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 33 scholarships awarded in 2024.
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.
If you would like to donate funds towards BIACS scholarships please contact us at scholarship@biacs.org, or president@biacs.org
To sponsor 2025 BIACS Scholarships contact president@biacs.org , secretary@biacs.org , or scholarship@biacs.org 
Wil Mitchell Shirley
Harrison County High School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Joshua Zyzak
Beechwood High School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Christina Lin
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Casey Hovis
The Craft Academy at Morehead State University
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Priyash Awasthi
Henry Clay High School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Puja Adhikari
Henry Clay High School
Dr. M.S. Vijayaraghavan Memorial Scholarship
Kotaro Nagano
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Dr. M.S. Vijayaraghavan Memorial Family Scholarship
Whitley Martin
Nicholas County High School
Dr. M.S. Vijayaraghavan Memorial BIACS Scholarship
Pratiksha Mishra
Bowling Green High School
The Warrier and Thomas Scholarship
Finn Nguyen Bui
Magoffin High School
Mr. Sita Ramiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship Award
Taylor Makell Allen
Floyd Central High School
Dr. Radha Mohan Rao Manam Memorial Scholarship Award
Elijah Gayhart
Hazard High School
Dr. Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship Award
Sawyer Gribble
Woodford County High School
Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship Award
Josie Simpson
Prestonsburg High School
Meena and Sidharth Scholarship Award
Heidi Guzman-Lopez
Carroll County High School
Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship Award
Olivia Ann Paulsen
Elizabethtown High School
Mr. Damodar and Mrs. Uma Reddy Memorial Award
Yaquelin Guadalupe Trejo Vazquez
Fairdale High School
Srinivasan Sheshadri Scholarship
Brett Gibson
Paintsville High School
Bharatiya Temple and Cultural Center Scholarship
Stella Claire Fox
Elizabethtown High School
Bharatiya Temple and Cultural Center Scholarship
Cameron McDowell
Paintsville High School
Aebersold Family Scholarship
Mark Ober
Simon Kenton High School
Sikh Association of Bluegrass Scholarship
Kayla Hernandez Nava
Owensboro High School
Dr. Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship Award
Kiran Koul
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Allergy Asthma & Sinus Center Dr. Arun Kadambi Scholarship
Jaxon Scott Hooker
Clay County High School
Dr. P.R. Gowdar Memorial Scholarship
NancyAnna Webb
Madison Central High School
Savithri and Rajeswara Sastry Memorial Scholarship
Imyni Means
Marion County High School
Shrimati Rajkumari Topay Scholarship
Genesis Lynn Robinson
Louisville Male High School
BIACS Combined Scholarship
Sabine McDavitt-Parekh
South Warren High School
Bansal-Multani Family Scholarship
Savannah Nichole Hoffman
Barbourville High School
Alluri Sarojini Devi Memorial Scholarship
Elena Sophia Diehl Moseley
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Kailash Kumari Vaid Memorial Scholarship
Mackenzie Glaser
Conner High School
BIACS Combined Scholarship
Rianna Alyssa Pais
Model Laboratory School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
James Bowden
duPont Manual High School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Emerson Grace Kirtley
Henderson County High School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Ariana Bailey
Letcher County Central High School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
John Matthew Parrish
Russellville High School
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Ivy Scheeler
Letcher County Central High School
Mrs Sita Ramiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship
Katelyn Justice
Boyd County High School
Dr Radha Mohan Rao Manam Memorial Scholarship
Kamryn Isabella Brock
Bell County High School
Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship
Eva Kate Probus
Woodford County High School
Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship
Tenghoit Kouch
Danville High School
Meena and Sidharth Scholarship
Elijah O'Quinn
Morgan County High School
Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship
Madison Sargent
Morgan County High School
Srinivasan Seshadri Scholarship
Puspa Shah
Campbellsville High School
Sidhu Family Scholarship
Elsie Jean Riley
Marshall County High School
Kadambi Scholarship
Zhiyu Zhang
Danville Christian Academy
Dr Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Blankenship
Prestonsburg High School
Mr G C Krishnamurthy Memorial Scholarship
Priscilla Riggs
Central Hardin High School
Dr Damodar and Mrs Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship
Chloe Hornback
Elizabethtown High School
Mrs Savithri and Mr Rajeshwara Sastry Memorial scholarship
Jamison Mikkale Smith Jr
Ballard Memorial High School
Mrs S Kausalya Devi Memorial Scholarship
Julia Marino
Lafayette Senior High School
The Warrier Thomas Scholarship
Lucas Cole
Morgan County High School
Bharat Ratna Sardar Vallabhai Patel Scholarship
Ella Kirlew
Henry Clay High school
Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan Scholarship
Luke Zhang Mo
duPont Manual High School
Sanskrit Grammarian Maharshi Panini Scholarship
CoraLynn Marcella Bertsch
Bishop Brossart High School
Sikh Association of Bluegrass Scholarship
Matthew Todd Sanders
North Laurel High School
BIACS Members Scholarship
Maci Mae Farley
Henderson County High School
BIACS Members Scholarship
Wesley Cares
Wayne County High School
BIACS Members Scholarship
Chinmay Tope
Western Hills High School, Franklin Go.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Rodrick Craft
Letcher County Central High School, Letcher Co.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Gabe Driskill
Marshall County High School, Marshall Co.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Sophie Agbekepenou
Lafayette High School, Fayette Co.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Leah Vincek
Marshall County High School, Marshall Co.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship
Sarah Sargent
Phelps High School, Pike Co.
Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship
Erin Cain
Bourbon County High School, Bourbon Co.
Meena and Sidharth Scholarship
Hasha Diedonne
Bryan Station High School, Fayette Co.
Dr. Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship
Aleksei Shaverin
Marshall County High School, Marshall Co.
Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship
Rebecca Spradlin
Johnson Central High School, Johnson Co.
Mr. Sita Ramiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship
Spencer Howard
Magoffin County High School, Magoffin Co.
Dr. Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship
Meredith Drummond
Todd County Central High School, Todd Co.
Dr. Savithri and Rajeswara Sastry Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Ming
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Fayette Co.
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Scholarship
Macy Conley
Johnson Central High School, Johnson Co.
Drs. Mina and Gopal Majmundar Scholarship
Kailey Young
Boyle County High School, Boyle Co.
Dr. Sushma Swaraj Public Service Scholarship
Hanna Bosserman
Morgan County High School, Morgan Co.
Mr. Damodar and Mrs. Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship
Adyson Hooker
Clay County High School, Clay Co.
Mrs. Suwarna Pampati Memorial Scholarship
Magan Ruch
Paducah Tilghman High School, McCracken Co.
Triyam Future World Leaders Scholarship
McKenna Sun
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Fayette Co.
BIACS Members Scholarship
Nathan Sanders
North Laurel High School
Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship
Nathan Nguyen
Boone County High School
Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship
Richard Lohre
Covington Catholic High School
Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship
Keaton Martin
Woodford County High School
Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship
Caroline Forrester
Warren East High School
Lexmark International Scholarship
Chole Esteep
Johnson Central High School
Mr. Sita Ramaiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Usha and Rayudu Polisetty)
Jacob Webb
Lawrence County High School
Dr. Radha Mohan Rao Manam Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Usha and Rayudu Polisetty)
Peyton Sergent
Johnson Central High School
Dr. Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs Usha & Rayudu Polisetty)
Madison Wilmoth
LaRue County High School
Sikh Association of Bluegrass Scholarship Award (donated by Sikh Association of Bluegrass)
Noah Brinker
Gallatin County High School
Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sridevi & Mr. Ganesh Babu)
Austin Willis
Madison Central High School
Dr. Naresh K. Anjur Kapali Memorial Scholarship (donated by Friends and Family of Dr. Kapali)
Emily Ross
Boyd County High School
Dr. Naresh K. Anjur Kapali Memorial Scholarship (donated by Friends and Family of Dr. Kapali)
Karen Capellan
Tates Creek High School
Dr. Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Archana & Mahesh Kudrimoti)
Rob Gilligan
Henry Clay High School
BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)
Mackenzie Caldwell
Madison Central High School
BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)
Kinsey Ballard
North Bullitt High School
BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)
Sara Jones
Western Hills High School
Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship (donated by Dr. Lakshmi & Mr. Mahendran Naidu)
Melissa Meade
Betsy Layne High School
Drs. Mina & Gopal Majmundar Scholarship (from the BIACS Endowment Fund)
Emily Buresh
Lexington Catholic High School
The Holla Family Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Reshma & Dr. Ananthkumar)
Ragan Welch
Anderson County High School
Savitri and Rajeswara Sastry Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sharmila & Dr. Uday Shankar)
Khalid Rashad
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Sarojamma Muniswamy Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sweta & Dr. Vinod Muniswamy)
Joshua Plain
Madisonville North Hopkins High School
The Kadambi Family Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sangeeta and Dr. Arun Kadambi)
Jacob Martin
Prestonsburg High School
Mr. Damodar and Mrs. Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship Award (donated by Mrs. Ananthlaskmi and Dr. Pramod Reddy
Sydney Sun
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Ashley Su
