2025-2026 Applications and Forms

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​All updated forms for the 2026 Governor's Scholars Program will be dated with the year 2026. Any documents labeled 2025 (or prior) are from previous selection cycles and are not up-to-date.

For Student Applicants:

​Refer to the Helpful Hints: Best Practices & Important Information Packet​​​ to see a completed application.​​​

Information regarding the application and selection pr​​ocess will be mailed to schools f​​rom the GSP Central Office in Frankfort in early September of 2025. Homeschools should contact the GSP Office to receive a Homeschool application packet.​ The Application and Selection Process page (under the Applicants tab) also contains information regarding the application and selection process.

NOTE: These documents can be accessed using Google Docs; however, the check boxes will not function. You can highlight your selections instead of using the check boxes in those instances.

We recommend accessing these documents via Google Chrome. If you are receiving a pop-up regarding "credentials" when trying to access these documents, check your security and antivirus settings on your computer.

• Helpful Hints: Best Practices & Important Information Packet​​​​​
  

• Student Application Checklist - 2026.doc​​
  
• 2026 Student Application Demographics Page.docx
  
• 2026 Student Application Focus Area Page​​​
  
• 2026 Student Application Student Consent Agreement Page.docx​​
  
• 2026 Student Application Student Profile Activities Section.docx
  
• 2026 Student Application Student Profile Service Section.docx
  
• 2026 Student Application Student Profile Honors Section.docx
  
• 2026 Writing Entry Prompts.docx​
  

2026 - Student Application (Fillable PDF Document) Available September 2025

For Teacher Recommenders: Available September 2025

• 2026 - Teacher Recommendation Form
  
• SAMPLE Teacher Recommendation
  

For Community Recommenders: Available September 2025

• 2026 - Community Recommendation Form  - This form must be returned to the student or his/her school to be submitted with their completed application.
• SAMPLE Community Recommendation​
  

For Guidance Counselors: Available September 2025

• 2026 - Counselor Application Checklist
  
• 2026 - Student Application Rubric​​​​​​
  
• 2026 - Counselor Statement Form
  
• 2026 - Student Application Counselor Page
  

For Selection Coordinators: ​Available September 2025

• 2026​ - Selection Rating Form​
  
• Student Application Checklist - 2026
  
• 2026 - Transmittal Form​
  
• 2026 - Student Application Rubrics​
  

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