mr. Zachary Austin Bailey, Prestonsburg High School
  15. Mr. Ryan James Melton, North Laurel High School
  16. Ms. Ashley Brooke Crager, Allen Central High School
  17. Ms. Mahala Amber Watts, South Lavrel High School
  18. Ms. Shelby Savannah Maldonado, Russell County High School
  19. Ms. Heather Nicole Keeton, Morgan County High School
  20. Mr. Srivenu Seelam, University of Kentucky

2013 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Leia Wedlund, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
  2. Sravya Vishnubhatla, DuPont Manual High School
  3. Joshua L. Wood, Muhlenberg County High School
  4. Jessie Y. Li, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
  5. Felicia K. Perkins, Owen County High School
  6. Courtney L. Wright, Casey County High School
  7. Victoria L. Potter, Paducah Tilgman High School
  8. Shelli P. Cierra Hurt, Clay County High School
  9. LaTracia S. Burchett, Betsy Layne High School
  10. Kasey J. Collins, Allen Central High School
  11. Brent A. Richey, Logan County High School
  12. Kaitlyn M. Jordan, North Hardin High School
  13. Lacy E. Walker, Christian County High School
  14. Tiffany M. Hudson, Breathitt High School
  15. Ravinder K. Garlapalli, University of Kentucky

2012 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Ivy Cheng, University of Kentucky
  2. Maria Wu, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
  3. Nadine F. Almasari, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
  4. Christopher Allen, DuPont Manual Youth Performing Arts School
  5. Ankush Gupta, DuPont Manual High School
  6. Tiffany M.  Hughes, South Laurel High School
  7. Gabrialla Pugh, Phelps High School
  8. Seham Aldabbagh, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
  9. Meha A. Joshi, Henry Clay High School
  10. Swati Gutti, The Piarist School
  11. Emily L. Stromberg, Henry Clay High School
  12. Orsolya R. Heggi, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
  13. McKenziew Young, Logan County High School
  14. Chintan M. Suthar, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
  15. Amrita M. Srinivasan, Mason County High School 

2011 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Danielle Palmer, University of Kentucky
  2. Shray Kapoor, duPont Manual High School
  3. Savannah Tate, Russell High School
  4. Laramie James Scott, Clinton County High School
  5. Yixin Li, Ballard High School
  6. Jenna Mae Rufer, Madison Southern High School
  7. Lauren Taylor Mullins, AllenCentral High School
  8. Sydney Nicole Branam, Menifee County High School
  9. Caroline Paige Sabharwal, Sayre High School
  10. Megan Lynn Clark, Montgomery County High School
  11. Yihua Li, Ballard High School
  12. Rebecca JoAnne Knauss, Lloyd Memorial High School
  13. Austin Wade Smock, Logan County High School

2010 BIACS Scholarship Recipients
  1. Tyler W. Fitzpatrick
  2. Adam F. Knecht
  3. Martha M. Carwile
  4. Anna E. Stepp
  5. Cody G. Mccoy
  6. John Cybriwsky
  7. Casey D. Newsome
  8. Keyana Boka
  9. John Cybriwsky
  10. Dhiyanan Jayamohan
  11. Grace J. Tsai
  12. Alice L. Driver