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Garth Pais
Model Laboratory School
Nadia Flynn
Southwestern High School
Morgan McCoart
Johnson Central High School
Morgan Lewis
Morgan County High School
Kaleigh Oldham
Morgan County High School
Destiny Turner
Southwestern High School
Myra Martinez
Woodford Country High School
Abraham Alhamdani
Franklin County High School
Shria Holla
Model Laboratory School
Mary Grace Hemmingway
Owensboro High School
Sydney Bastin
Henry County High School
Kacie Howard
Magoffin County High School
Cameron Goble
Prestonsburg High School
Reka Gal
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Maxton Cantrell
Russell High School
Jessica Overbay
North Laurel High School
James Creech
Wolfe County High School
Sydney Sun
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Ashley Su
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Garth Pais
Model Laboratory School
Nadia Flynn
Southwestern High School
Morgan McCoart
Johnson Central High School
Morgan Lewis
Morgan County High School
Kaleigh Oldham
Morgan County High School
Destiny Turner
Southwestern High School
Myra Martinez
Woodford Country High School
Abraham Alhamdani
Franklin County High School
Shria Holla
Model Laboratory School
Mary Grace Hemmingway
Owensboro High School
Sydney Bastin
Henry County High School
Kacie Howard
Magoffin County High School
Cameron Goble
Prestonsburg High School
Reka Gal
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Maxton Cantrell
Russell High School
Jessica Overbay
North Laurel High School
James Creech
Wolfe County High School
Kayli Bolton
South Laurel High School
Gracie Thompson
Floyd Central High School
Monique Williams
Glasgow High School
John Brandon Fairchild
Johnson Central High School
Anna Sweets
South Warren High School
Anna Kimmell
Owensboro High School
Freedom McMurray
Knox Central High School
Robert Mathew Tackett
Paintsville High School
Jaelyn Young
Boyle County High School
Makaylla Moore
Johnson Central High School
Chloe Istre
Portland Christian High School
Eleanor Liu
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
Dubraska Ospino
Tates Creek High School
Betty Ngo
duPont Manual High School
Samuel Showalter
Scott County High School
Makayla Sloane
Prestonsburg High School
Z’Naja Talbott
Owensboro High School
Mr. Ethan Chenoweth
Barren County High School
Mr. Elijah Cooper
Daviess County High School
Ms. Mackenzie Florence
Henry Clay High School
Ms. Taryn Fields
North Laurel High School
Ms. Kasey Fields
Oak Academy
Mr. Zsombor Gal
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Ms. Krina Patel
Apollo High School
Ms. Mahalakshmi Pattabiraman
DuPont Manual High School
Ms. Johnna Preston
Floyd Central High School
Ms. Rebekah Preston
Johnson Central High School
Mr. Shyen Shah
Lafayette High School
Ms. Madelin Shelton
Owen County High School
Ms. Tejaswini Sudhakar
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Ms. Claire Telfer
Henry Clay High School
Mr. Angelo Ou
Madison Southern High School
Ms. Lucy Dever
Lexington Catholic High School
Mr. Aaron Kirtland
Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science
Mr. Kenneth Taylor Whitsell
Boyle County High School
Ms. Madison Faith Smith
Belfry High School
Ms. Priyanka Paul
University of Kentucky
Ms. Hailey Nicole Chappell
Owen County High School
Ms. McKenzie Gail Scott
Owen County High School
Mr. Andre R. Faria
Paintsville High School
Ms.Tress Anna Wigginton
Christian Educational Consortium
Mr. Kevin Samuel Young
John Hardin High School
Ms. Simran Khiani
duPont Manual High School
Ms. Mary Marchaterre
Bryan Station High School
Ms. Urvi A Patel
Madison Central High School
Ms. Caitlyn Dixon
Bryan Station High School
Ms. Autumn Chaney
Morgan County High School
Ms. Leah Elizabeth McDonald
Muhlenberg County High School
Ms. Ally June VanHook
Southwestern High School
Mr. Justin Wayne Chance Eads
Conner high school
Ms. Sanjana Rane
duPont Manual High School
Ms. Margaret Foster
North Oldham High School
Mr. Eric Zhang
Paul Laurence Dunbar High school
Mr. Alexander Cash Spragens
Rockcastle County High School
Ms. Julia Raimondi
Mercer County Senior High School
Ms. Kaylee Horn
Madison Central High School
Mr. Noah Thomas Ramsey
duPont Manual High School
Mr. Akshaykumar Kalose
Lafayette Senior High School
Ms. Caleigh Brianne Propes
McCracken County High School
Mr. Connor Douglas Krolak
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Ms. Alexis Nichole Morris
