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Governor's Scholars Program

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. They are not up-to-date and should not be used.

For Student Applicants:

​Refer to the Helpful Hints: Best Practices & Important Information Packet​​​​ to see examples for each section of the application.​​​ Student applicants can complete either the fillable PDF or the Mircosoft Word version of the application below. 

Information regarding the applicati​on and selection p​​r​​ocess was 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 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.

2026 - Student Application (Word Document Version) 

2026 - Student Application (Fillable PDF Document Version) 


For Recommenders:

Recomme​nders can complete either the fillable PDF or the Mircosoft Word version of the application below. ​


For Guidance Counselors: 


For Selection Coordinators: ​