Oldham County High School
Ms. Juanita Marie Bowen
Harrison County High School
Ms. Racheal Dakota Collins
Prestonsburg High School
Mr. Stephen Zapata Ramirez
Boone County High School
Ms. Kayla Marie Thomas
Russell County High School
Ms. Haley Nicole Rigsby
duPont Manual High School
Mr. Jared Tate Greene
Prestonsburg High School
Mr. Sahil Nair
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Mr. Nathan John Vranicar
Lafayette Senior High School
Ms. Sarah Jeoung
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Ms. Anna Jeanne Farmer Mayo
Gatton Academy
Mr. Yue Zhang
duPont Manual High School
Ms. Skylar Dawn Hoskins
North Laurel High School
Ms. Victoria Nicole Carter
Mercer County Senior High School
Ms. Halie Rice
Montgomery County High School
Mr. Gregory Dalton Hopper
Johnson Central High School
Ms. Angel Thornsbury
Prestonsburg High School
Mr. Alex Benjamin Tackett
South Floyd High School
Ms. Jennifer Harney
Henry County High School
Ms. Faith Elizabeth Haley
Christian Fellowship School
Mr. Alex Christopher Simpson
Randall K. Cooper High School
Mr. Rajasimha Narasimha
Henry Clay High School
Ms. Siddhi Suhas Desai
University of Kentucky
Mr. Bharat Krishna Ammisetty
Pikevillle High School
Ms. Jiahui Hu
DuPont Manual Magnet High School
Mr. David Vaughn Pierce
Clinton County High School
Ms. Hellary Yu Zhang
Dupont Manual High School
Mr. Dylan Blake Baldridge
Prestonsburg High School
Ms. Alexis Leigh-Ann Croft
Logan County High School
Ms. Smruti Dattatraya Patil
Lafayette High School
Ms. Cassandra Geneva Almasri
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Ms. Joslyn Deeann Isaac
South Floyd High School
Ms. Erica Lindsey Fields
Southwestern High School
Ms. Tara Virginia Eling
Montgomery County High School
Mr. John Tyler Henderson
Boyle County High School
Ms. Lauren Michelle Eastman
Western Hill High School
Mr. Zachary Austin Bailey
Prestonsburg High School
Mr. Ryan James Melton
North Laurel High School
Ms. Ashley Brooke Crager
Allen Central High School
Ms. Mahala Amber Watts
South Lavrel High School
Ms. Shelby Savannah Maldonado
Russell County High School
Ms. Heather Nicole Keeton
Morgan County High School
Mr. Srivenu Seelam
University of Kentucky
Leia Wedlund
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
Sravya Vishnubhatla
DuPont Manual High School
Joshua L. Wood
Muhlenberg County High School
Jessie Y. Li
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
Felicia K. Perkins
Owen County High School
Courtney L. Wright
Casey County High School
Victoria L. Potter
Paducah Tilgman High School
Shelli P. Cierra Hurt
Clay County High School
LaTracia S. Burchett
Betsy Layne High School
Kasey J. Collins
Allen Central High School
Brent A. Richey
Logan County High School
Kaitlyn M. Jordan
North Hardin High School
Lacy E. Walker
Christian County High School
Tiffany M. Hudson
Breathitt High School
Ravinder K. Garlapalli
University of Kentucky
Ivy Cheng
University of Kentucky
Maria Wu
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
Nadine F. Almasari
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
Christopher Allen
DuPont Manual Youth Performing Arts School
Ankush Gupta
DuPont Manual High School
Tiffany M. Hughes
South Laurel High School
Gabrialla Pugh
Phelps High School
Seham Aldabbagh
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
Meha A. Joshi
Henry Clay High School
Swati Gutti
The Piarist School
Emily L. Stromberg
Henry Clay High School
Orsolya R. Heggi
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
McKenziew Young
Logan County High School
Chintan M. Suthar
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
Amrita M. Srinivasan
Mason County High School
Danielle Palmer
University of Kentucky
Shray Kapoor
duPont Manual High School
Savannah Tate
Russell High School
Laramie James Scott
Clinton County High School
Yixin Li
Ballard High School
Jenna Mae Rufer
Madison Southern High School
Lauren Taylor Mullins
AllenCentral High School
Sydney Nicole Branam
Menifee County High School
Caroline Paige Sabharwal
Sayre High School
Megan Lynn Clark
Montgomery County High School
Yihua Li
Ballard High School
Rebecca JoAnne Knauss
Lloyd Memorial High School
Austin Wade Smock
Logan County High School
Tyler W. Fitzpatrick
Adam F. Knecht
Martha M. Carwile
Anna E. Stepp
Cody G. Mccoy
John Cybriwsky
Casey D. Newsome
Keyana Boka
John Cybriwsky
Dhiyanan Jayamohan
Grace J. Tsai
Alice L. Driver